The Fixtation is coming!

[CaseyKane50]

@Powerful Pete 112660 wrote:

Does the station have a functioning pump? I would benefit from that more often than I care to think while out on a ride… goodness I hate the shift to micropumps.

Yes, here is a view showing the pump.

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[elbows]

With apologies to anyone for whom this is too far off topic, but what is the difference between the intended mission of something like a Crystal City BID and a CPRO? I think it is cool that Crystal City BID is behind this and I also love what they do with composting so I’m just trying to better understand the model.

[Tim Kelley]

@elbows 112800 wrote:

With apologies to anyone for whom this is too far off topic, but what is the difference between the intended mission of something like a Crystal City BID and a CPRO? I think it is cool that Crystal City BID is behind this and I also love what they do with composting so I’m just trying to better understand the model.

Someone else can provide more detail, but I believe that the difference is the funding–the BID get’s money to operate from taxes from local businesses (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_improvement_district)

I’m not sure exactly how CPRO is funded, but I think it’s more grassroots oriented. Same with the Clarendon Alliance.

[PotomacCyclist]

This is from the CCBID website: http://www.crystalcity.org/accountable/faq

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a BID?

A Business Improvement District (BID) is a public/private partnership in which property and business owners elect to make a collective contribution to the maintenance, development and promotion of a commercial district. There are many BIDs throughout the Washington Metropolitan Area and across the country.

Why Form a BID?

The purpose of a BID is to improve conditions for business in a specific area, attract and retain businesses, generate jobs and improve the quality of life for those who use the district. A BID enables stakeholders to decide which services to provide to meet the district’s unique needs.

How is a BID Funded?

BID programs and services are underwritten by a special assessment collected from property owners in the defined boundaries of the district. The assessment is levied on the property-owners, who may pass it on to their tenants, if their lease contains such a provision.

How big is the Crystal City BID boundary?

The Crystal City BID boundary covers approximately 250 acres (click here for aerial map).

[Tim Kelley]

@PotomacCyclist 112813 wrote:

This is from the CCBID website: http://www.crystalcity.org/accountable/faq

Frequently Asked Questions

Now do one for CPRO!

[PotomacCyclist]

It was a tough job but I managed it. Took almost 10 whole seconds! Copying and pasting is not easy work. (Plus a few more seconds to fix the line breaks and boldtype.)

http://www.columbia-pike.org/?page_id=215

About CPRO

The COLUMBIA PIKE REVITALIZATION ORGANIZATION (CPRO) is a coalition of businesses, civic associations, property owners, and the Arlington County Government.

CPRO’s mission is to inspire, support and provide direction for a wide variety of initiatives that aim to improve and revitalize Columbia Pike and its adjacent neighborhoods.

CPRO strives to keep area residents and businesses informed and engaged by hosting a variety of community events and a Farmers Market; promoting Columbia Pike as a great place to live, operate a business, or develop properties; and encouraging area-wide and site specific planning that will lead to smart growth.

CPRO works to achieve the vision of its stakeholders for a vibrant and pedestrian-friendly urban corridor.

CPRO was established as a public/private partnership on May 14, 1986 and is tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code as a non-profit charitable organization. Donations and contributions to CPRO are tax deductible.

CPRO’s offices are at 2611 Columbia Pike, Arlington VA 22204. [map] Tel: 703-892-2776

Revitalization Background

In the 1980s, the Arlington County Board initiated the Columbia Pike 2000 plan, to guide revitalization efforts between S. Courthouse Road and S. Oakland Street. In 1996, CPRO began discussions which led to the adoption of the Columbia Pike Initiative, which expanded the revitalization focus to the entire Pike corridor within Arlington County.

Taking a leadership role, CPRO facilitated design charettes and sessions with the community to determine visions and goals for the area. This led to the creation of the Columbia Pike Form Based Code (FBC) which was adopted by the County Board in 2003. The FBC serves as a prescriptive zoning tool designed to encourage appropriate types and levels of redevelopment at four revitalization vicinities along the Pike.

CPRO also worked closely with the Columbia Pike Streetscape Task Force whose recommendations for specific improvements to the roadway itself, sidewalks, and more, were adopted in 2004. Today, this work is starting to pay off as the first of the Pike’s new mixed-use developments are completed, new residents and businesses are moving in, utilities are being moved underground, and new and wider sidewalks are being built.

CPRO’s Funding Sources

CPRO receives annual grants from the Arlington County Government, and applies for additional grants from other sources. In addition, CPRO relies on funding from memberships, contributions, revenue from advertising and special events.

Governance

CPRO is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors made up of local civic representatives, business executives, and property owners. The Board meets regularly to discuss the Pike’s revitalization progress, plan new initiatives and oversees staff efforts in organizing community events.

[CaseyKane50]

It appears as if someone was trying to break into the Fixtation vending machine.

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I sent a message to the Crystal City Bid.

[Henry]

@CaseyKane50 113067 wrote:

It appears as if someone was trying to break into the Fixtation vending machine.

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I sent a message to the Crystal City Bid.

Thanks, Casey. I also forwarded the message to Phoenix Bikes, which had been partnering with they bid on maintaining it.

Henry

[PotomacCyclist]

How did they break the inside glass but not the outside plastic?

[CaseyKane50]

Henry wrote:

I also forwarded the message to Pheonix Bikes, which had been patterning with the bid on maintaining it.

Thanks, the bid never responded.

@PotomacCyclist 113151 wrote:

How did they break the inside glass but not the outside plastic?

No idea. There was no visible damage to the plastic.

[dbb]

@CaseyKane50 113152 wrote:

No idea. There was no visible damage to the plastic.

Plastic protective panel deflected when it was struck and allowed the energy to get to the glass panel which shattered. Plastic panel then returned to its original location.

[Steve O]

@dbb 113157 wrote:

Plastic protective panel deflected when it was struck and allowed the energy to get to the glass panel which shattered. Plastic panel then returned to its original location.

The engineer says.

OR

Plastic bends; glass doesn’t.

[PotomacCyclist]

If the plastic is that sturdy, why do they need the glass panel behind it? I would just remove the broken glass and not replace it. Or if there is some reason for another panel, add another durable plastic panel behind the exterior one.

I was looking at the panels yesterday. I don’t see any marks on the plastic at all. I’m also amazed that the plastic could bend that much without breaking the plastic panel at the edges (where it’s bolted into the metal structure). There’s a gap between the two panels, I believe. The plastic would have had to bend quite a bit. I would have thought that would leave some sort of marks or damage on the plastic, but I didn’t see any. Strange.

[Vicegrip]

perhaps the plastic was struck with something blunt and soft surfaced like a foot? Another possibility is the glass was not installed properly and it shattered from thermal stress. Tempered glass is strong but will turn into clear aquarium gravel when over stressed at any point. it is sensitive at edges and if not mounted right can expand on a warm day or in full sun. As it expands if it presses on a sharp point in the mounting frame this could produce a point of overpressure. That can start a crack that releases the tension that is the key component of tempered glass.

Mu bet is a some punk did it.

[Henry]

@Vicegrip 113189 wrote:

perhaps the plastic was struck with something blunt and soft surfaced like a foot? Another possibility is the glass was not installed properly and it shattered from thermal stress. Tempered glass is strong but will turn into clear aquarium gravel when over stressed at any point. it is sensitive at edges and if not mounted right can expand on a warm day or in full sun. As it expands if it presses on a sharp point in the mounting frame this could produce a point of overpressure. That can start a crack that releases the tension that is the key component of tempered glass.

Mu bet is a some punk did it.

I thought that, too, but it has been out there since Oct. 2013. Surely it would have popped by now. It wasn’t that hot on Sunday. Perhaps something happened when it was moved. Or maybe someone rammed it with their shoulder in an attempt to shake loose some products. Who knows?

FYI, the interior glass is most likely there for insulation. It’s a refrigerated machine.

Finally, I spoke with Joe at the CCBID on the phone. He had already been down to see the damage and is working on getting it fixed. For the record, the glass panels in many of the Bikeshare station map frames have been shattered, too, and are replaced Lexan when this happens.

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