An E. Mifflin bike boulevard is a great idea, and a great amenity for a neighborhood whose bike infrastructure is currently a little thin.
But I hope it doesn't stop forever at the Yahara River. With some imagination and improvisation (and a little bit of City money...) it should be possible to lay out a combination of bike boulevards and paths that would take us all the way to Starkweather Creek, and then onward to MATC and East Towne. I'm sure that sort of extension would be way beyond the scope of the meeting on October 13, but I hope the idea gets penciled in on somebody's map somewhere. David Waugh wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
