I am sorry I can not make the meeting tonight on Pheasant Branch Road. But as I often use that route as an "urban escape route" I wanted to put my two cents in. I know the right of way is narrow, and made narrower by some old oaks. I would hate to see good healthy trees removed, so let's try to avoid that if we can. As an adult/experienced cyclist I think wide curb lanes are the "least" improvement that would still benefit cyclists greatly. A wide curb lane is 13 to 14' wide. This allows cars and bicycles to share one lane fairly comfortably. You do not want to install 15' wide lanes for any great distance because it begins to appear as two lanes to drivers, and they use it as such. A better improvement would be an actual bike lane of course, but that may not be feasible without removing healthy trees.
Also, please do not labor under the misconception that putting the western trail through the PBConservancy will remove all biking from Pheasant Branch Road. This road is a very popular route for big and small group rides by experienced adult cyclists whose main interest is covering some miles on country roads. They will not (for the most part) use the trail. The trail I believe, will be used by walkers and bikers from the surrounding neighborhoods who are trying to access downtown or another neighborhood or just out to enjoy the conservancy. Hope your meeting is well attended and productive tonight. Ann M. Freiwald Schreiber Anderson Associates 1435 E Main St. Madison, WI 53703 Voice: 608.441.3580 Fax: 608.255.7750 _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
