It's difficult to get a feel for what the path will look and feel like from a single, or two, lights. To get a better idea of what the lighting will be like ride or walk the Cannonball path whee the same fixture has been installed. The easiest access to the Cannonball Path is at Post Road between Todd Drive and Leopold Elementary School.
Please provide constructive critique. Using a term like "awful" does not tell us anything. What do like or dislike about the lighting? What would you prefer? Remember the path is not just for bicyclists who are required to use lights at night to be seen by others, but also by pedestrians, runners, and other non-motorized users. 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 ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Long [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 9:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Bikies] Second thoughts on SW Path Lighting This issue is not simply bike advocates VS NIMBY homeowners, nor is it Lights VS No-Lights folks. The folks who have actually seen the proposed lighting at Council Bluff will likely understand my meaning. Whatever you feel about whether bike paths should be lit by riders or by an external source, I think most bikers who experiences the test light adjacent Council Bluff will agree that it is awful. As a long time BFW member and commuter on the SW Path since '03, I really hope bike advocacy groups don't rally members to blindly support this poorly conceived lighting plan. Until a vastly better design is proposed, I much prefer to keep on using my LED bike light for my evening commute. The handful of neighborhood bikers I've talked to agree. If you haven't already, please take some time to check out the test lights and pass along your suggestions to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> before the Dec 11 hearing Dave Long ...and no, I'm not an adjacent homeowner _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
