I keep hearing that when they tried TWLTL on N. Sherman a few years ago, it was a disaster, but I don't understand why. What bothered people about that configuration? What should be done differently if they try again?
Patrick Lenon wrote: > > I live on "regular not North" Sherman, as I constantly have to tell > delivery people, and no, I don't ride North Sherman either. If I have to > get somewhere on North Sherman and can't cut through Maple Bluff I ride > the sidewalks. It's the only place in the city where I have to do that. > > I was around when they tried a stretch of TWLTL right by Northgate. The > alder is right, it was massively unpopular. Many folks never quite > figured it out. People might handle it better if it was the whole length > of Sherman, or at least until it becomes Fordem. However, there are a lot > of people that use N. Sherman as an expressway and they will demand the 4 > lanes remain. > > Another problem is that Sherman seems to be an odd size, exactly wide > enough for 4 narrow lanes but not very flexible for anything else. > > I'd like to see one of two things: > > 1) Switch N. Sherman to two lanes plus bike lanes, and let the speeders > whine until they get used to it or re-route to Packers/Northport. > > 2) Alternate would be a north/south bike path behind (east of) Northgate, > maybe through the rail corridor? Could that link up with the proposed > North side to downtown cut through? Just speculatin' here. > > ------------ > Patrick Lenon > > > > Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:34:55 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Bikies] still no bike lanes on Sherman > > Kathryn (and others with similar feelings and experience) - > > I hope you have expressed your concerns and shopping habits to the owners > of those businesses. That is one of the primary ways to get this resolved > - get the business community to see that bike lanes will IMPROVE access to > their businesses. > > > Right now they fear the Two-way Left Turn Lane (TWLTL) because they think > people won't be able to make a left to get to their store. Or people won't > drive on Sherman at all because it will be congested or confusing. All > unfounded. It will be easier to drive and make a turn on Sherman with the > new design. > > > We have to speak up instead of accepting second class status on the road > or in parking accommodations. I assure you that people driving speak up > when they don't like the traffic or parking situation near a business! > > Robbie Webber > Bike Walk Madison Steering Committee > www.bikewalkmadison.org > Join our group on Facebook! > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 10:11 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The funny thing about this is that, although I live on Sherman Ave., I > patronize almost none of the businesses on it because it's so difficult to > bike. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/_______________________________________________ > 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
