Yesterday, I passed along the discussion thread to David Dryer, Traffic Engineer as I understood that the lighting on the Campus Bike Trail was very expensive and heavily subsidized by MGE. I also believe the lights are very close together, much more dense than conventional lighting. Alder Solomon of the 10th District inquired about lighting in 2008 and I believe was going to poll his constituents.
I am in doubt that the proposal to light the SW Path from the Beltline to Breeze Terrace - the remaining portions have lighting - would pass a poll of the Bikies, let alone the neighborhoods. But, it would be nice to have a cost estimate. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George Perkins Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 8:19 PM To: Dane County Bicycle Transportation Alliance Subject: Re: [Bikies] Southwest Path- is it too dark at night? I agree. I am frequently startled when I meet or overtake pedestrians and joggers who carry no lights with them. I have two lights on my bike (double the light but also in case a battery dies) and it isn't enough. There aren't enough clear nights with lots of moonlight to fill in the gaps. I know the path was built with conduit for future lighting and I also know the lighting was eliminated as a compromise to wary neighbors who feared swarms of evil-doers travelling along a well-lit path as their means of attack and escape. But now many in the neighborhood also use the path at night and would probably be in favor of lighting. Does anyone on this list know where this goes next? By the time a lighting proposal passes through the city committees and gets on the project list, the economy may well be on the mend and the budget support it. _______________________________________________ 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
