I love the little marsh along the Starkweather creek path - watching it
go through the seasons, flood and dry out and host frogs and ducks is a
pleasure.
The stretch by the bridge by the golf course isn't nearly so nice since
they chopped down most of the trees. Anyone know what was up with
that? Ash borer?
Governor's Island is always a nice bike destination for east siders
looking to do a little recreational riding.
Bill
On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:34:38 -0500, Paddy Rourke wrote:
A very nice summer evening ride is the bike path from Shopko Drive to
Anderson and Wright.
> I haven't used the new bike bridge yet that crosses Aberg (HWY 30)
by Washington Manor park. I take this ride to/from Ale Asylum. Quite
fun at night coming back, make sure you have a light because you'll
need one.
>
> For that matter, riding through the Arboretum at night is also
fun-but you really should have a light.
>
> Also, the path that goes under HWY 30 near the Milwaukee Street
Post Office is interesting. Last time I went under, there was a ton of
graffiti, it was as if I was riding through some gang temple. Probably
not what you're looking for. Anyways I heard it is all cleaned up
under there now.
>
>
> On 08/12/10, India Rose Viola <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hey fellow Bikies,
> >
> > As I was riding along the other day, it dawned on me that if you
lived in a different part of the city, you might not know about certain
stretches of my commute. Then it occurred to me that each and every
bike rider must have their own favorite bike features in Madison, many
of which I would be a stranger to. I began thinking of ways we could
share our favorite spots or local infrastructure features with each
other- but then I decided that it would be even better if we could send
them out into the world to be discovered by others.
> >
> > I thought a good jumping off point for this idea-sharing would be
to hold a short and mellow bike ride/guided tour in Madison, aimed at
the novice cyclist or whatever name-brand you want to give folks who
may be on the fence about cycling around town. I am happy to be
partnering with the Bike Fed, the City of Madison, and the
> > 20by2020 Initiative <http://20-by-2020.com/> for this event. The
ride will serve to showcase a few examples of the "old" (e.g. path and
lanes) and "new" (e.g. bike boxes, maps, and bridges) existing as well
as up-and-coming (e.g. Regent/Monroe intersection refurb) bike
infrastructure and resources that Madison has to offer.
> >
> > The route will be modest, but the number of features that are
highlighted and discussed doesn't have to be!
> >
> > Here's where you come in.
> >
> > As self-appointed Bikies, I am seeking your
nominations/brainstorms for bike-related features in Madison to discuss
or highlight during the ride. They can be spaces, places, views,
amenities, historic facts, mapping/route resources, or favorite
stretches of asphalt.
> >
> > Send me one, send me many. I'm interested in the commonplace
and the esoteric, the straight-and-narrow and the far out.
> > While I can't guarantee that anyone's suggestions will be
included during the event, they will certainly be considered and
appreciated and perhaps will be the nucleus for another ride or event.
> >
> > I see this ride as less of an event-in-and-of-itself, and more of an
> > opening of an additional channel of communication for folks who
need or want
> > to find out more about the existing infrastructure that exists to
> > support their decision to ride a bike around town- be it once a
year, once a
> > month, once a week, or every day (of course my bikie bias loves to think
> > of this as a slippery slope).
> >
> > If you are interested, please send me your submissions by Tuesday
(Aug 17) at noon.
> >
> > Thanks everyone!
> >
> > -India
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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