I responded to the questions about the Campus Dr. Path below in italics.
Thanks, Rob Rob Kennedy, Ph.D. TDM Manager and Senior Transportation Planner University of Wisconsin-Madison 610 Walnut St., 120 C WARF Madison, WI 53726 608/263-1034 Fax 608/265-3424 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Dipesh Navsaria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] OK! Different topic - Campus Drive trail a beautiful thing Date sent: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 20:47:32 -0600 [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] It certainly is a nice path. And it did get a lot better once they did the fix at the point where the rubble was covering the path. Not fighting the construction on Observatory Drive is a delight, and I only wish it had opened a year earlier. Thanks! A few points that would help make it ever better: o The stop line at the crossing of Highland still hasn't been re- painted to have cars stop far enough back that bikes can cross while there is a red light. Many driver (understandably) are far enough up when they stop that by the time they realize there's a bike crossing, it's difficult to reverse. We agree and are bugging the contractor to put the stop bar in. We also have a sign coming that will tell people to stop there. o At that same intersection, the signs for "Highland Avenue" and "Campus Drive Bike Path" are both oriented the same way -- so that the cyclists can see it. Presumably the cyclist is aware they're on a bike path, but flipping the bike path sign 90 degrees to motorists are aware wouldn't be a bad idea. Yes. Will do. o It's improved, but a lot of VA contractors park near the western stretch of the path, and often seem to think that they can put supplies and equipment on the path and generally stand around on there. It'd be nice if there was signage or something asking them to minimize blocking the bike path. We'll talk to them. Please report any instances of when they are driving on or blocking the path. o Any timetable/funding comments on when the eastern end of the path will be constructed? It's certainly not as vital as the first part, but it would make it even easier to connect up with the University Avenue bike lanes. We are waiting for the Meat and Muscle Lab to move. It is currently encroaching on the rail right of way and there's no room there for the path. The good news is that Meat and Muscle should be moving in the next few years. o And, finally, I know people were looking into the western end -- that missing link between University Bay Drive and the Shorewood path would be really nice to have. Any word on this? The Village of Shorewood Hills has plans ton continue the path but they have no design. We will hopefully see definitive plans and a design when some sewer work in this area gets done during the next couple of years. On a side note, under whose jurisdiction is the current construction on University Bay Drive itself? I dropped a note to Shorewood Hills Public Works (and haven't heard back), but the construction on the road at the top of the hill (just before the Children's Hospital) is very bike-unfriendly. No warning as to the loss of the bike lane, and across the entire width of the road is a 20-foot section of dirt/ gravel, with scattered gravel along the bike lane for a few hundred feet, right as you go down a hill. Makes the last part of my commute a little...interesting, shall we say? The gravel segment accommodates the new faculty office building going in next to the Hospital. It should be fixed soon if the asphalt plants don't close too early. The Village of Shorewood Hills is looking into changes for University Bay Dr. and I will ask that they consider bike lanes. Things are tight there because of the topography so it may be a challenge. Peace and Prosperity, Dipesh PS Thanks for the GPS comments from a little while back -- I'll be sure to check out some of the resources mentioned.
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