Just a few minutes ago, I witnessed a commuter inbound on the path,
right at the barrier that Mike mentions, looking confused as to why the
closure was indicated where it was. I could read her face - "what's the
point of having the path open over the causeways, if it goes nowhere?".
She just dismounted, went around the barrier, and walked her bike the
few feet to the crossing to the Brittingham Park path.
If the reconstruct includes the Brittingham path "tee", perhaps a little
side path could be created, from the end of the causeway bridge over to
the signaled crossing. At least then, the causeways portion of the path
would be useful, and commuters could take the Brittingham path to S.
Bedford or some other surface route into downtown.
On 2015/05/05 09:07, Michael Lemberger wrote:
Hi Arthur and Tony,
A couple of us rode north this morning across the causeway from Lakeside street
to find the north end of the last bridge blocked by a path closed barrier just
south of the intersection with North Shore Drive. There was no previous
indication from the south or west that the path was closed ahead, which means
that had there been a construction crew present, we would have had to backtrack
a mile to find an alternate route.
Similarly, there is another barrier blocking the North Shore path on the south
side of John Nolen, so cyclists riding east parallel to North Shore are likely
finding themselves in a similar, though less burdensome situation when they
reach the John Nolen crossing.
I understand that there is no official detour for this project (though I don’t
fully understand why there is not), but are there any plans to improve the
signage to provide advance notice of the closure?
Thanks in advance for any insight.
Michael
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On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Ross, Arthur<[email protected]> wrote:
NOTICE:
The John Nolen Path (a/k/a/ Capital City Trail) in Law Park west of the Monona
Terrace Convention Center will be closed for construction, possibly as soon as
Tuesday, May 5, 2015. The City is completely reconstructing the path to
provide new and wider pavement from North Shore Drive to the Terrace. This
includes separated space for bicycles and pedestrians from Broom Street to the
Terrace. This much-needed improvement is expected to take about one month, and
is being scheduled in order to re-open the path prior to\r Bike Week, June 6-13.
During construction, *no bikes or pedestrians* will be permitted on the path.
Users of the lake shore path in front of Monona Terrace will be able to access
Law Park on foot, but there will be no designated or ADA accessible route
through the Park. The bike elevator in Monona Terrace will continue to operate
and be accessible to or from the path to the east. There will not be a marked
detour as it is assumed that bicyclists and pedestrians will choose the
alternative on-street route that best serves their needs.
We realize that this will be a major inconvenience for many path users but
there is no feasible alternative given the dimensions of the Park and the major
construction involved. We appreciate your patience and we are confident that
the new, wider path will be worth the temporary inconvenience. For additional
information on this project, please contact Tony Fernandez in City Engineering
at (608) 266-9219 or [email protected].
Arthur Ross, Pedestrian-Bicycle Coordinator
City of Madison Traffic Engineering Division
215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Suite 100
PO Box 2986
Madison, WI 53701-2986
608/266-6225
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