[Bikies] Road Rebellions Ramp Up on the Eastside!

David Waugh and the Tenney-Lapham folks have been doing yeoman work to return their streets to safe neighborhood-oriented uses (again: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/johnson2-way/ ) And below you will find a great letter from SASY biz owner, Ann Freiwald, regarding N. Sherman Ave. and the

[Bikies] Tim Wong purged by Mayor Cieslewicz

Tim Wong is getting off'ed from the Transit & Parking Commission. This is the latest in a string of purges and threatened off'ings. First some context. The best thing that happened with the election of Dave Cieslewicz as mayor in 2003 was the influx of new blood onto the various commissions. W

[Bikies] My comment to Transit & Parking Comm Re: Bus Service Changes

Below is a copy of my testimony (more or less) to the Transit & Parking Commission regarding their latest bus service change proposals. I say 'more or less' because I ad libbed here & there and had to lop off significant chunks to stay within the time limits. -Mike *

[Bikies] Long Range Metro Transit Plan Comment

ripheral areas) -anti-transit elected officials at the county, state and federal levels (yes, including the Madison delegations). Below are the details. Thank you for your work on this project, and thank you for reading these comments. Sincerely, Michael D. Barrett 2137 Sommers Ave. Madison, WI

[Bikies] Re: [mabaaa] Airport bus - could bolster Dane County airport's climate commitment

Green Kathleen strikes again! Nor is there anything about bike lanes to the airport, despite the newly widened asphalt to the front gates. This is even more amazing since the Dane Co. Bike plan calls for bike lanes on all new county road facilities. You should have seen the looks on the airp

[Bikies] Re: Bikies Digest, Vol 49, Issue 26

Doug, Speaking for myself only, but suspecting that you & I are not alone, YES! I agree on the stop sign = yield sign for bikes issue. A yield is much more appropriate for a low-speed, momentum-based technology such as the bike. But please understand, if you want to see something like this ha

[Bikies] NYT Letters: Local governments forcing wasteful development on constituents

All, This letter (among others in today's NYT at: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/opinion/l16gas.html?ref=opinion ) is especially near & dear to my heart given the windmills I've been tilting at of late: To the Editor: As a transit expert, I find it pa

Re: [Bikies] Village of Shorewood Hills - StreetShare Pledge

You just sent this to stir up the hornets' nest, didn't you, Al?! -Mike At 3:00 PM + 5/19/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: from the Village that is part of my constituency... > StreetShare Pledge ___ Bikies mailing list Bikies@danenet.org http://w

[Bikies] Traffic calming idea

'Gisela, stop looking at the stupid flowers!' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5ZwbDj7sQM ___ Bikies mailing list Bikies@danenet.org http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies

[Bikies] Article: "Use of GIS for Analyzing Urban Biking Risks"

A friend came across this article on "Use of GIS for Analyzing Urban Biking Risks." So if you like to crunch #s, have fun wading through it! (This link immediately pulls down a PDF doc.) http://gis.esri.com/library/usercon

[Bikies] Dedication for organic orchard & quiet garden

This just came across the wires in my hood. -Mike ** State Journal article http://www.madison. com/wsj/home/ local/287813 Dedication for organic orchard Come and discover a new south-side jewel: a small urban organic orchard that encourages people to gather and ling

[Bikies] [mabaaa] [Fwd: RE: next Task Force meeting - Thursday May 29, 2008]

From the Ministry of Global Hypocrisy. -Mike Original Message Subject: RE: next Task Force meeting - Thursday May 29, 2008 Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 13:00:59 -0500 From: Sayen, Nick W - DNR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Susan De Vos

[Bikies] hulahoopla bike rack

I saw a bike with this parked out behind Machinery Row Bikes yesterday: http://www.hulahoopla.org/hooplarack/ Oh my. What'll those crazy kids come up with next? -Mike ___ Bikies mailing list Bikies@danenet.org http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/

[Bikies] The big Zoning Code Rewrite: Walkable, bikeable urban living?

The post below was recently written and sent out by the president of my neighborhood association, Dan Melton. It is a very thoughtful piece about the importance of the upcoming zoning code re-write. It is followed by the city's announcement of the public meetings about the zoning code re-write.

Re: [Bikies] Bike Commuter of the Year

Go Terri! At 1:03 PM -0500 6/8/08, John Rider wrote: The Isthmus finally posted the Bike Commuter of the Year award ___ Bikies mailing list Bikies@danenet.org http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies

[Bikies] Free I-Pass to Dane Co's Bike Tollway

Don't forget, http://www.countyofdane.com/pwht/pdf/hw/capitalstatetrail-380-162.pdf , is where you'll find your free I-pass to Green Kathleen's "Dane Co. Spur of the Illinois Tollway." And remember, commuting includes shopping, according to the ordinance. Thus, even a visit to say, Tony Roma'

RE: [Bikies] Yahara path flooded.

Even if they die? -Mike At 7:10 PM -0500 6/16/08, Nelson, Larry wrote: Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_=_NextPart_001_01C8D00E.8FC61613" No, they just can't have a wake. From: Wong, Tim - DHFS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sen

[Bikies] 20 years later, still paving us into a very warm oblivion

NASA climate scientist James Hansen, on the 20th anniversary of his congressional testimony before congress on global warming: http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/are-big-oil-and-big-coal-climate-criminals/index.html?hp And still our alders--each and every one of them--as well as ou

Re: [Bikies] 20 years later, still paving us into a very warm oblivion

At 11:37 AM -0500 6/25/08, Robbie Webber wrote: defeatist, throwing up our hands all is lost, --More aptly resembles the excuses Madison's alders come up with for their unanimous votes for unsustainable highway expansions all over the city. There is not one alder who is an excepti

Re: [einpc] Re: [Bikies] 20 years later, still paving us into a very warm oblivion

This is a pitiful response, Brenda. Just more lame, whiny excuses for very, very bad and extremely costly decisions. At 9:33 PM -0500 6/29/08, Brenda Konkel wrote: Having been the subject of Mike's rants before, and having talked to him many times in the past, all I can offer is what I usually

Re: [einpc] Re: [Bikies] 20 years later, still paving us into a very warm oblivion

As I said, it's been done over & over again. The only thing that works is the full-spectrum spotlight. We'll keep it shining brightly. No longer will they be able to bury it in their arcane Transportation "Improvement" Plans or Capital "Improvement" Plans. We'll just shine the bright light of

[Bikies] Re: [mabaaa] Mayor's News Release Calling for Federal Support for Transit and Energy Efficiency

If I were a legislator at the fed level, I would tie the money to conditions of transit friendliness in all new developments. In other words, cities like Madison which are on a rampant highway building spree would not be eligible. That'd learn 'em a thing or two. To just spread out the cash e

[Bikies] Where the Car Is King, Tysons Faces a Dilemma: Urban Planners Take Aim at Free Parking

Here's a good example of a place that was planned without the realities of geography in mind: Washington Post article: Where the Car Is King, Tysons Faces a Dilemma: Urban Planners Take Aim at Free Parking http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/04/AR2008070402512.html?re

Re: [Bikies] Reminder: East Side Capital Trail extension meeting on Thursday

Hi all, Re: At 10:08 AM -0700 7/16/08, Karl D. Kletzien wrote: Come support the extension of the Capital Trail on the east side of Madison. Thanks for keeping the heat on high out your way, Karl & Jody! I think of you two every time I use the new bike path extension east of Dempsey and the

Re: [Bikies] link to Metro Long-Range Ad Hoc, etc

This interesting tidbit about the Long Range Transit Plan recently came over the "bikies" email list: At 3:13 PM -0500 7/16/08, Robbie Webber wrote: Thought some might want to take a look at the report: http://legistar.cityofmadison.com/attachments/92bfe5a2-8256-42b9-a539-cc89592a279b.pdf If

[Bikies] walking software--& advocacy to boot!

(Get it? Walkingboot...Nevermind.) Those Google boys & girls are at it again: http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2008/07/pound-pavement.html They are even a little pushy in their advocacy of walking. Imagine that, a mega-corp

Re: [Bikies] H.R. 6532 To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Restore the Highway Trust Fund Balance

This bill isn't about maintenance. It is about expansion. And I'm not talking bridge joints. For an example, take a look at Madison's latest budget: Highway expansions galore, and much of it is federally funded. When I see the expansions stop, I'll believe the rhetoric about the need for rep

[Bikies] Job posting at Schreiber-Anderson

I pulled this job posting from a recent League of American Bicyclists Newsletter -Mike *** Community Planner Needed in Madison, Wis. Schreiber/Anderson Associates, in Madison WI, is looking for a Community Planner with an emphasis on multi-modal transportation pl

Re: [Bikies] RideCivil

Re: Manners aside, it's just not a good idea to pick a fight with a cop who has a gun, Huh? What does that have to do with the price of rice in Shanghai? or a driver who outweighs you by an order or magnitude. Allowing bullies to be bullies invites only more bullying. History is reple

Re: [Bikies] (Fwd) RE: Bicycle laws

The law as per Madison ordinance has a clear prohibition against impeding traffic (which a bicyclist is): 10.23 OBSTRUCTION OF STREETS AND SIDEWALKS. (1) Any person unnecessarily obstructing or causing to be obstructed any street, alley, crosswalk, terrace or sidewalk so as to interfere with p

Re: [Bikies] RideCivil

Re: > Huh? What does that have to do with the price of rice in Shanghai? I mentioned cops because Robin's posting mentioned cops. There have been some high-profile cases of police attacks on Critical Massers in New York and other places. Apparently you missed the video. The cop was the aggre

[Bikies] NYT: It is now a crime to breathe

China has now banned breathing: "Masked Cyclists Apologize to Chinese Officials" http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/sports/olympics/07masks.html ___ Bikies mailing list Bikies@danenet.org http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies

RE: [Bikies] (Fwd) RE: Bicycle laws

Arthur, you can obfuscate with as many words as you'd like, but the verbiage of this law is clear: 10.23 OBSTRUCTION OF STREETS AND SIDEWALKS. (1) Any person unnecessarily obstructing or causing to be obstructed any street, alley, crosswalk, terrace or sidewalk so as to interfere with public *

Re: [Bikies] FW: Rash of bike thefts - near east and central areas.

BLAM! Thanks, Matt, this is an excellent analysis & solution (at least a first stab at one!) to the bike theft problem. Keep the heat on! -Mike P.s. Shouldn't you be cowering & waiting for the dialectical forces of history to resolve this rather than wasting your time actively thinking thr

Re: [Bikies] NYTimes: Flush With Energy

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/opinion/10friedman1.html?ex=1219118400&en=76cba3a4ba5026b7&ei=5070&emc=eta1 And still, Enviro Dave & the Groovey Green Alders think that they can pave their way out of our energy gluttony: http://www.cityofmadison.com/news/view.cfm?news_id=1004 -Mike

[Bikies] More good data points on biking

This just in from an anonymous source: ** Point of light du jour: A guy I know in sales at Trek said Trek is running out of locks and rack trunks and such due to the increased community demand. Also, Gary Fisher has a new cargo bike coming out and recently filmed a promo on J

[Bikies] Fwd: Hans hits the nail on the proverbial head (again)

Someone on bikies just sent this to me...Dunno why he wouldn't post this (!) cuz it really says it all: http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/letters/300027 Hans is a true patriot Indeed. And now, here is the full letter: Hans Noeldner: Patriotism should lead

Re: [Bikies] CORRECTION: Mayor's hearing on the budget tonight (Monday)

At 10:21 AM -0500 8/18/08, Robbie Webber wrote: ... The Mayor has been very clear - no new programs that cost money. Except *new* big highways. Which will be unanimously rubber stamped by the council. All hail the Lord of the Asphalt! -Mike ___ Bi

Re: [Bikies] 3 foot rule - contact Sen. Risser

Cathy, A letter to Risser is great, but it would be even better if you'd combine it with a letter to *your* senator & assemblyperson up your way. They need to hear from their own constituents as well so that Risser isn't all alone on the issue. Many thanks! -Mike At 9:03 AM -0500 8/25/08, C

[Bikies] Fwd: call Larry Palm today to stop Mazomanie from doubling in size!

It looks like Alder Larry Palm is still having some difficulty voting for the environment(see Phyllis Hasbrouck's appended message below). The drumbeat for expanding US Highway 14 has already started. With more sprawl development like this the increased traffic will make it "inevitable"

[Bikies] Fwd: Mazomanie Growth

Wow! That was fast! The sprawlmeisters' eyes & ears are everywhere. (Probably right here: http://www.michaelbest.com/home.cfm). The good village president neglects to mention that a "self-sufficient" community wouldn't need a bigger Highway 14. And just how "self-sufficient" can they be given

[Bikies] Cookout on Eastwood "Park"

Eastwood is closed for repairs this week and we are celebrating the reprieve from the dragstrip. Yup, the jackhammers are more pleasant than the racetrack. Cookout tomorrow night, all are invited! -Mike The invite: ** Hi Neighbors, VISUALIZE "EASTWOOD PARK"! Let's

[Bikies] Fwd: [einpc] Great Park! Great Party!

Report from the Eastwood "Park" festivities. -Mike From: "tjanmcmahon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Yahoo-Profile: tjanmcmahon Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailing-List: list [EMAIL PROTECTED]; contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Id: List-Unsubscribe:

[Bikies] Zoning: Walkable, bikeable places vs. suburban balls & chains

Lots o' fun last night! The Capital Times Friday September 12, 2008 Thursday night zoning code rewrite meeting @ Goodman Community Center: Walkable neighborhoods http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/304561 Of course, that would be *Tim* Wong, aka Der Wongendörfer! -Mike _

Re: [Bikies] re biker obit

Ahh, the Reynolds 531There has never been a better tubeset. Ever. [A correction to the story is in order though: That's Campagnolo *Nuovo* Record, not Nuevo! I refer you here: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campagnolo_Nuovo_Record . Yes, Nuovo Record, "il massimo a cui un ciclista potess

Re: [Bikies] subject;; free speach,,,,

John, I wouldn't let anyone hold you back from being political. If ever there was a political bike list, this is it. No one has ever been able to stop any of the rest of us from being political. Politics is nothing more than an exercise in the distribution of power--the who, what, when & wher

Re: [Bikies] subject;; free speach,,,,

At 10:41 AM -0500 9/17/08, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At the risk of wearing out this thread, let me address a few points. * I'm in favor of using bikies for 'political' speech as in advocacy, as in pushing for legislative changes that help biking, but not for 'political' as in promoting a par

[Bikies] USA Today article on cities killing themselves with parking

Our city zoning code is under review right now. There is no meaningful address of this problem of draconian parking requirements in the first draft of the zoning code. A good description of how American cities keep destroying themselves by parking is detailed right here: http://www.usatoday.

Re: [Bikies] USA Today article on cities killing themselves with parking

At 8:47 PM -0700 9/21/08, Eric Sundquist wrote: The same article was in the A section of the WSJ this morning. See, it isn't just the cartoon news that picks it up! Tim Gruber has been working to reduce parking minimums through the zoning rewrite. I don't know how much progress he's made.

[Bikies] NYT Editorial: Cut the Sprawl, Cut the Warming

NYT Editorial: Cut the Sprawl, Cut the Warming http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/opinion/07tue2.html?ref=opinion Hm. Ya think?! Good thing the voice of God is on our side! Mike Neumann just told the council as much about 4 hours ago in perfectly pitched testimony. They still don't get it th

Re: [Bikies] An Introduction to the Overton Window of Political Possibilities

The problem with this analysis--and, as a geeky poli-sci major have long understood this even before Mr. Overton "invented" it--is that, in the context of Madison, the window of political inevitability for action on ped/bike/transit/anti-sprawl is at the top of the yardstick. Right here & right

Re: [Bikies] WSJ: Starkweather Creek bike trail gets $1.3M federal award

At 3:44 PM + 10/9/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, Robbie, Satya and I and others took time out from our busy schedule of planning superhighways throughout the region to fund these two projects. Which one, Al? This one (see attached if it makes it through).. <>

Re: [Bikies] WSJ: Starkweather Creek bike trail gets $1.3M federal award

At 3:44 PM + 10/9/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, Robbie, Satya and I and others took time out from our busy schedule of planning superhighways throughout the region to fund these two projects. Al Matano Chair, Transportation Planning Board (aka Metropolitan Planning Organization) ..

Re: [Bikies] An Introduction to the Overton Window of Political Possibilities

At 10:20 PM -0500 10/10/08, Robbie Webber wrote: On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 1:16 AM, Michael D. Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It is time for a wholesale makeover of the council before they break all of us. Do I take that as a statement that you will be running for Marsha's sea

Re: [Bikies] Board of Estimates Meeting on Operating Budget. Meeting Tuesday, 4:30 PM

As usual, Mike N. is dead on: At 11:19 AM + 10/14/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://legistar.cityofmadison.com/meetings/2008/10/5772_A_BOARD_OF_ESTIMATES_08-10-14_Agenda.pdf Bicyclists in Madison should join with the bus advocates in fighting the mayor's plans to increase bus fares to $2

Re: [Bikies] Park Street by St Mary's

Yup, that would be at least the 2nd major bike facility we lost to the deathmobile under David J. McSprawlewicz. -Mike At 8:19 AM -0700 10/23/08, Aaron Crandall wrote: What happened to the bike path after St Mary's renovated? I was biking down Park & when passing St Mary's realized the solid

[Bikies] Re: Bikies Digest, Vol 55, Issue 24

Aaron, Aren't you on the pbmvc? How did this get passed by that commission? I mean, I can't beleive that a traffic lane could be changed at the whim of staff without the ok of the commission. Or did the commission just roll over? -Mike On Oct 25, 2008, at 12:00 PM,

Re: [Bikies] Re: Bikies Digest, Vol 55, Issue 24

And so the question remains, why would the PBMVC vote to expand Park Street for speeding suburban traffic? Why would it vote against it's urban use, and instead convert it to a suburbanite's expressway? -Mike At 2:57 PM -0600 11/6/08, Mark Shahan wrote: Bikies, While I was correct in what I

[Bikies] Isthmus article: Enough with the roads already!

Enough with the roads already! Madison needs to pursue different transit priorities Michael Barrett on Thursday 11/06/2008 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=24240 "Our elected leaders must decide: Are they pro-business, taxpayer watchdogs or superhighway socialists?" -Mi

Re: [Bikies] Re: Bikies Digest, Vol 55, Issue 24

Al, You are wrong. I not only testified strongly & repeatedly against the road expansions around St. Mary's, I *voted* against it on the Urban Design Commission when I saw those plans for road expansion. That the members of the PBMVC ignored that advice is entirely on their consciences. In

Re: [Bikies] FW: Seminole Interchange Signalization: Burleigh's Post of 11/01/08

Thanks, Robbie, I was about to post something similar. You are dead on. -Mike At 1:00 PM -0600 11/7/08, Robbie Webber wrote: Larry (Nelson) - Thank you for including the full summary of comments. It helps to see the full back and forth discussion between all partie

RE: [Bikies] Beltine-Verona Road interchange revisions planned

The main point Mike is making is that the highway expansion. And while every individual's story is important, the aggregate numbers tell a very ugly story. These highways cause sprawl. Are you now in favor of sprawl-inducing highway expansion? -Mike At 9:05 AM -0600 11/10/08, Sarah Gaskell wro

Re: [Bikies] Re: Bikies Digest, Vol 56, Issue 12

At 4:31 PM -0600 11/10/08, Robbie Webber wrote: And so, a rotating group of bedraggled losers, with nothing else to do on Fridays, has been gathering at the Union for 20 years! Emphasis on losers, yours truly notwithstanding! -Mike ___ Bikies mailin

Re: [Bikies] CapTimes: Council members target road budget for cuts

Sounds like folks on the northside haven't done a very good job of communicating sense to their political leadership: From: http://www.madison.com/tct/top5/313876 : Don't count on North side Ald. Michael Schumacher, for one, to get on board with Webber and Rummel. He said Mayor Dave Cieslewicz

Re: [Fwd: Better Than Spam!]

Title: Re: [Fwd: Better Than Spam!] I am happy to see that more mainstream communities of faith are finally recognizing the environment as an important issue.  But it saddens me to see that this event continues to propagate the myth so current in broader environmental circles that, if it isn't mo

Re: Marsh View Path

When we get a message like this, I feel that it is really important for us to actually show up to the meeting. And I mean more than just the few usual suspects. I say this because the few usual suspects aren't always able to make it to these key meetings, given the myriad of city meetings we

Re: Blaming the victim at Regent and Park St

Jesse is exactly right in her analysis. But this is no isolated incident. It is endemic to motorists in general. I have come upon a particular blind pedestrian on several occasions at the same time, same location (E. Johnson & Brearly) on several occasions. He's just gotten off the bus and

Re: Marsh meeting

Title: Re: Marsh meeting Re: Nice turnout tonight! Yup thanks everyone for showing up.  I counted 11 civilians -  8 from bikies and a couple of supporters from nearby neighborhoods.  I got the feeling that the consultants & city staff were generally very interested in & attentive to our sugge

We're #1 (pbmvc public hearing speech)

We're #1! A speech before the City of Madison's Pedestrian/Bicycle/Motor Vehicle Commission 04/24/01 by Michael D. Barrett, Steering Committee Member, Bicycle Transportation Alliance of Dane County Madison is now the nation's # 1 sprawl city! [Big, Sarcastic Grin!] In just a

RE: We're #1 (pbmvc public hearing speech)

same good reasons. Now if they can just replicate the same thing in a contiguous manner. I hope that helps better explain my post. -Mike >The Isthmus neighborhoods are great but who can afford to buy a decent >family home there? >-Original Message- >From: Michael D. Ba

"Centerlines"

Note especially the first article's "Ed. Note" - way to go Jeanne (at BFW)! BFW is one of the first groups in the country to join the National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity (NANA). This reinforces my emerging theory that the health of the environment, the health of the community, an

trail fees?

Hi Kathy, Just a quick note to let you know that the proposal to charge county trail fees for bicyclists is heating up big time on the email lists of several organizations (Bicycle Transportation Alliance's bikies, Bombay Bicycle Club and various racing teams' email lists). They are questioni

EPA requests comments on Global Warming

Here's our chance to tell 'em what it is & what it be like! -Mike From: Grant Abert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed May 2, 2001 5:17pm Subject: EPA requests comments on Global Warming From: Renewable News Network <[EMAIL PROTECT

No Subject

I'm sending this week's Centerlines in two iterations, cuz someone said that a previous one had most of the text stripped out of it. Note the good press BFW generated here & in MKE! -Mike C-E-N-T-E-R-L-I-N-E-S --

Centerlines part deux

BIKE TO WORK DAY IN SF BAY AREA -> According to L.A. Chung's May 8th column in the San Jose Mercury News, "OK, OK. I'll get back on my bike. You scolded. You tsk-tsked. You told me not to surrender the road after I told you I don't ride anymore. OK. For one week. "If it's good enough for San Fra

Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-YaharaNA meeting on Bike Path MuggingsMay 22

On Tuesday May 22, 7:45 PM at the Atwood Community Center, the Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Yahara Neighborhood Association will be meeting to discuss the recent spate of Bike Path muggings. The area police Captain, Jeff LaMar will be there to strategize with us. All are welcome, including non

Re: bikies-digest V1 #267

Apologies for my premature meeting announcement. I'll wait for Judy's final answer (as they say in the biz) before opening my fat yap on the date! Meanwhile, Tim Wong, Jay Ferm and I just so happened upon one another tonight at the bike path right across from the Harmony. We all had the sam

Tonight's community meeting re: bike path

Given that I can't see straight, much less write straight when I think about this topic, I'm cutting & pasting other messages together here. -Mike From our alder, Judy O.: Two community meetings have been planned to address public safety issues, especially Bike Path muggings, in the Atwood a

Re: [SASYNA] East Side Bike Path

t that you sign up for a regular shift to make amends for your fear-mongering statements. Sincerely, Michael D. Barrett 2137 Sommers Avenue Madison, Wisconsin 53704 (608)245-1059 >Pardon me, Capt. Burke, but who the hell are you? > >I am a neighborhood resident and frequent user

Re: CC trail fee: COE

Thanks Darin & Chuck & Mr. Highwayman! Great testimony! Great sustained effort! -Mike >Madison's Commission on the Environment met today. They discussed >the Capital City trail fee. Chuck Strawser and I spoke out as >to why we were opposed to the fee, and why its important >to keep the trail f

Re: [SASYNA] East Side Bike Path

ur insults and fear-mongering. Sincerely, Michael D. Barrett >Mr. Barrett, > >My job (for the last 21 years) has been to >assist people in staying safe. I don't sugar coat >reality and I don't minimize risk. I tell people >that common sense is their best weapon >agai

http://www.lesstraffic.com/

Here's a good one! http://www.lesstraffic.com/ -Mike

C-E-N-T-E-R-L-I-N-E-S Issue #19

As Pam's TV boyfriend says at the end of every show, "here's your moment of Zen:" "'I'm 50, and I'm wasting my whole life in the car,' heh. -Mike C-E-N-T-E-R-L-I-N-E-S

Re: [SASYNA] Re: Bike Path

Actually, while I'm thrilled to see the police now take the situation so seriously, I think MJ is dead on in his comments. After hearing Chief Williams speech at the SASY General Membership Meeting, it made me think that the police department (at least the upper hierarchy) didn't realize just

Re: Rail bikes

Holy Smokers, Batman! Jeff, how on earth would you know all this stuff?!!! And what would possess you to know it?! Heh!!! One little correction/update: If I'm not mistaken, the "Bikecentennial" organization is now known as Adventure Cycling (of course, Tim Wong would dispute this). It

Centerlines

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Re: Paddle to Work June 21st during Dane County's "Yahara LakesWeek"

This looks like a great way to get to work! If it's human-powered, it's gotta be good! -Mike >Paddle to Work this Thursday, June 21st during Dane County's "Yahara Lakes >Week" > >For the third year, "Paddle to Work Day" will be celebrated as part of >Yahara Lakes Week. Workers will be paddling

Fwd: CenterLines: Issue Number Twenty-One

> > > >C-E-N-T-E-R-L-I-N-E-S > > > >Issue #21 Friday, June 22, 2001 > >CenterLines is the bi-weekly e-newsletter of the National >Center for Bicycling & Walking. CenterLines is

Fwd: [SASYNA] bike path

Title: Fwd: [SASYNA] bike path This should be of interest, especially to those who live "out east." -Mike X-Flags: Delivered-To: GMX delivery to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Received: 10 Jul 2001 21:56:56 GMT X-eGroups-Return: [EMAIL PR

Bike Path: mid term success!

Several folks on bikies have been volunteering to walk the path for various shifts every week, congrats, & way to go, everyone! I think Jay Ferm wins the award for most shifts covered! -Mike >From: a aulisi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [bike

Re: [bikepathlist] Warning sign found at a couple of areabusinesses

Re: Bike Path Warning signs posted around Schenks Corners: I found the one sign at the Schenk-Huegel uniform shop (right next to Anchor Bank on the Atwood side), and another at the Laundromat on Winnebago next to the Stop N Rob. I just took down the latter. I went into the uniform shop and e

Fwd: Re: [bikepathlist] Warning sign found at a couple ofareabusinesses

Sounds like great ideas, Mitch. Folks in the neighborhood would be eternally grateful for your action on them! -Mike > >>Alex has a good idea. I think it would be useful to put up signs that say: >>"This path is watched every night by a citizen patrol" (or something like >>that); you might als

HWY 12 public "information" meeting

Title: HWY 12 public "information" meeting Another opportunity to see how WisDOT will pave Dane County's beautiful landscape. -Mike ** Tuesday (24 July) evening, there is a public information meeting, for the Highway twelve project. This is at Middleton High School, 7400 Nort

pbmvc

Re: >H.11. Park St. and West Washington Avenue Reconstruction Plans. West >Washington Avenue from Park St. to Reagent St. would be reconstructed in >2002. Park St. from W. Washington Avenue to Reagent St. would be >reconstructed in 2003. The Park St. reconstruction would narrow (that's >right

Tree trimming free-for-all

in your district who are dumbfounded. Sincerely, Michael D. Barrett and Pamela S. Barrett 2137 Sommers Avenue Madison, Wisconsin 53704 (608)245-1059 Constituents ** Merrill Foto News - Story - 07/24/01 Breske wants to dump budget provision he co-authored Eland

Dane County's Transportation Plan-public meeting Aug 15

Re: Dane County's Transportation Plan. Information to be presented at the August 15, 2001 Public Information Meeting (Wednesday, August 15, 5:00-8:00 pm, Alliant Energy Center) Further questions should go to David Trowbridge (the city's long-range planner) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exhibits ·

1000 Friends of WI legislative successes

Good stuff! (For the most part). -Mike --- Forwarded message follows --- Date sent: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 09:49:24 -0500 From: Friends <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:budget update TO: 1000 Friends Email Netw

hsr- block by block

lanking. 10. HSR must be made to complement and strengthen the viability of local commuter rail. 11.  Trains must accommodate roll-on bicycle access.  Stations must provide proper and abundant bicycle parking, one-third of which should be covered. Michael D. Barrett and Pamela S. Barrett 2137 Sommers Avenue Madison, Wisconsin  53704 (608)245-1059 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

bike path

I really hate to bring this up, because the last thing I want to do is feed into fear-mongering, etc., and *please* don't construe anything I say here to be a suggestion to stop biking/walking the path, but In a brief conversation with Police Captain Cole I came to find out that there was

bike path incident details

Here are some details on last night's attack. Hint: "What time is it?" http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/police/press/PRreport2.cfm?PRCaseNum=2001-85853 -Mike Barrett

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