I could get a shot of John Nolen from the window of my office at One West Wilson.
> I would help shoot this. Maybe the overpass at JN Terrace would be an > obvious outlook that would not require a crane. Unfortunately the car > traffic (i.e. jam-southwest bound toward the causeway at 5 pm weekly) > would > all be facing away from the camera... I can think of no other location > where > the shooter could get above the roadway without powertools, a kite or > climbing gear. Could maybe get up on the large billboard on East Wash at > Brearly (my favorite intersection!) That corner is jammed with lazy > commuters one-up in their cars every morning pilling in from Sun Prairie > etc. If I was a cop, I could bust a driver on every yellow light at that > intersection. It is madness! > > PS- wasn't RideTheDrive3 once scheduled for the waste-side Vilas/Monroe > neighborhood at one point? When did this change? I like the idea of moving > it around. Spread the joy you know! > > R. > > On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Amanda White <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Robbie and Hans, >> >> I think this is a great idea and such a powerful visual. I will talk >> with >> the Ride the Drive Committee on Friday to see if they support it and if >> the >> logistics can be worked out during Ride The Drive. The challenging part >> would be getting the 40 cars lined up. There are already so many >> challenging >> logistics for Ride The Drive and getting set up completed in time is >> never >> easy (we started at 4am last year and just made our time deadline). I >> doubt >> the committee will support attempting the car picture. >> >> Here's a thought... does anyone have an aerial shot of traffic >> congestion >> on E Wash or John Nolen? If so, we'd only need pictures of the same spot >> with the people and the bus during Ride The Drive. In past Ride the >> Drive >> events, we've been able to work with a local group to have aerial photos >> taken. I'll find out if they are planning to be at the August Ride The >> Drive. >> >> Amanda >> ________________________ >> Amanda White >> Director of the Madison Office >> Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin >> (608) 251-4456 >> [email protected] >> www.bfw.org >> >> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:44 PM, Robbie Webber >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> During Ride the Drive? We will have access to several large streets >>> that >>> are not going to be carrying cars. We could do this on one block of E >>> Wash, >>> or John Nolen. >>> >>> I've cc'd Amanda White, since Bike Fed is an event sponsor. Also cc'd >>> is >>> Chuck Kamp, Metro G.M. I'm sure Metro would be into it, and they may be >>> bringing a bus to the event anyway to demonstrate the bikes-on-buses >>> racks. >>> >>> Robbie Webber >>> Bike Walk Madison Steering Committee >>> www.bikewalkmadison.org >>> Join our group on Facebook! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:11 PM, Hans Noeldner < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Friends: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Some of you have seen these images of arriving via car versus bus or >>>> bike: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.unep.org/geo/geo4/media/graphics/Zoom/2.06.jpg >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Well now theyve gone and done it in Des Moines: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://tinyurl.com/287rud3 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> OK this means we have to do it in the Madison area. *HAVE TO!!!!* If >>>> only to dramatize what the Train Robbery folks love to ignore: people >>>> who >>>> bring a car with themselves everywhere they go take up a God-awful >>>> amount of >>>> planet. (And why are we talking about footprints instead of >>>> carprints? >>>> DUH!) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> So the question is when, where, and whos gonna help make it happen. >>>> Suggestions? Volunteers? 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