The red material used for the bike box was wearing out and needed repair. Green is the only federally approved color that we can use for bicycle facilities, so (1) the red is being replaced with green, and (2) we are using a different material that is (a) less slippery when wet, and (b) easier to install and repair as it wears. The material is colored recycled glass (no, it won't cause flats, it is not sharp) embedded in an epoxy/glue type base. This is the same material we have used in the bike box on Dayton and Park, and in the eastbound bike lane on University Avenue in the campus area, and similar to that used at the intersection of the Southwest Path at Monroe/Regent Streets. Let me know if you have further questions.
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 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of India Viola Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 2:25 PM To: Streets Cc: Bikies ListServe; Kerry Martin Subject: [Bikies] Bike Boxes at Willy/Wilson/Blair? To: City of Madison Streets Dept. What is the plan for reimplementing the bike boxes at the intersection of Williamson/Wilson/Blair? Is there a time frame set? There was no apparent communication with local cyclists (the end user) about this and there are many people on the SASY listserve speculating that the boxes have been permanently removed. Any updates would be appreciated, as well as a communication to the SASY neighborhood listserve and my alderperson, Marsha Rummel. Thanks, India Viola -- :typed by one hand while nursing: WeAreAllMechanics.com<http://WeAreAllMechanics.com> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Stay connected- Follow WAAM on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/We.Are.All.Mechanics>
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