"Written comments will also be accepted through July 14, 2006, and should be addressed to the Pedestrian-Bicycle-Motor Vehicle Commission, c/o City Traffic Engineering Division, P O Box 2986, Madison WI 53701-2986, or email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ask that your email be distributed to the entire PBMVC and included in the public hearing record."
Dear Mr. Dryer, Please accept this public-input suggestion for the 2006 capital projects planning effort now underway. Title: Provide Interconnecting "Missing Links" to Existing West Side Neighborhood Greenspace Bicycle Paths Several neighborhood greenspaces and parks on the west side contain bike-pedestrian paths but do not interconnect in any way and therefore are a lost opportunity for neighborhood non-motorized off street bicycle transportation. In particular, younger riders who lack the necessary skills for bicycling in traffic would benefit if these park paths were interconnected. For the most part there are public lands available on which a path right-of-way could be established. Some sidewalk widening and signage could be used to achieve connections where a right-of-way is not feasible. New crossings, with suitable center island refuges, flashing yellow signals, crosswalk paint and other traffic calming measures would be required where the paths cross busy automobile thoroughfares (Raymond Road and Hammersley Road). I'm sure the city Parks division with some assistance by the transportation engineers could come up with an elegant solution. First, get your bearings by locating Elver Park on your City of Madison map, and moving a few blocks east along Raymond Road. I can't find proper names associated with the greenspaces, so an approximation of their location by bounding residential streets is the best I can do: On the south side of Raymond Road there is a greenspace containing a bike path which is bounded approximately by Pilgrim Road, Ravenswood Road, Westbrook Lane, and Frisch Road. The greenspace (containing bike paths or sidewalks) continues on the north side of Raymond Road and is bounded approximately by Frisch Road, Jacobs Way, Lomax Lane, and Prairie Road. Continuing northeasterly, greenspace exists bounded approximately by Loreen Drive, Redwood Lane, Lynndale Road, and Brookwood/Rae Lane. Sincerely, George J. Perkins 442 Toepfer Avenue Madison, WI 53711-1660 Phone: 608-442-5558 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Peace Corps: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gherkinsforperkins/ BikeAid: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gherkins4perkins/ _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
