Bikies,
The more important issue at tomorrow's PBMVC meeting is agenda item H.5.,
Ordinance amending 10.17 and 10.18(3) to clarify regulations regarding placement of
brush, leaves, and yard waste for refuse collection. This ordinance change came about
because of an altercation I had last April over people putting leaves and branches in
the Seminole highway north-bound bike lanes on the downhill section north of the
Beltline. I started moving branches and leaves from the bike lane onto the terrace
whereupon I was attacked by a homeowner. In defending myself, I stopped the assault
but broke my hand and got a disorderly conduct ticket. I got the disorderly conduct
ticket dismissed.
I also got the alders on PBMVC to request a change to 10.17 and 10.18(3) because
it was ambiguous whether people were allowed to place leaves, brush, and garden waste
in the street for pick-up by the City. 10.17 says you aren't suppose to put such
debris in the street but 10.18(3) says you can as long as you don't block more than
1/4 of the street. Question is what 1/4 of the street: 1/4 all on one side of the
street, split between both sides of the street, or in the middle of the street?
The proposed amendment doesn't solve the problem because it just bans putting
leaves, etc. in bike lanes, bike paths, and streets that are bike routes but now
explicitly allows putting such material in streets that are not bike routes. Leaves
in the street have also been a problem further down Seminole Highway and on Yuma Drive
where there are no bike lanes. Both are heavily used by bicyclists. The proposed
amendment also does not address which 1/4 of the street people are allowed to block.
Finally, the proposed amendment is not consistent with s. Wis. Stat. 86.01 which
requires lit lanterns to warn people if items are placed in the street overnight.
The recommended action is referral to the City Attorney for redrafting. The
Solid Waste Advisory Committee strongly felt that the City should not permit leaves
and grass to be put in the street. They were concerned about liability issues and
compliance with new DNR rule (NR 151.13) which states that leaves placed out for
municipal leaf collection not be in roadways that drain to storm sewers.
Mark Shahan
Chair PBMVC
> From: Matt Logan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2002/11/25 Mon AM 11:36:03 CST
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Bikies] PBMVC Meeting this Tuesday, 11/26/2002
>
> George Perkins wrote:
>
> >Concern: The green space
> >immediately adjacent to the path, if turned over to private ownership
> >must not adversely impact access to the bike trail. I assume the PBMVC
> >has this foremost in mind and I don't need to come to a meeting in
> >support of the obvious...
> >
> I don't think the purchase will adversely impact the safety of th
> path. There is a 5 to 8 foot buffer zone between the path and the
> proposed sale parcel that should be adequate to maintain line-of-sight
> for bicyclists traveling along the path. Part of the proposed ordinance
> approving the sale also states that City Engineering and Transportation
> have certified that there is no adverse impact to the path.
>
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