1) There is _NO_ North Sherman Avenue lit drop this weekend! 2) The BTA will hold an informational meeting next Saturday (March 15th) at 1:00pm - location TBA - To discuss what I have learned and strategize about how bikies can most effectively advocate for bike lanes on North Sherman.
I had a meeting with Satya Rhodes-Conway (the alder representing the North Sherman area) today, and it turns out that the window of opportunity is much, much, longer than I had originally anticipated. Traffic Engineering is going to be using a more temporary kind of paint for the lane markings after the resurfacing - this means they are anticipating the possibility of a change in lane configuration. Our window of opportunity to get this lane change is more on the order of 18 months rather than the 2 I originally anticipated based on a 6/30/08 start date. This is really good news because it gives us a much better shot at successfully addressing the North Sherman issue. Satya has been getting a lot of e-mail from bicyclists who are upset over the "no TWLTL" comment in the meeting announcement. That is good because it means we have a pool of supporters out there who can help with the lit drop when the time is right. Satya understands the value of the TWLTL quite well and was eager to share information with me about how the BTA can help coordinate the most effective campaign to change neighborhood opinion so we can fix North Sherman once and for all. My advice for the next week on this: _PLEASE_DO_NOT_ go to the meeting on Wednesday and demand a TWLTL! The meeting will be primarily geared toward answering neighborhood questions about how the resurfacing will impact residents during construction. _PLEASE_DO_ come to the BTA meeting on the 15th at 1:00pm. ( I am looking for ideas for a good Northside location that I will announce on Monday. ) _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
