Mitch, Excellent ideas on State street light timing, I'll bring it up at City Downtown Committee Meet Thursday. Not only are the lights ridiculously long (yes, the car ruling the road....but its not really incentivizing use of public transit, alternate modes etc...by disincentivizing those who do and making it easier on the cars) but the Bus Drivers get, perhaps somewhat understandably...based upon how silly some folks cycle irresponsibly..."touchy"...it appears only a matter of time before someone gets run over. Thanks also for forwarding the trail story blog link...yes, brown jacket was not a good call...at least she left her antler helmet at home...good move there! Troy Thiel, Madison ps good news in the budget about increased bike parking funding...spoke with Alder Clear about it...sounds like Platinum Committee work is wrapping up well too!
On some streets in Denmark and the Netherlands, the traffic lights are timed at an easy pace for bikers (about 18 km/h, apparently), and little green lights along the curb indicate the speed that will allow bikers to travel without stopping. We probably won't see "green wave" lights in Madison, but I think it might be worthwhile to time the signals on some streets for bikes' convenience. For example-- how are the signals timed on State Street and the Capitol Square? When I ride on those streets, I usually hit a red light at every corner. Through traffic is prohibited or discouraged on those streets; why not set the signals to favor bikes? That would be the platinum thing to do, I think. _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
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