My own personal detour during the construction is Jenifer Street, which is quiet and bike-friendly, and connects pretty easily to the path.
If it were up to me, I'd mark a detour along the Machinery Row sidewalk and then down Jenifer St. to Riverside Dr. I'd mark the bike path: "Closed at Dickinson St./Local traffic only." timwong wrote: > For the westbound detour, at least, I think bike traffic should be routed > up > (or at least given the option) Williamson, rather than forcing bikes to > cross Wmson three times. Also, is the bike path really being closed? If > you were going down the bike path to Dickinson, won't you be able to get > through (riding the Dick sidewalk for a partial block)? Also, the BIKE > PATH > CLOSED signs are a real obstacle on the bike path, especially at night > when > they're barely visible. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Arthur Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 2:07 PM > Subject: [Bikies] E Wilson Closed Baldwin to Dickinson > > > The 1300 block of E Wilson Street is out of commission for sewer > replacement. A bicycle detour is being signed that will get people > around this construction. Heading inbound the detour will bring > bicyclists along the following route > > At the traffic signal at the bike path/Riverside/Winnebago/Williamson > turn left onto Riverside > turn right onto the Jenifer St ped/bike bridge over the Yahara River > continue towards downtown on Jenifer St > turn right onto Baldwin St > cross Williamson St and continue on Baldwin > turn left onto Wilson St and you are back on the regular route > > The detour works the same in reverse, heading outbound - - take Baldwin > across Williamson to Jenifer, over the ped/bike bridge and up Riverside > back to the path. > > This might not be completely signed until Monday, but construction > staging started yesterday and they might be working on Saturday. > > Please help spread the word and reduce the conflicts and ill will with > people who live on the 1300 block of Wilson Street (who are unhappy with > bicyclists on the sidewalks conflicting with their kids playing on the > sidewalks) and with construction workers. > > Thanks, > > Arthur > > Arthur Ross, Pedestrian-Bicycle Coordinator > City of Madison Traffic Engineering Division > 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Suite 100 > PO Box 2986 > Madison, WI 53701-2986 > 608/266-6225 > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
