forwarded from John Coleman, who has been instrumental in bringing the Missing Link this far; he (and the city and the Rail Commissioner's office) need to hear our support at or before this meeting:
There is a public hearing about a path crossing of the railroad tracks at Doty Street. The meeting is April 10 9:30am, at the Rail Commissioner's office, 610 North Whitney Way, Suite 110 Attend if you can, and most importantly; Letters or e-mails to the Commission of Railroads are needed to insure that this important crossing is approved by the Commission. When you write a letter send a copy to the City. The bike/pedestrian crossing of the tracks at Doty St. is important for getting the Missing Link path through the Findorf Yards area on the way south to Monona Bay. A picture of the location of the proposed crossing can be seen at: http://www.lic.wisc.edu/users/jsc/bike/pics/Doty_St_Looking_South.jpg more information about the path, including maps can be found at: http://www.lic.wisc.edu/bike.htm There are some historic buildings on the west side of the tracks that limit the space for a path so there is a need to cross to the east side of the tracks as the path heads toward Monona Bay. The cinder-block buildings on the east side of the tracks are scheduled to be torn down during development of the area by Findorf. Please emphasize that the path should follow the edge of the rail right-of-way to Northshore Drive regardless of which side of the tracks it is on. Meeting Announcement: Public hearing regarding a bicycle crossing of the railroad tracks at West Doty Street. Thursday, April 10 at 9:30 AM at the Commissioner's office, 610 North Whitney Way, Suite 110 a copy of the announcement is posted at: http://www.lic.wisc.edu/users/jsc/bike/rail_hearing.htm Please address comments to: Office of the Commissioner of Railroads Douglas S. Wood, Hearing Examiner 610 North Whitney Way, Suite 110 Madison, WI 53708 (608)266-7607 [EMAIL PROTECTED] please cc: your comments to me at: John Coleman 413 S. Dickinson St. Madison, WI 53703 608-256-8164 262-2500fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] and cc: your comments to the City at: Tony Fernandez City-County Building, Room 115 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Madison, WI 53703 voice: (608)266-9219 fax: (608) 266-9275 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, John ----------------------------------------------------------------------- John Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 608-256-8164 413 S. Dickinson St. Madison, WI 53703 A Bicycle Path to Link East, West, and Central Madison. Visit the "Missing Link"<http://www.lic.wisc.edu/bike.htm> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
