The detour route is a suggestion, not a requirement. People can use whatever alternative rout they choose, as long as they stay away from the 1300 block of E Wilson Street. If some people want to use Williamson Street, that is their choice.
No one who is following the Isthmus Path has to cross Williamson Street more than once, whether they are westbound or eastbound. Before the detour the crossing of Williamson Street was at Riverside. Following the signed detour route, the crossing is at Baldwin. We prefer bicyclists stay off the sidewalks (a) because sidewalks are not really safe places for bicyclists; (b) there are too many bicyclists in this area, especially with bicyclists traveling in both directions, to accommodate two way bicycle traffic on the sidewalk; and (c ) in this area there are too many pedestrians on the sidewalks for it to be safe for the pedestrians to put this many bicyclists on the sidewalk. In fact, I have gotten more complaints from pedestrians about bicyclists on the sidewalks than I have from bicyclists about the construction and detour. 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 -----Original Message----- From: timwong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 5:01 PM To: Arthur Ross; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] E Wilson Closed Baldwin to Dickinson 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
