Apparently the original letter touched a nerve. WSJ published four *more* letters last Saturday ( 4/24): http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2008/05/24/0805240231.php
Happily, all the responses discuss the central issue: sidewalks are for pedestrians, and bikes are *vehicles* -- ===== darin ---- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Today (Sunday) WSJ printed four well-written responses: > > http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/opinion/286827 > > > -- > ===== > darin > > ---- Mitchell Nussbaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's pretty much the level of reasoning you can expect on the WSJ > > opinion page. > > > > Ann Freiwald wrote: > > > I don't even know where to begin with this comment! > > > > > > > > > > > > Consider sidewalks for city bike network > > > > > > Madison, which may be the biking capital of the world, needs dedicated > > > bike lanes along all our city streets to ensure the safety of our biking > > > population. > > > > > > Too expensive, you say -- there 's no way we could possibly hope to put > > > such a network together? Nonsense. They 're called sidewalks. You > > > finance them -- use them, curb cuts and everything. > > > > > > The chances of injuring pedestrians are less likely than getting hit by > > > a car or running into the opening door of a parked car. Still worried? > > > Buy a bell, call "passing left, " or ride in the opposite direction. > > > > > > The stress, anxiety and frustration you cause while risking life and > > > limb can 't possibly make for an enjoyable commute. Cars and bikes don > > > 't mix. > > > > > > Regarding biker complaints about nowhere to ride except near the gutter > > > where the pavement is broken and uneven, the solution is simple. Get off > > > our city streets and use the sidewalks. That 's what they 're designed > > > for. > > > > > > -- Mike Detamore, Madison > > > > > > > > > Ann Freiwald, ASLA > > > Project Manager > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > 608-441-3580 > > > > > > Please visit us at www.saa-madison.com <http://www.saa-madison.com/> > > > > > > Wisconsin's Safe Routes to School Program is in full swing! The grant > > > program offers 100% funding for approved projects. If you have bicycle > > > or pedestrian improvements waiting for funding, here is your chance. > > > Contact SAA's SRTS experts for more information. > > > > > > > > > *This message and all accompanying documents are covered by the > > > Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC 2510-2521, and contain > > > information intended for the specified individual(s) only. This > > > information is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, be > > > aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the content > > > of this information is prohibited. If you received this transmission in > > > error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the original > > > message. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Bikies mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Bikies mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
