> http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/wmh/id/23618 > > a more in depth analysis of the good roads movement in Wisconsin: Campbell, Ballard C., 1940- "The good roads movement in Wisconsin, 1890-1911" Wisconsin Magazine Of History. Volume: 49 /Issue: 4 (1965-1966) Some things haven't changed. > > “The fact that most bicyclists lived in towns and cities suggests the reason > for the popularity of adult cycling. In an age increasingly confined to urban > locations, the bicycle offered city dwellers a new kind of mobility. Drawn > out of the towns and cities partly by a sense of rural nostalgia, the bicycle > provided urban families with a unique social release that allowed outdoor > recreation in the countryside as well as convenient transportation within the > city." > > http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/wmh/id/23619/rv/compoundobject/cpd/23706 > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Rewey > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:06 PM > To: Bikies > Subject: Re: [Bikies] How bicyclists, not drivers, spawned first "good roads" > > Here is something on the WisDOT website: > > http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/bike-foot/docs/history.pdf > > I also read about early bike advocacy a number of years ago in the first of a > large two-set volume of books at WisDOT. > > A History of Wisconsin Highway Department, 1835-1945, State Highway > Commission of Wisconsin and the Public Roads Administration, Federal Works > Agency, 1947 > (The second continued the history after 1945) > > Mike Rewey > > > On 26 Mar 2014 at 11:35, Robbie Webber wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Andy Bach<[email protected]>wrote: > > I read/skimmed that "Wheel Fever" book: > > http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whspress/books/book.asp?book_id=418 > > > > but I don't recall it telling the story quite that way. > > Yes, I heard the author speak at the Wisconsin Bike Summit, and it seemed > > he focused mostly on > > the bike industry, not on the infrastructure of the state. League of > > American Bicyclists was formed > > well over 100 years ago to push for the "Good Roads Movement" nationwide, > > so I don't doubt that > > there were local enthusiasts doing the same thing. But the article in > > today's paper talks about > > counties being required to have at least one cross-county route that was > > good. And that a portion > > of rural roads were paved in this way. > > But outside the Driftless area - where some roads that dead end on ridge > > tops are unpaved - and > > northern Wisconsin, where unpaved roads are common, most roads are paved. > > Even the little > > farm roads with almost no traffic are paved. That's what makes road biking > > so amazing here. > > Robbie Webber > > Transportation Policy Analyst > > 608-263-9984 (o) > > 608-225-0002 (c) > > [email protected] > > All opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of > > my employer or any > > other group with which I am affiliated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Robbie Webber > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Nice little piece in the State Journal today about the history of > > paving roads in > > Wisconsin. > > What sort of amused me was this passage: > > Farmers called this unnecessary government intervention and denounced > > bicyclists as > > lazy “city dudes.” They urged lawmakers to restrict bicycles. > > Tension between rural residents and urban bicyclists simmered for more > > than a > > decade. > > > > > > > > Yeah, so we can now say, when somebody in a car yells "Get off my road!" - > > "Hey buddy, we were > > here first, we *got* these roads paved!" > > I'm sure that will solve the conflict ;-> I read/skimmed that "Wheel Fever" > > book: > > http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whspress/books/book.asp?book_id=418 > > > > but I don't recall it telling the story quite that way. > > > > -- > > > > a > > > > Andy Bach, > > [email protected] > > 608 658-1890 cell > > 608 261-5738 wk > > > > > > > > > > > > > Michael W. Rewey > 5522 Comanche Way > Madison, WI 543704-1026 > cell: 608.698.6673 > home: 608.249.6673 > email: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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