Grant asked < Does anyone understand the "no biking" sign at the east end of Orton Park? I looked at the Municipal Code and it seems to me that bikes are allowed on paved paths. I wrote the park department, but didn't receive any response yet...>
I cannot speak as to why this sign is installed with respect to the city ordinance Grant posted, but I can say that the city has received complaints from residents near the park and park users about poor behavior of bicyclists vis-à-vis pedestrians on the path, children playing nearby, etc. If you use this path, or any other path or sidewalk in the city, please be courteous towards pedestrians, slow down, give an audible warning and wait for a reaction before passing. In Orton Park in particular, watch for what is going on alongside the path, especially kids playing and running around who could run onto or across the path. It doesn't take that much more time to ride around the park instead of through it, or to walk your bike if going to the pavilion or another destination in the park. Arthur Arthur Ross, Pedestrian-Bicycle Coordinator City of Madison Traffic Engineering Division 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Suite 100 PO Box 2986 Madison, WI 53701-2986 608/266-6225
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