I would like to see you some pot given to the potential of serving the right middle school from the bikepath and what would be required to increase the level of service for cyclist on Fish hatchery Road.
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 22, 2013, at 4:31 PM, Grant Foster <[email protected]> wrote: > > I would love, love, love to see this connected to the Wingra path (hopefully > via the same rail corridor to Beld). This would be a much better long-term > solution than routing this traffic up/down Fish Hatchery. I just don't ever > see families from the South/West feeling comfortable biking down the FH bike > lanes along this stretch. It really needs to be a grade-separated or > completely segregated path to truly connect to downtown. > > Good luck on the planning!! > > Grant > > >> On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Fernandez, Anthony >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Sorry for any confusion based on our original phasing for the Cannonball >> Path project. Let’s see if this helps: >> >> >> >> 1. What we originally called “Phase 3” from Greenway View to Fish Hatchery >> was broken into two segments due to land ownership and timing issues. The >> recently-completed Phase 3, which includes the new bridge over the Beltline, >> ends just north of the Beltline with a connection to the north frontage >> road. A piece of new path extending northeast from there is not currently >> in service. It will be put in service when we complete the continuation to >> Fish Hatchery Road. We currently refer to this as “Phase 5’ and we are >> hoping to complete it in 2014. >> >> >> >> 2. Madison is beginning to study alternative routes to continue the >> Cannonball path to connect to the Wingra path. (Working name: Cannonball >> Phase 6) We are optimistic about the feasibility but not enough work has >> been done to estimate costs or project a completion year. >> >> >> >> 3. With the completion of Phase 1 in 2011/12 we now have paved path from the >> Capital City Trail to the Beltline north frontage road open for use. >> >> >> >> 4. Our partner, Fitchburg is the lead agency for the path west of Arbor >> Hills, generally referred to as Phase 2&4. Fitchburg is also the local >> sponsor with oversight of the WisDOT project constructing the bridge over >> CTH PD. The info on completion schedules provided by others in this string >> is correct as far as I know, but I defer to Fitchburg for any detail about >> that. >> >> >> >> Tony Fernandez >> >> [email protected] >> >> voice: 608-266-9219 >> >> fax: 608-264-9275 >> >> From: Mary Mullen [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 1:54 PM >> To: George Perkins; 'William Hauda'; 'bikies-danenet.org'; Dorothy Krause; >> Fernandez, Anthony >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Bikies] Verona Road/Highway PD (Mckee Road) >> >> >> >> Here are my understandings based on actual observation and also a >> conversation today with Tony Fernandez, City of Madison Engineering bike >> person. >> >> Phase 1 (blue) is paved and done, including a spur into Arbor Hills (to the >> north) that is not shown. >> >> Phase 2 (yellow) - south of the Grady Tract of the Arboretum and then >> between Belmar Hills and Dunn’s Marsh - along with Phase 4 (dotted magenta >> line) - southwest and then finally crossing PD - is passable gravel >> southwest almost to PD although not yet paved. These phases are scheduled >> to be completed (paved) by Fitchburg by mid-2014. The second half of the >> bridge over PD (Phase 4) is due to be set in December, then put to bed until >> spring 2014 when work will be finished on the path itself. >> >> Phase 3 (red solid line), south of the Beltline, is still a mudhole I >> believe, except for the approaches to the bridge over the Beltline which are >> paved. >> >> The route north of the Beltline is supposed to be Phase 5, not Phase 3. >> Tony Fernandez informed me that the City of Madison is working with the >> Arboretum for easements there and has already completed an archeological >> survey. He suggested that the path will be completed to Fish Hatchery Road >> next year, 2014. This is funded in the 2014 Madison budget. >> >> The City of Madison is also working on putting together Phase 6 which will >> go still further northeast more or less along that same railroad corridor, >> to and past Park Street. I’m a little bit hazy on Phase 6, but Tony and I >> talked about how that would be in the vicinity of Bowman Field which is just >> south of Wright Middle School. >> >> He mentioned that the Cannonball Path map referred to in George Perkins’ >> e-mail which is also the one I have personally does not show Phase 4 >> correctly, and does not show Phase 5 or Phase 6. >> >> >> Mary Mullen >> Dunn’s Marsh Neighborhood Association >> >> >> >> On 11/22/13 12:47 PM, "George Perkins" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > A big THANK YOU to the various officials who have worked diligently to >> > make >> > this all happen. Until the path is open and I can ride it, I find it hard >> > to >> > visualize the components being discussed. This map >> > (http://www.cityofmadison.com/bikemadison/documents/projectCannonball2and4map. >> > pdf) breaks the project into 4 phases. Can someone comment on the opening >> > dates for each phase? Does the bridge over PD/McKee signal near completion >> > status for phase 4? Did it get bumped up in priority over the other phases >> > due >> > to the Hwy 151 Verona Road / Beltline intersection construction? I am a >> > bit >> > confused on the timing. First I've heard of the Dawley Bike Hub >> > (http://city-fitchburg-wi.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=1125&m >> > eta_id=66685) which will include a much-needed public restroom facility >> > adjacent to Dane County mountain bike trails near Dunn's Marsh. These are >> > excellent plans - what unfinished approvals, etc., are still in the works >> > to >> > make them happen? George Perkins Sent by my iCurmudgeon >> > TM -------------------------------------------- On Thu, 11/21/13, Dorothy >> > Krause <[email protected]> wrote: According to the info out of >> > Fitchburg >> > and DOT, second half will go up in December, and the bridge-to-be will be >> > put >> > to bed for the winter. The bridge itself is scheduled to be ready for use >> > around Memorial Day and the Cannonball Path (from Dunn’s Marsh and parts >> > east) leading to it should be paved in July. Work has begun again on the >> > Dawley bike hub at Dunn’s Marsh. I’m not holding my breath of dates for >> > that >> > yet tho. Nice to see work happening again anyway. >> > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing >> > list [email protected] >> > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-dan >> > enet.org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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