Thanks, Mark, for filling in the gaps for me. As noisy as I was at that meeting, I can't remember the second topic. Hopefully I'll find my notes. Right this moment I'm a bit groggy from my day trip to LaCrosse to recall Senator Kapanke.
The bridge issue is what it is. But it is worse than that. Let's say we understand about the bridge itself (for the moment). What set me off is that they don't have sidewalks on University *east of* the bridge. In other words, if someone wanted to walk from Old Middleton Road to the new Target store, they would still encounter the "no pedestrians allowed" sign on the Department of Transportation property, adjacent to their acres of surface parking. Great message for that Department to send, even after a total reconstruct of the adjoining road. Ugh. Al > Al and all, > > The meeting is at Asbury United Methodist Church, 6101 University > Avenue. Ride on the spiffy new Old Middleton Road to the Asbury Path > <http://goo.gl/maps/xUha> to get there. > > I can't remember Al's other issue, but it's true that the Ped access is > not great. You could walk over the bridge, but that's pretty nasty. The > bridge is not being replaced as part of the project, hence the > continuing deficiency. A shoulder will be striped across the bridge in > which one could bike, but it will not be a designated bike lane because > it's too narrow. The path is a better choice. > > Yes, the underpass is back in the project thanks to a state Safe Routes > to School grant. > > Mark Clear > > On 3/18/2011 1:44 PM [email protected] wrote: >> Hello all: >> >> Another road up for a redo is University Avenue from Segoe Road to Allen >> Boulevard. Construction is scheduled for 2012 construction season. >> >> We had a pre-meeting for electeds yesterday. One item I was adamant >> about >> is that there was no provision for pedestrian access along the southern >> side of the Avenue from the Old Middleton Road bridge east to Segoe. In >> other words, the "no pedestrians allowed" sign on the Department of >> Transportation property would persist. Bicycle access through this >> corridor would go under and around the bridge, rather than over. It >> would >> be convoluted, but would exist, unlike pedestrian access. >> >> There was another issue which I'm forgetting right now. >> >> And the pedestrian underpass at Spring Harbor appears to be in the plans >> now - it was out last year. >> >> The public meeting is set for this Wednesday, March 23, from 6:00 to >> 8:00; >> presentation at 6:30. Location is a church whose name I'm blanking on; >> it's out near Allen Boulevard and University Avenue. >> >> Mark Clear was there - Mark... help? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Al Matano > _______________________________________________ > 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
