Great suggestions by Tim Gruber, all absolutely essential, and all easily doable!
I would add 3 items: 1. Link the Midvale and University bicycle lanes and enhanced University crossing facilities with the Blackhawk bikepath. 2. Link the University bicycle lanes with improved connections to the Kendall Avenue on-street bike route (signage, lane markings, etc.) 3. Harmonize these suggestions with the bike/pedestrian plans of Shorewood Hills and seek participation by the Village of Shorewood Hills (read: funding). The City of Madison plans for the Hilldale and Midvale/Tokay urban corridor will be of enormous benefit to Shorewood Hills and that civic entity should contribute funding, other incentives and services. George Perkins 442 Toepfer Avenue (Westmorland neighborhood) --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The following recommendations advanced by Alder Tim Gruber would > make > accommodating pedestrians, bicyclists and bus riders a priority > for the > Hilldale and Midvale Boulevard redevelopment areas. The two > projects - > both of which are located on Midvale Blvd. and within about 1 > miles of > each other - should not be considered complete until these > recommendations are fully implemented. > > Mike Neuman > Resident of District 11 > > "The only thing in American politics that speaks more loudly than > money > is a riled-up citizenry. So get riled up!" > - Dennis Hayes, "The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair", > 2001 > > ------------------ Fowarded Message > ------------------------------------ > From: "Timothy Gruber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Dave Cieslewicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Janice Werner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "David Dryer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Dan McCormick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Arthur Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Larry Nelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Timothy Parks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Brad Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Mark Olinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Robbie Webber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Noel Radomski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Ken Golden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Domenic Lanni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Susan De Vos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Jeanne Hoffman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Janet Piraino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Noble Wray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "John Davenport" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Vic Wahl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 08:24:33 -0500 > Subject: Pedestrian, Bike and Bus issues around Hilldale > > Dear Mayor Dave, Staff and others: > > As we implement the Comprehensive Plan, and promote New Urbanism, > Smart > Growth, high-density urban in-fill development, Transit Oriented > Development, and the Fit City, I believe that it is important to > make > accommodating pedestrians, bicyclists, and bus riders a priority > in our > planning. I have several specific recommendations regarding the > Hilldale > area. Please consider these ideas, take them or leave them. If > you take > them, take credit for them as examples of your brilliant > thinking. (I > can't take credit for most of them, they came from other people) > If you > leave them, please tell me why and/or offer some alternative > suggestions. > Thank you. > > WALK > 1. Improve the pedestrian crossings at University Ave and Segoe > Rd and at > University Ave and Midvale Blvd. > 2. Create a new signalized intersection on University Ave between > Segoe > and Midvale with a well designed crosswalk. > 3. Signals at Frey St and Segoe Rd, and/or at Sheboygan and > Segoe, > Heather Crest and Segoe for safer pedestrian crossing. > 4. Wide sidewalks in and around Hilldale. > 5. Raised crosswalks within Hilldale. > 6. Higher fines and more enforcement for drivers not yielding to > pedestrians and for drivers speeding. > > BIKE > 1. Bike paths in and around Hilldale. > 2. Bike rental at the proposed hotel at Hilldale. (imagine > visitors > renting a bike at Hilldale, and riding to Picnic Point or the > Union > Terrace, State St, Overture, Monona Terrace, etc > with the > aid of the GPS directions on their cell phone) > 3. Remove parking on Midvale Blvd from the Beltline to University > Ave and > create bike lanes there. > 4. Make the right lanes of University Ave from Campus Dr to Segoe > Rd into > bus/bike/right turn only lanes. > 5. Improve safety at the SW bike path crossings. > > BUS > 1. Make the right lanes of University Ave from Campus Dr to Segoe > Rd into > bus/bike/right turn only lanes. > 2. More/better bus shelters. > 3. Indoor bus shelter/waiting area in proposed Whole Foods at > Hilldale. > 4. Bus information center where people can buy discounted bus > passes and > get real time information on bus schedules. > > Thanks for considering these ideas. > > Tim > > Tim Gruber, District 11 Alder > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 608-663-5264 > www.cityofmadison.com/council/district11 > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
