The Tenney Lapham Council recently voted to pursue evaluating the
installation of a bike boulevard on East Mifflin from the Yahara river
to the Capitol Square. We now need to roll up our sleeves and work with
neighbors and traffic engineering on the issues. All interested parties
are strongly encouraged to attend. We will attempt to identify
stakeholders and form a working group that will continue to work the
traffic engineering to iron out issues and work toward a trial
implementation.
When: Tues, October 13, 7-8:30PM
Where: Supreme Pizza, 912 East Johnson
Who: anyone -- all invited
Please come early, at 6:30 to socialize and support our fabulous
neighborhood pizzeria, Supreme Pizza, by having dinner before the
meeting.
Background:
What is a bike boulevard? See what Portland has done:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM60DqAM6bQ
The city council, in 2008, voted to support the Madison Platinum Biking
City Plan. One recommendation in that plan is to
"Study and determine a location for two to three bike boulevards.
Construct one and evaluate." East Mifflin is specifically mentioned.
Why East Mifflin? It is a straight shot from the river to the Capitol
Square, with relatively low amounts of traffic for much of its length.
Currently, the Tenney Lapham neighborhood has no off road bike paths
available that take residents west from the Yahara river. A bike
boulevard ensures lower volumes of motorized traffic by using diverters
that encourage only local traffic.
Hope to see you for dinner or just the meeting on Oct. 13th!
David Waugh
Vice President, Tenney Lapham Neighborhood Association
1213 East Mifflin
251-7713
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