It's good to see that Atwood through Olbrich is part of this. This section needs a change in balance from mv-dominance to supporting bikes and peds. Cyclovias are a good way to highlight that gap.
The bridge in OB Sherry is gonna be a very bad choke point. It'll be interesting to see how that works. On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 3:20 PM, Robbie Webber <[email protected]>wrote: > FYI: Got this from the city. Looks like the 2nd event is Atwood-Fair Oaks. > Sounds like fun! > > > Robbie > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 2:13 PM > Subject: [Ride the Drive Updates] Ride the Drive returns for TWO events in > 2014 > > > > [image: Ride the Drive Updates] > > > Ride the Drive - back in 2014 !!! > > The City of Madison and Madison Parks are excited to bring Ride the Drive, > presented by Trek, back for its sixth year! We will be hosting Ride the > Drive-Downtown on Sunday, June 1st from 10am to 3pm and Ride the > Drive-Eastside Sunday, August 24th from 10am - 3pm. > > Ride the Drive was inspired by the Ciclovia in Bogota, Colombia, where > city streets are closed to car traffic to allow people to participate in > all kinds of free health and community-oriented events. In celebration of > Madison's commitment to bicycling and healthy lifestyles, Madison hosted > its first Ride the Drive in 2009. Five years of successful events later, we > are proud to call this a Madison tradition. > > Ride the Drive*, *is a car-free, care free event that transforms some of > Madison's streets into a public promenade. During the Downtown event, roads > in the five mile route are open for participants to bike, skate or walk > through some of Madison's signature streets. The Eastside event is 2.2 > miles of the same car-free fun. Both events are free and open to the > public. Along the route, there will be activities, informational booths, > musicians, food vendors and other entertainment for thousands of > participants to enjoy. > > The downtown route will be the same as last year's, featuring iconic > downtown streets, including Capitol Square, East Washington and John Nolen > Drive. The Eastside Ride the Drive will have more of a neighborhood block > party feel, highlighting the neighborhoods surrounding Atwood Avenue and > South Fair Oaks Avenue. Complete maps of the Ride the Drive routes can be > found on the Ride the Drive website. > > There are many different ways for the community to get involved in this > year's Ride the Drive events. Corporations are encouraged to help sponsor > the events, while local businesses and organizations can host an activity > or have a vendor or food booth along the routes. Both dates also have many > volunteer opportunities to help the events run smoothly. > > We invite participants of all ages to come out and Ride the Drive with the > City of Madison and Madison Parks! > > For a list of all the volunteer roles available and more information about > Ride the Drive, please visit > www.cityofmadison.com/ridethedrive<https://my.cityofmadison.com/emaillists/redirect.cfm?ID=79241&MID=17015&LID=60> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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