To: Blackhawk City Manager:
Regarding the choice to ban bicycles from Gregory St:
Don't you think it might be easier to ban the large tour
buses
that are causing the congestion? If your streets were built for
stagecoaches and horses, it seems that bicycles are more the scale you
are looking for.
Yes, I know, you need the elderly, people with disabilities,
and
the generally lazy to be able to be dropped off right at the doorstep
of your tourist destinations and casinos. However, small golf carts or
even shuttle buses would serve to move people who cannot or will not
walk the short distance that is your downtown street. Tour buses can
park on the edge of town. Encouraging more walking might even bring
business to some of the lesser-known shops and locations.
And I realize that you don't feel it's necessary t take
advice
from a non-local. When I served on our local city council, I hated
getting emails from out-of-towners that thought they knew how to run
our city. So you can ignore me and all the other potential visitors
that might come to Blackhawk. However, my understanding is that your
economy is built on tourism, so perhaps you care more about
non-residents public opinion than I did.
Robbie Webber
Madison, WI
Frequent adventure traveler, who always brings her bicycle
