The Fitchburg Board of Public Works meeting is at 5:30 p.m. tonight (8/17/12).
You can see the agenda of that meeting and full packets for Fitchburg meetings at <http://www.city.fitchburg.wi.us/meeting_minutes/index.php> The Cannonball item is #10 on the agenda. Look on p. 26 of the packet to see more detailed information about the Cannonball Path. Mary Mullen Dunn's Marsh Neighborhood Association Communications On 9/16/12 4:30 PM, "Steve Arnold" <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear friends and bicycle advocates: > > On 8/29 I wrote to you to say that Fitchburg had "finalized" the design > of the new Cannonball trail. However, the design is back in play again, > due to the support of Mayor Shawn Pfaff and an additional alder. > > In that message, I noted that the path will be built without a safety > island at Seminole Highway, but with rectangular rapidly flashing > beacons (RRFBs) at *both* the Cannonball Path and Capital City Trail > crossings of Seminole Highway. After more public input and some alder > discussions, the mayor is bringing forward another resolution to change > the design to one that includes *both* the RRFBs at both crossings and > the safety island at the Cannonball Path. This should answer all the > safety objections and still fit within the project budget. The safety > island will calm traffic 24 hours/day, potentially allowing the speed > limit to be lowered on Seminole Highway in Fitchburg (to 35 MPH), but > should be no more obstructive to motorists than any safety island or > median end. > > This measure will be going to five public meetings! > Public Works Sep 17 (tomorrow!) > Publice Safety and Human Services Oct 9 > Transportation and Transit Oct 11 > Finance Oct 23 > Common Council Nov 27 > The protracted period is due to the close vote on the predecessor issue > and the fact that a number of alders will be absent at meetings before > Nov 27. > > If you would like to advocate for the revised design, the Council > meeting is the most important. However, a majority of members of Public > Works, Public Safety, and Finance all voted against the safety island in > the predecessor resolution, so it would be great to have a few advocates > at each of those meetings. Possible talking points: > 1. Speeding is a chronic problem on this stretch of Seminole Hwy, > even though the speed limit is 40 MPH in Fitchburg. > 2. Staff continues to recommend the island as the most important > safety feature because of its traffic calming effect. > 3. At least one alder has asked for RRFBs. > 4. Funding for the Cannonball Path is 80% federal, 20% local. > 5. The proposed design (with island and RRFBs) fits within > the approved project budget. > > For those who would like to dig into this more, the public works > complete meeting packet is at > http://www.city.fitchburg.wi.us/meeting_minutes/files/BPW_091712_PK.pdf > Resolution R-88-12, concerning the Cannonball Path, starts at p. 25 of > the PDF. > > The accumulated history of the previous resolution, R-77-12, is in the > Common Council packet for Aug. 28, starting at p. 366 of the PDF, here: > http://www.city.fitchburg.wi.us/meeting_minutes/files/CC_082812_PK.pdf. > > Thanks for supporting safe bicycling in Fitchburg and around the region! _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
