Thank you., Mark. WisDOT is not your client on this project.
I have a private life and I chose to exercise it. Mike ****************** Subject: RE: [Bikies] Re: Waunakee-Westport Bike Plan Date sent: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 11:30:44 -0500 From: "Mark Roffers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Michael Rewey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Mike: > > I appreciate and agree with your response, and we will share that with > our local clients in the draft. Unfortunately, I can't help but > feeling a bit put off on how you chose to communicate it to us (and > others). WisDOT is of course one of our clients on this project too. > I would have appreciated dealing with this more on a one-on-one basis > with you, but maybe I am not understanding your reasoning for sharing > our client-consultant communications with the bikies world. You guys > would have received the draft just like Waunakee-Westport when we > actually were able to finish it. > > Thanks, > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Rewey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 8:31 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Cathi Wielgus > Subject: RE: [Bikies] Re: Waunakee-Westport Bike Plan > > After carefully reading the Vandewalle response, I feel I must > respond to a firm that is contracting out for professional bicycle > planning. > > Although you list three options. You in reality should only be > recommending two options. They are the following (in order). > > Option One: Improvements would include widening Woodland Drive > to accommodate new bike lanes. The width and form is dependant > on variables such a motor vehicle volumes and urban or rural cross- > section. Do not tie down to a particular width at this time. > > Option Two: Improvement would include construction of an off- > street multi-use path along the west side of Woodland Drive > conforming to AASHTO Path Standards (20 mph minimum design > speed, 10-foot paved width,etc.) AND widening Woodland Drive to > accommodate new bike lanes. > > There is no third option beyond these two. To be blunt, if you > recommend a path without bike lane construction occurring at the same > time you are not doing your job as a professional bike planner. > > Incidentally, the path is by far more expensive and much more > costly to maintain than on-road accommodation. > > Mike Rewey > "so many roads... so little time..." > > ************************************************ > Subject: RE: [Bikies] Re: Waunakee-Westport Bike Plan > Date sent: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 10:57:32 -0500 > From: "Cathi Wielgus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Michael Rewey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > We have included both paved shoulders and sidepath in the Plan as > > options. We heard from many Town and Village residents that they > > would like to see a sidepath along Woodland, in order to accommodate > > more casual bikers, joggers and walkers, and children. Traffic > > volumes on Woodland are quite high, particularly at rush hours, and > > will continue to grow with new development on Waunakee's south and > > east sides. The existing paved shoulder on the roadway will > > eventually not provide a good biking route (and a very poor > > pedestrian route) due to the increase in traffic. Woodland is an > > obvious main north-south link. Many children from Waunakee use > > Westport's recreational fields, and it would be great to provide > > them with a safe means to access them. Perhaps ideally, the side > > path and the on-street facility would both exist and compliment each > > other. The ultimate decision on what facility is constructed and > > when will be decided by the Town and Village, as well as by the > > availability of funding resources. I've included the language of the > > draft Plan below. > > > > "In speaking with Village and Town residents, the Woodland Drive > > corridor was most often mentioned for bike and pedestrian > > improvements. An improved north-south link should be made, > > especially for bicycles, to facilitate movement between the Village > > and the Town, and to other regional destinations. Two options were > > considered for bicycle and pedestrian accommodations. Option One > > improvements would include widening Woodland Drive to accommodate a > > new 4-foot wide bike lane on each side of the road, 3-foot gravel > > shoulders on each side, re-grading to establish ditches, and > > restoration of disturbed areas. Slopes from shoulder to ditch bottom > > and from ditch bottom to right-of-way line may be steep if no land > > or grading easements are obtained. This work would more easily be > > accommodated as part of the rehabilitation of the entire roadway. > > This option will likely require acquisition of a 5-foot wide > > permanent easement along each side of the road. If drainage permits, > > grading easements (15 feet or so) may be sufficient. > > > > Option Two would include construction of an off-street multi-use > > path along the west side of Woodland Drive. The south portion of the > > project includes required clearing along DNR lands, and construction > > of path in lowlands, which have questionable soil stability. The > > path route will require avoidance or mitigation of disturbances to > > trees, fences, and the driveways of several existing residences. > > Power poles and buried telephone cable exist along the entire west > > side, which may require additional funds to move. This option will > > require acquisition of a minimum 15-foot permanent easement along > > the west side of Woodland Drive, and likely another 15 feet for > > construction easement adjacent to the permanent easement. > > > > To facilitate bicycle and pedestrian access to a wide range of > > people, the Village and Town may ultimately wish to consider > > constructing both facilities as a third option over time. A logical > > sequence may be to construct the path first, then wait to construct > > the bike lanes until the complete reconstruction of Woodland is > > warranted." > > > > Again, the entire draft Plan will be available for review soon. We > > will let everyone know when and where they may take a look at it. > > > > ---Original Message----- > > From: Michael Rewey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 6:16 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Cathi Wielgus > > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Re: Waunakee-Westport Bike Plan > > > > > > Can we assume both the paved shoulders and sidepath will be > > built. I am not a sidepath fan, but if you must, it should never be > > at expense of on-road bike accommodations. > > > > Mike Rewey > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "so many roads.. so little time..." > > > > ********************************************* > > > > Date sent: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 12:02:59 -0500 > > From: "Cathi Wielgus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [Bikies] Re: Waunakee-Westport Bike Plan > > > > > > > > The Plan presents two options for Woodland Road: a sidepath > > > similar to what the Village has been constructing, and an improved > > > shoulder for on-street riding, when the road is reconstructed. > > > > > > The Plan recommended a number of routes on existing roads and > > > potential facility improvements for on-street riding, in addition > > > to off-road accommodations. > > > > > > The draft Plan is being reviewed by Town and Village staff, and > > > will be available for public perusal within the next couple of > > > weeks. > > > > > > > > > Cathi Wielgus, AICP > > > Assistant Planner > > > Vandewalle & Associates > > > 120 E. 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