Let's get a great turnout for this upcoming Common Council Meeting (see info in email from Bike Fed below).
For those of you who are interested, Reuben and I will plan on having dinner and a beer at the Great Dane after the meeting. Join us for some bike chat if you would like! -India ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Amanda White, Wisconsin Bike Fed <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 3:28 PM Subject: Action Alert: Speak up for bike lanes on Sherman Avenue To: [email protected] *Action Alert!* *Speak up for bike lanes on Sherman Avenue* * * We’re happy to announce that the City has a plan to slow down car traffic and make bicycling and walking safer on Sherman Ave. These recommendations are the result of a long-term, community-driven effort to improve conditions for bicyclists and pedestrians in the neighborhood. First, Sherman Avenue will become a 3-lane street from Trailsway to Fordem Avenue, consisting of a lane of traffic in each direction and a two-way left turn lane in the center. This change will make room for bikes lanes in addition to pedestrian refuge islands at five locations along the project corridor. These changes will greatly improve conditions for the countless pedestrians and bicyclists who live and travel in this area. Currently, bicyclists and pedestrians have to share the sidewalk as there is no safe place to travel by bike. *We need YOUR HELP to make this plan a reality.* The Madison Common Council will vote on whether or not to make these changes. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend the upcoming Madison Common Council meeting and voice your support. Madison Common Council Tuesday, March 5th 6:30 pm City Council Building, Room 201 (201 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd) *If you are unable to attend the meeting, please send an email in support*of the changes to the Common Council. You can reach all the Common Council by emailing [email protected]. You can find the Engineering report here: http://madison.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=2307038&GUID=8CF94D09-4349-4B9E-AA4F-158FBD5E7577 A big thank you to the City of Madison Traffic Engineering and Engineering divisions and to Alder Satya Rhodes-Conway for making this major safety improvement a possibility.
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