Looks like there's been a lot of progress made on the b-cycles in the past couple days, but there seems to be a stalemate at the transaction terminals. I hope this isn't a redux of the multi-space parking meters. Anybody know the prognosis?
On 5/23/11, Paul T. O'Leary <[email protected]> wrote: > First time I saw that sign, I was on the bus, and had to whip out my camera > and take a > pic. My first reaction was "a LeCar? A Renault effin' LeCar?" Agreed; the > graphic looks > like something out of a 1982 safe driver manual. If you HAVE to show a > CO-belcher in the > graphic, at least feature one built AFTER half the drivers on the road were > born! > > Date sent: Mon, 23 May 2011 09:42:24 -0500 > From: KMSH <[email protected]> > To: Kevin Luecke <[email protected]> > Copies to: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Bikies] New Bike Boxes > >> I tried out one of the new bike boxes this morning. I'm a fan of the >> green >> and am glad they switched. But unfortunately they did not switch their >> informational street sign. The one created by Madison is ineffective, >> hard >> to read, and ugly. It's a graphic better suited for a reading brochure >> instead of a street sign. I wish the city would adopt a better one that >> easily tells drivers & bikers what's up. >> >> Madison's bike box sign: >> http://20-by-2020.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Bike-Box-Sign-photo.jpg >> (the >> red is now changed to green) >> A better idea: >> http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2010/09/29/1285783057-bike_box.jpg >> >> -Kristy >> >> >> >> On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Kevin Luecke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > > Curious why we now switched to green, instead of red, especially in >> > > the campus area where red would have been appropriate, the color at >> > least. >> > >> > Hi Aaron. >> > >> > Green was the widely accepted color for bike boxes before Madison >> > decided >> > to experiment with red. Recently the Federal Highway Administration >> > began >> > allowing the use of green in bike lanes and boxes without having to >> > apply >> > for "experimental" status and requested that Madison change their boxes >> > to >> > green. It looks like green will be the official on-street color >> > nationally >> > for bicycle facilities (which makes some sense given the long-term use >> > of >> > green for bike route signs). >> > >> > Kevin >> > >> > -- >> > *Kevin Luecke** >> > *Lead Planner, Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin >> > www.bfw.org | 608-251-4456 >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Bikies mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >> > >> > >> > > > --------------------- > Paul T. O'Leary > Desktop Insurgent > Madison WI USA > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > -- Sent from my mobile device --- Robert F. Nagel [email protected] www.nagel-law.com Thirty on the Square, 10th Floor 30 W. Mifflin St., Suite 1001 Madison, WI 53703 608-255-1501 office 608-255-1504 fax 608-438-9501 cell _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
