Tim's points sum up my perspective exactly. On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 4:37 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> I share Tim's concern about a bike boulevard being used to argue against > bike lanes on Sherman. The bike boulevard section doesn't start until Aberg, > and there are no Sherman-parallel streets that run continuously from Fordem > or Tenney to where Ruskin begins at Aberg. (For nitpickers, there is one > block of Ruskin south of Aberg, but the shopping center comes between it and > the rest of Ruskin, so it's not a feasible bike route.) > > Bikes will still need access to Sherman, even those who aren't traveling to > destinations on Sherman, because there is no good alternative route from > Fordem to Northport. (In case anyone thinks hugging the lakeshore in Maple > Bluff is a good alternative route, try biking it in winter while out of > shape.) > > Ruskin is a great route now for the reasons I previously stated, but there > are other roads on the northside where bike improvements would have a bigger > impact - like the bike-laneless section of Aberg. If the goal is to let > people know it's there, it should be called a bike route, not a bike > boulevard. > > Kathryn Kingsbury > > www.kathrynkingsbury.com <http://kathrynkingsbury.wordpress.com> > LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynkingsbury > Skype: kathryn.kingsbury > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* tim wong <[email protected]> > *To:* India Viola <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected]; bikies <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Mon, August 15, 2011 3:41:17 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Bikies] TONIGHT! Ruskin Street Bicycle Boulevard Public > Meeting > > The problems I have with using Ruskin St. as a "bike boulevard" are these: > > 1) Ruskin is hilly, especially compared with where bikes should be--on > Sherman Ave. > 2) If the city invests in making Ruskin a "bike boulevard," it will add > ammunition to the argument that Sherman Ave. should continue to be a narrow, > four-lane speedway. As we have been arguing for almost 20 years, Sherman > Ave. should be made a TWTLT (acronym probably wrong, pronounced > "twittle")--one through lane in each direction, with left turn lanes at > intersections. Certain elements of the neighborhood have been arguing that > Sherman Ave. should be only for cars and, also, dangerous for pedestrians > trying to cross at non-stop light intersections. This is obsolete thinking. > 3) The city does not know what a bicycle boulevard is. It involves more > than putting up signs calling it one, while not doing anything that makes > bike boulevards in other cities the real thing. > > tim > > On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 11:26 AM, India Viola <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I didn't know where Ruskin St. was. Here's a Google Map of Ruskin >> St.<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Ruskin+Street,+Madison,+WI&hl=en&ll=43.120251,-89.359918&spn=0.015036,0.038581&sll=43.094132,-89.337791&sspn=0.007521,0.01929&z=15> >> What is it like to bike on now (i.e. what do we gain by designating it >> bike boulevard)? >> I'm sincerely asking because I don't know. >> >> -India >> >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 11:21 AM, AmandaWhite <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> * >>> * >>> >>> [image: Logo_Med] >>> >>> >>> >>> *City of Madison Public Information Meeting * >>> >>> * Designation of Ruskin Street as a Bicycle Boulevard* >>> >>> *TONIGHT - Monday, August 15 >>> * >>> >>> Lakeview Branch Library >>> >>> 2845 N. Sherman Ave. >>> >>> 6:00pm* >>> * >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> The City of Madison is hosting a Public Information Meeting to gather >>> community feedback on designating Ruskin Street a Bicycle Boulevard. 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