Last night was the inaugural meeting of the Platinum Biking City
Planning Committee. As stated by the Mayor last night at the
meeting, the intent of the committee is to come up with
recommendations to make Madison a Platinum Bicycle Friendly Community
(see http://www.bicyclefriendlycommunity.org/ Madison is currently a
Gold BFC) and to "make Madison the best city to bike in the United States."
The members of the committee are Brian Benford, Mary Rouse, Jay Ferm,
Susan Schmitz, Colleen Hayes, Javier Nieto, John Coleman, Kathy
Schramm, and Mike Rewey. In addition, representatives from the City
Departments of Engineering, Planning, Traffic Engineering, Health,
Police, and the Madison Area MPO are to attend each meeting in a
supportive capacity.
The initial meeting schedule is a little odd due to the holidays, but
the committee intends to meet twice a month. The first few meetings are:
Nov 14, Dec 12, Dec 21, and Jan 9. After that they will set a
regular schedule. Meetings are from 4:30-6:30pm. The committee will
meet at least through March of 2007...and perhaps a few months beyond that.
If you have any issues, concerns, barriers, etc that have been
burning in your heart about bicycling in Madison...now is the time to
speak up. The meetings are open to the public and there will be a
period for public comment at each meeting. Speak now or forever hold
your peace.
-Dar
Dar Ward
Executive Director
Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin
106 E. Doty Street, Suite 400
P.O. Box 1224
Madison, WI 53701-1224
Phone: 608-251-4456
Fax: 608-251-4594
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web: www.bfw.org
The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin is a proud member of Community
Shares of Wisconsin, and Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee
Bike for Wisconsin Ride, September 17, 2006, Cedarburg, WI
Saris Gala, October 20, 2006, Madison, WI
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