Although there probably are no longer records of it, those who biked down Seminole Hwy in the late-1980s and early-1990s probably remember a similar cut-out where the RR tracks - now the Badger Trail (!) - crossed at an odd angle. Before I started biking regularly out that way I also remember a lot of people talking about falling on the tracks before that cut was put in place.
Is there any regular bike commuter out there that has NOT fallen the RR tracks somewhere in the city or metro area? Not just getting your wheel caught, but also slipping on the tracks or not quite crossing correctly seem to get a lot of people. Mine was falling on Campus Dr (W. Johnson St) in front of Engineering in the rain. I was continuing east down the road because of construction where I normally cut though the Engineering campus. Thought I had made it across the tracks, but my back wheel was still on the tracks and I went down. Robbie Webber Transportation Policy Analyst State Smart Transportation Initiative www.ssti.us 608-263-9984 (o) 608-225-0002 (c) [email protected] On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 9:51 AM, STRAWSER, Charles <[email protected]>wrote: > Mr. Krueger,**** > > I want to thank you for the time you spent with Donna Magdalina recently > regarding the RR crossing of N Sherman Ave in the Village of Maple Bluff, > and to point to an excellent example of how to accommodate bicyclists > crossing RR tracks at such an acute angle across a bike lane.**** > > ** ** > > The city of Madison built an excellent example in the westbound bike lane > on Dayton Street across from the Charter St Heating plant’s new boilers > just east of N Mills St. see Google maps street view: > http://goo.gl/maps/4prHq**** > > You can see just past the RR crossing barricades that the curb line cuts > into the terrace almost all the way to the sidewalk, providing a way for > cyclists to veer to the right and “square up” to the RR tracks in advance > of crossing them much closer to a right angle than they would without this > design.**** > > ** ** > > I’d be happy to show you the facility in person at your convenience, but > since it’s in the city of Madison ROW, I’ve cc’d Tony Fernandez, who was > probably the engineer who designed it for city of Madison Engineering, and > Arthur Ross, the City of Madison Traffic Engineering’s bicycle & pedestrian > coordinator.**** > > Thanks,**** > > ** ** > > Chuck Strawser > Pedestrian & Bicycle Transportation Planner > Commuter Solutions > Transportation Services > UW-Madison > Room 124 WARF > 610 Walnut St > Madison WI 53726 > 608-263-2969 > www.wisc.edu/trans **** > > *From:* Donna Magdalina > *Sent:* Friday, August 09, 2013 6:38 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [Bikies] Good news regarding N Sherman RR crossing**** > > ** ** > > I stopped at the Maple Bluff Town Hall and spoke to Police Chief/Village > Administrator Tim Krueger to thank him for implementing the bike lanes on > North Sherman and to ask if he would do something to make it easier for > bikes to cross the RR at a right angle in the bike lanes. Riding > southbound, I have to actually stop and walk my bike over those tracks with > my skinny tires when there is a car in the lane next to me.**** > > ** ** > > He was incredibly kind and gracious and wanted to walk out and look at it > with me to fully understand the problem and necessary solution. I > demonstrated the issue and he asked how much asphalt extension I thought > was needed to make a safe crossing. He said he would add asphalt the next > time there was asphalt used in the village, which would be awhile. Since > the sidewalk was due to being replaced soon, he thought they might put > sidewalk there.**** > > ** ** > > Tim wasn't sure if the east side of the road was his jurisdiction but was > happy to contact Madison and figure that out. He was very receptive and > considered it an important safety issue to take action on. **** > > ** ** > > Donna**** > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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