This may be the bikie website and I'd certainly have nothing to say about the subject had there not been a not-so-veiled threat to pedestrians in the "bike path," but it seems like the realistic solution is to make that block a mult-use path, since bikes just go one way on it, it seems that bikes could survive with half the width, or just have a stripe down the center and a passing lane on the left, and a sign saying pedestrians keep right. Then, you still get the chance to yell at them if they're on the left. And from the way the initiator of this discussion was talking, no, it wouldn't be manslaughter, it would be first degree intentional homicide.
But, there's good news out there. Has everybody noticed the one-block counter flow bike path on the n. henry block between dayton and state? It may be 25 years later than it should have been, but we've all heard it said, better late than never. On 10/19/06, George J. Perkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I too have had problems trying to use the counter-flow bike lane; it is full of pedestrians blithely ignoring the sidewalk closed signs. The 10-year project to resurface East Washington from the Capitol all the way to I-94 has managed to accept the fact that 2 car lanes (down from 3) is adequate, after all. University Avenue just a couple blocks further east is only 2 lanes wide just when its name changes from Gorham to University. Why can't that 2 lanes be extended all the way to Park St.? I say the City of Madison should re-think this decision. One of the car lanes has got to go! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul T. O'Leary Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 4:43 PM To: Ross, Arthur; Robin; [email protected] Subject: Re: RE: [Bikies] Is it manslaughter... Given how long a project this is, perhaps it should have been set up to better accomodate pedestrians and bike traffic. It occurs to me that they could have easily kept every right-of-way intact -- sidewalks on both sides, a westbound bus lane, a westbound bike lane (now shared), and an eastbound counterflow bike lane, if they had just done one thing -- close one of the THREE car lanes. It's interesting that bus, bike AND pedestrian traffic all had to make adjustments for this project, but dare we sacrifice one of THREE car lanes? Heavens, no! _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
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