Lest we forget...The City of Madison increased its street maintenance standards in the 1970s because the advent of the higher pressure, narrow bike tires resulted in safety concerns. Pavement distress generally begins in the area closest to the curbs, where bikes travel. In other words, pavements have to maintained at a higher standard in order to support all modes of transport.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul T. O'Leary Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 7:29 PM To: tim wong; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] Folks who ride their bike to the Willy St. Coop should get a discount no matter what day it is From: tim wong <[email protected]> > That's exactly the point. If 40% of trips were made by bike here (and maybe > they are on certain late spring days), the Willy St. parking lot wouldn't be > overcrowded with cars and we probably wouldn't need the Bike Benefits > program. If 40% of trips were by bicycle, Willy St. wouldn't have to be reconstructed as frequently..... --------------------- Paul T. O'Leary Desktop Insurgent Madison WI USA _______________________________________________ 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
