Anyone with stories like Mary or India really needs to be sure that both the Ped/Bike/Motor Vehicle Commission (meeting tonight) and the Council (meeting next Tuesday) get that information. Both the businesses along Sherman and the landlord, homeowners, and realtors in that area need to know that the lack of safe pedestrian and bicycle access is hurting their neighborhood.
To send something to the PBMVC, send it to [email protected] For the Council, you can send it to [email protected] It is helpful to include your address. That shows alders that you live in their area and shows businesses that they are losing potential customers. Robbie Robbie Webber Transportation Policy Analyst State Smart Transportation Initiative www.ssti.us 608-263-9984 (o) 608-225-0002 (c) [email protected] On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 10:32 AM, India Viola <[email protected]> wrote: > I second Mary's message. When we were house hunting we were willing to > move further east but not north for the same reasons. > > -India > > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Mary Ebeling <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thought I would share a comment about this that I posted on Madison.com >> this morning. >> >> We recently moved back to Madison after a 4 year absence. We looked for >> houses on the east side because we knew it had great transportation options >> - transit, bike, pedestrian that function alongside automobiles. We >> specifically did not look in the Sherman Avenue area because of the utter >> lack of acceptable bike and pedestrian infrastructure. This multi-modal >> access is part of what makes Madison such a vibrant city and I would >> suggest is part of why the Sherman corridor has not shared in this vibrancy >> to the extent neighborhoods with multi-modal transportation infrastructure >> have. >> >> The traffic counts on Sherman make it a prime candidate for reducing the >> number of lanes to one each direction and incorporating safety >> improvements. Bicycle and pedestrians are already out there, and improving >> their safety will improve the safety for all modes of travel. This fact has >> been documented over and over again (if you want a cite, do a google >> search). >> >> Businesses are often skeptical of these types of changes, but we also see >> over an over that business activity increases when more consumers gain >> access to their businesses (again google search). Not everyone drives, but >> everyone needs to access services. Think about it. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bikies mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >> >> > > > -- > WeAreAllMechanics.com > [email protected] > > Stay connected- Follow WAAM on > Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/We.Are.All.Mechanics> > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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