Attached is a note I sent to Satya. Her response was less than enthusiastic.
She claims she is looking out for the residents who live along the street. Amazing... A three- lane street with bike lanes (road diet) would calm the street for those residents, allow them to cross the street more easily, make it easier to get out of driveways and side streets, get bikes off the sidewalks thus making walking more pleasant, and actually encourage commuters to use Packers-Northport. It is amazing how many commuters "shortcut" onto Sherman. It would also make the northside more accessible to biking. There have been some comments that a trail is needed. I agree, but just like cars, why can't bikes have more that one route choice. It is not either/or. It should be both. For me and others who live north of Northport it would be difficult to get a trail that would serve us. Satya needs to review the history from the past 15 years and study the reports. Subjective fear of the unknown is running rampant. Mike Rewey ************************ On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 8:00 AM, Michael Rewey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Satya. I am not one of your constituents. I live immediately north and am severely impacted by the barrier that N. Sherman presents. There was report written by Madison Traffic Engineering in the mid-90's that determined the middle turn lane with bike lanes would work. There was even a public meeting at Sherman School. There were the same handful of people back then that were opposed - former Alder Borchardt, Esquire Club (the anti-smoking ban Kavanaugh's), the now deceased owner (Hovde) of the shopping center at Commercial and Sherman, the owner of the long-gone Dairy Queen (who thought he needed all of those cars to survive) and on and on. I suggest you get that report and review it. Also the experiment by Northgate a couple years ago was deemed a failure, but there were reasons. First two different configurations were put up in a short time. The experimental section was too short - adding to confusion. The entire length of Sherman would have worked. The traffic volume on N Sherman is comparable to Anderson Street where it runs along the south side of the airport. That section functions perfectly well there as a two-lane road. Don't be presuaded by fear of change and the unknown. Incidently even though Alder Dorothy B. strongly opposed it back in the 90's - the three-lane configuration nearly passed council. Mike Rewey ********************* On 2 Mar 2008 at 22:04, Michael Basford wrote: Satya, You can now say you´ve heard from one. I´m in favor of exploring a Road Diet for N Sherman. MB From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Satya Rhodes-Conway Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 7:56 PM To: Michael D. Barrett Cc: Mike Rewey Subject: [norbikes] Re: [Bikies] [northsidediscuss] Meeting on Sherman Resurfacing 3/12 6:30pm at WPCRC Mike - I have yet to hear one of my constituents, much less one of the folks on Sherman, ask for a TWLTL. I have, however, heard several of my constituents speak vehemently against this idea. If you'd like to organize folks in the Sherman, Brentwood and Sheridan Triangle neighborhood to speak in favor of a TWLTL, I'm listening. Satya On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Michael D. Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Satya, This note about North Sherman just came across bikies and I was more than a little shocked by this: > > - it does not include a two way left turn lane So we are replicating the mistakes of the 1950s? -Mike _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
