And the Long Range Transportation Planning Committee will be voting on this at tomorrow's meeting which begins at 5:00 pm in room LL-110 in the Madison Municipal Building.
Mark Shahan On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 8:33 PM, Aaron Crandall <[email protected]> wrote: > If you're unable to attend the Common Council meeting or want to attend > additional meetings, the Pedestrian, Bicycle, Motor Vehicle Commission > (PBMVC) will also be taking a vote on this next Tuesday as well, prior to > the Common Council meeting. The PBMVC is televised and the Commission would > welcome public comments on this agenda item. -Best, Aaron > > ------------------------------ > *From:* India Viola <[email protected]> > *To:* Bikies ListServe <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 20, 2013 12:01 PM > *Subject:* [Bikies] Fwd: Action Alert: Speak up for bike lanes on Sherman > Avenue > > > 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. > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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