Mary means west of University Bay Dr, which is what Farley becomes when it crosses University Ave.
Have had a conversation with the owner of that lot earlier this summer when I was taking pics of people trying to negotiate the western end of the Campus Dr Path. She wanted to know why I was taking pictures, and I told her I was documenting the traffic concerns, especially for bicyclists. She started telling me how dangerous is was for bicyclists to be cutting through her lot. Instead of arguing with her, I just nodded and said, "Oh, it's terrible the way the Village of Shorewood Hills hasn't made a safe transition for bicyclists." She kept telling me that a bicyclist was going to get hit by a car backing out, and I said, "Yes, the Village of Shorewood Hills really needs to do something to provide a safe continuous route west. You are so right, they have completely shirked their responsibility to bicyclists." I think she got tired of me not saying that the bicyclists were being irresponsible, but being so pleasant in acknowledging her concerns. I told her that's why I was documenting the problem. So yes, it is private property, and she has the right to restrict any sort of vehicles from entering that she wants: red cars, pick-ups, mopeds, Saabs, or bicycles. It isn't a through street. The real problem is that bicyclists chose to cut through her parking lot instead of making a right turn, and then a left to ride down Marshall Court. I can't say I blame them, although I can't really see that trying to cross the tangle of traffic that forms between the path and the parking lot is all that much easier or safer. I have urged Bikies in the past to contact the Village of Shorewood Hills and demand that they figure something out to make that west-bound trip safer and more logical. I have talked to them until I'm blue in the face (as a bicyclists, as the alder for the adjoining city neighborhood, as a member of a committee that deals with western campus area traffic issues, as a knowledgeable professional, etc.) and there's always something they want to do before attacking this problem: finish the plan for the area, finish the medical building at Marshall Court and University Bay Dr, wait for University Ave to be finished, finish rebuilding Marshall Court, wait until University Bay Dr is rebuilt, etc. If everyone on this list that has complained about this issue actually wrote to the Village Board, Village President, Director of Public Works, or the Traffic Committee - especially is some of those people lived, worked, or shopped in Shorewood Hills - we'd have a revolution on our hands. http://www.shorewood-hills.org/contacts.htm Good luck. Robbie Webber Bike Walk Madison Steering Committee www.bikewalkmadison.org Join our group on Facebook! On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Mary Ebeling <[email protected]> wrote: > > AND, new gripe - has anyone else noticed the "no bicycles" stencils in the > parking lot west of Farley(?)? It is the lot just after the campus drive > path ends and connects to a second lot which then connects to the Shorewood > section of the path. I need to bring my camera and take a picture or two. > As far as I can tell, this is a privately owned parking lot that has been > used for some time as a cut-through for bikes. Anyone know any more about > this? > >
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