Hello All. A few comments on the intersection as I understand it:
- This "re-do" of the intersection is a relatively quick and easy fix for many of the bike problems until the intersection is actually rebuilt. Given that we are a number of years off (and millions of dollars) from a complete rebuild, the city's fix solves many of the conflicts there. - As has been pointed out, the majority of bike traffic passing through the intersection is on the path - it makes sense to make that route as simple and clear as possible, which I think the city has largely done. The green paint that will be going down shortly will also help out. - The intersection is still challenging for those in the street. I think some bike boxes could help out, particularly for people headed north on Monroe. Overall, I think this came out pretty well. The city has been listening to concerns of bicyclists, and took an interim action here that addresses many of the concerns in a relatively inexpensive manner. Hopefully bikes and peds will be even better served when the intersection is eventually rebuilt, but this is a nice fix in the mean time. Kevin -- *Kevin Luecke** *Lead Planner, Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin www.bfw.org | 608-251-4456
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