Last night Fitchburg Common Council completed work on the 2012-2016 CIP.
Sadly, the Council voted 5-3 to delete the multi-use ("bike") path 0.3 mi along S Fish Hatchery Rd between Whalen Rd and the rest of the network at Shamrock Ln, scheduled for 2015. Too bad for Country Heights and Country Vineyard residents and Fitchburg cyclists who access Verona via Whalen! This deletion also makes it much less likely that Dane County will provide a multi-use path along S Fish Hatchery Rd from Whalen Rd to the Town of Oregon when they rebuild their portion in 2015.
A move to delete paved shoulders on specific uphill road segments listed in the Bike and Ped plan was withdrawn. Thanks to Ald Becky Baumbach who also spoke against deleting these important safety projects.
I introduced an amendment to build 0.2 mi of sidewalk in 2012 along Lacy Rd east of Richardson St to complete our pedestrian network around the new Fitchburg Public Library. I was disappointed that no other alders supported this project.
The Council voted 6-2 to take sidewalks along Lacy Rd east of the library off the table for the 2016 reconstruction project. I argued that all potential facilities should be available for discussion when the project is publicly planned in 2015.
The Council reconsiders the CIP each summer for the following five years, and I hope that those who favor balanced investment in facilities for biking, walking, motorists, and transit will make their preferences known to their Common Council representatives.
Regards, Steve Arnold, Fitchburg Alder, District 4, Seat 7 2530 Targhee Street, Fitchburg, Wisconsin 53711-5491 Telephone +1 608 278 7700 · Facsimile +1 608 278 7701 [email protected] · http://Arnold.US Become a supporter: like http://facebook.com/ArnoldforAlder. _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
