Free brats to the first 50 people that bike to Brat Fest tomorrow, Saturday May 26 starting at 10am. Check out more details on biking, bike parking and associated activities at:
http://www.bratfest.com/brat-411/20by2020/ Lindsay Sent from my iPhone On May 25, 2012, at 3:30 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Bikies mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Bikies digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Found: Necktie (Michael Lemberger) > 2. Biking through Orton Park (Grant Foster) > 3. Milwaukee to double its bikeway network (Dave Schlabowske) > 4. Brat Fest (Jesse Wickizer) > 5. Bike Lanes of America map (Andy Bach) > 6. Re: Biking through Orton Park (Ross, Arthur) > 7. Re: Biking through Orton Park ([email protected]) > 8. Re: Biking through Orton Park (Robbie Webber) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 19:53:03 -0500 > From: Michael Lemberger <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Bikies] Found: Necktie > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Thus afternoon I found a brand-new, bicycle-themed necktie, with the price > tag still on it, near the Jenifer St. bike/foot bridge. If it belongs to you, > please send me a message off-list and I'll return it. > > If nobody claims it, I'm keeping it cuz it's dorktastic. > > Michael L. > Madison > > Sent from my iPod > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 20:08:46 -0500 > From: Grant Foster <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Bikies] Biking through Orton Park > Message-ID: > <caapdrbky9vvdtxiqzzpdkdfsugknhpddv4dfydow5dbiecm...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > 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... > > Grant > > *8.31 BICYCLES IN PARKS.* > > (1) Purpose and Intent. The Common Council finds that as the use of City > parks increases, it is in the > > public interest to protect and preserve parkland resources while making > these resources accessible > > to the multiplicity of City park users. The Common Council specifically > authorizes the Park > > Commission to identify trails within parkland suitable for bicycle use. The > use of bicycles on > > trails not designated for that specific use denigrates the parkland by > accelerating erosion and > > endangers hikers because of inadequate sight clearance. It is the intent of > this ordinance to > > reconcile the desires of individual park users with the need to preserve > the resources for all > > citizens and to that end to designate certain parks and park areas for use > consistent with safety, > > preservation of natural resources and recreational enjoyment. > > (2) Definitions. > > ?Bicycle? has the meaning specified in Wis. Stat. ? 340.01(5). > > ?City park? means City-owned property designated and operated as a park for > general > > recreational use but does not include greenways or conservation parks. > > ?Conservation park? has the meaning specified in Sec. 8.40(2), MGO. > > ?Natural area? means any area not mowed on a regular basis to turf 6? or > less in height. > > ?Roadway? means highway as defined in Wis. Stat. ? 340.01(22). > > ?Trail? means any maintained travel route through a natural area, the > surface of which may be > > dirt, mowed turf, gravel, wood chips or boardwalk. > > (3) Bicycles Allowed. Any person may ride a bicycle: > > (a) in a City park on paved roadways, parking areas, paved paths and mowed > turf areas > > which are not trails. > > (b) anywhere in Quarry Park. > > (c) on two designated trails in Edna Taylor Park, providing access to > Femrite Drive and > > Glendale School, respectively. > > (d) on one designated trail through Owen Park, running from Inner Drive to > Bordner Drive. > > (e) other specific areas designated and posted according to an order issued > by the Park > > Commission. > > (4) Prohibitions. > > (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle on any trail or > natural area in any City > > park except trails or areas designated and posted as open to bicycles, > according to an > > order issued by the Park Commission. > > (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to ride or operate any bicycle > within areas of the > > Henry Vilas Zoo unless specific permission has been granted by the Henry > Vilas Zoo > > Director. (Am. by ORD-11-00168, 12-6-11) > > Sec. 8.31(4)(c) PUBLIC PROPERTY > > Rev. 12/15/11 8 - 18 > > (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle on a mowed turf > area in City parks > > when such area has been designated and posted as closed to bicycles, > according to an > > order issued by the Park Commission. > > (5) Penalty. Any person violating this ordinance shall be subject to a fine > of not less than ten dollars > > ($10) nor more than fifty dollars ($50). > > (Cr. by Ord. 8055, 6-17-83; Am. by Ord. 12,497, 11-19-99) > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.danenet.org/private.cgi/bikies-danenet.org/attachments/20120524/8cb49bd2/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 10:10:31 -0500 > From: Dave Schlabowske <[email protected]> > To: MILBTW <[email protected]>, bikies <[email protected]> > Subject: [Bikies] Milwaukee to double its bikeway network > Message-ID: > <CACqPVYNG=qr-oxyetwo0bjbwqfrgqnkavynwkbvhzey9vf1...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > http://bfw.org/2012/05/25/milwaukee-adding-76-miles-to-bikeway-network/ > > Yours in cycling, > > Dave Schlabowske > Dir. of Communications > Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin > 414-431-1798 (desk) > 414-736-2209 (mobile) > www.bfw.org > > 3618 W. Pierce Street > Milwaukee, WI 53215 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.danenet.org/private.cgi/bikies-danenet.org/attachments/20120525/0b7d8d2c/attachment-0001.htm> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 12:19:56 -0500 > From: Jesse Wickizer <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Bikies] Brat Fest > Message-ID: > <CAP5mN+JoqaaKJm_g1OKgrSods=hziPugp1RR9VeaJrOLD=d...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Is the Brat Fest doing the promotion again this year where you get a coupon > for a free brat if you ride your bike to the fest? > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.danenet.org/private.cgi/bikies-danenet.org/attachments/20120525/ae1246d5/attachment-0001.htm> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 13:37:15 -0500 > From: Andy Bach <[email protected]> > To: Bikies <[email protected]> > Subject: [Bikies] Bike Lanes of America map > Message-ID: > <cacv6rw+3ch8dwb_w_6iggru7qgtytq7bon0dzx-4ur5kvpu...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > http://www.good.is/post/infographic-the-united-bike-lanes-of-america/ > > or straight to the image > http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/1205/the-united-bike-lanes-of-america/flat.html > > Wonder how we can get Madison in there ... > > Sponsored by Cliff bars, who's also running: > http://2milechallenge.com/ > > 1 dollar to a non-profit for every 2+mile bike trip logged to the site. > -- > > a > > Andy Bach, > [email protected] > 608 658-1890 cell > 608 261-5738 wk > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 14:20:15 -0500 > From: "Ross, Arthur" <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Biking through Orton Park > Message-ID: > <36d0bef9a132b14082fb0529343f227c01dc49728...@exmbx.cityofmadison.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > 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-?-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 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.danenet.org/private.cgi/bikies-danenet.org/attachments/20120525/a4fc5fd5/attachment-0001.htm> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 19:46:52 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Biking through Orton Park > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed"; > DelSp="yes" > > These are good tips to remember whenever riding on sidewalks or bike paths. > > It's actually pretty easy to see the entire path when approaching and if > there's pedestrian traffic, I go around the park instead. While it doesn't > take a lot longer to go around the park, neither corner is a particularly > great alternative. Due to parked cars, visibility is poor a biker is much > more exposed to inattentive drivers. Also, at Ingersoll/Rutledge the road > is banked the wrong way and has to be taken quite slow in case of > gravel/sand/ice. > > Orton Park is also simply a magical little spot and it's a great feeling to > ride along the curve of the path and through the old oak trees. I'm not > interested in running over little children or knocking down pedestrians, > but I wanted to know why my bike and I weren't allowed. > > > I still haven't received anything from the city, but I believe the sign was > changed when I rode by this morning. Maybe that's my answer. > > Grant > > On May 25, 2012 2:20pm, "Ross, Arthur" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> 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-?-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 > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.danenet.org/private.cgi/bikies-danenet.org/attachments/20120525/4fc680d1/attachment-0001.htm> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 15:25:19 -0500 > From: Robbie Webber <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Biking through Orton Park > Message-ID: > <CAOT7DYy+dxmHV2Ardxx5CX=_btygnuzqaywiprf0xw4ncbt...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Not going that route all that much, maybe I've just never seen the sign. > But if it's new, it might be a temporary sign because of construction. > Maybe they don't want tons of frustrated bike commuters racing through the > park while the street is torn up. > > > Robbie Webber > Transportation Policy Analyst > State Smart Transportation Initiative > www.ssti.us > 608-263-9984 (o) > 608-225-0002 (c) > [email protected] > > > > On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 2:46 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> These are good tips to remember whenever riding on sidewalks or bike >> paths. >> >> It's actually pretty easy to see the entire path when approaching and if >> there's pedestrian traffic, I go around the park instead. While it doesn't >> take a lot longer to go around the park, neither corner is a particularly >> great alternative. Due to parked cars, visibility is poor a biker is much >> more exposed to inattentive drivers. Also, at Ingersoll/Rutledge the road >> is banked the wrong way and has to be taken quite slow in case of >> gravel/sand/ice. >> >> Orton Park is also simply a magical little spot and it's a great feeling >> to ride along the curve of the path and through the old oak trees. I'm not >> interested in running over little children or knocking down pedestrians, >> but I wanted to know why my bike and I weren't allowed. >> >> >> I still haven't received anything from the city, but I believe the sign >> was changed when I rode by this morning. Maybe that's my answer. >> >> Grant >> >> On May 25, 2012 2:20pm, "Ross, Arthur" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >>> 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-?-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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bikies mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.danenet.org/private.cgi/bikies-danenet.org/attachments/20120525/742e1289/attachment-0001.htm> > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > End of Bikies Digest, Vol 43, Issue 29 > ************************************** Lindsay Suttin Executive Assistant Saris Cycling Group 5253 Verona Road Madison, WI 53711 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Phone: (608) 729-6123 Fax: (608) 274-1702 Let's keep the conversation going. 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