We should not be sacrificing one viable alternative transportation for another.
The same delay argument could be made for numerous (and often new) city streets. Wait for Federal funding... Mike Rewey ******************************************* Date sent: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:19:29 -0600 To: "Craig Hadley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> From: "Michael D. Barrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Bikies] RE: Good turnout! Copies to: > Craig, > You are exactly right. > > PD definitely needs to be slammed for this short-sighted thinking. I'm > not just a little pissed about this. I've already tangled with them > about it. > > Is it ok if I forward on your post? I need the ammunition. > -Mike > > At 8:46 AM -0600 11/11/05, Craig Hadley wrote: > ><... Who: You > >What: Progressive Dane's Transportation Task Force > >Where: Ground Zero Coffee Shop (700 block of Willy St) > >When: 7 PM TOMORROW, Thursday, 10 November > >Why: Keep our transportation system SANE! > >Mike Barrett > >245-1059...> > > > >Hello, > > > >I have been following this list for months but this is my first post. > > > >Maybe I'm wrong again but isn't this the same PD that proposed > >slashing $530,000 for the Capital City Bike Trail out of Mayor's > >capitol budget? > > > >http://www.prodane.org/in_the_news/pdf/cap_budget_changes.pdf > > > >Does PD think that the funding got in the Mayor's budget by > >happenstance? Or was it because long time bike and "far" east side > >activists have been pushing for YEARS to make their neighborhoods a > >safer place to bike in and through? Maybe PD doesn't want to see the > >Capitol City Trail connect up with the Glacial Drumlin Trail in > >Cottage Grove, but I would (and before my 2 year graduates from > >college). > > > >The "wait till later when federal funds are available" argument can > >be made about many capitol projects. It was even tried as a way to > >halt the proposed upcoming work on the Cottage Grove Rd. bridge over > >I94/39 which adds bike lanes and a sidewalk and re-paves the current > >two lane span. That argument went something like "wait until the > >supporting columns need replacing in 10 or 15 years and feds might > >add in another two lanes and pay for all of it". > > > >Sorry if I posted this to the wrong list. This is the bikes list and > >not the "Madison Metro" list right? > > > >Regards, > >Craig _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
