Yes, those are the two route options I mapped for the gap between the 400 Trail end in Reedsburg and Madison. Bike Fed has taken over the responsibility for getting local communities and counties on board for using their local roads. They will then guide the route through the WisDOT and national approval process.
Robbie Webber State Smart Transportation Initiative www.ssti.us 608-263-9984 (office) 608-225-0002 (cell) On May 22, 2015 7:54 AM, "Harald Kliems" <[email protected]> wrote: > Robbie, that's right: USBR 30 is the one that is not part of this project. > IIRC from last year's bike summit, it's actually the Bike Fed that is > working on that. The DNR person I talked to yesterday that she was under > the impression that it was going to be finalized sometime later this year. > I think the main issue was the gap between Reedsburg and Madison, with one > alternative taking the Merrimac ferry, the other one going over the river > in Sauk City. > > Harald. > > On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 9:01 PM Robbie Webber <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 6:35 PM, Harald Kliems <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> this open house was only for three corridors; there is a fourth >>> corridor, but the process for that is done by another company/agency(?). >>> >>> >> A number of years ago I mapped a route under a contract with WisDOT. That >> may be why only three are being done now. Also, there is another U.S. Bike >> Route -- # 45 -- that runs along the Mississippi, but that has also been >> mapped as part of the Mississippi River Trail (most not on "trail," so >> that's just a name) that runs the entire length of the river. >> >> I think the ones they are working on now are now are Route 37 along Lake >> Michigan, Route 20 connecting Minneapolis to Manitowoc (and the ferry to >> Michigan), and Route 10 connecting Minneapolis to the U.P. You can see the >> map of the broad corridors and where they go outside the Midwest here: >> >> http://www.adventurecycling.org/default/assets/file/USBRS/USBRSCorridorMap.pdf >> >> (The route I mapped was Route 30, which would connect Minneapolis to >> Milwaukee -- and then on the ferry to Michigan. In the bigger picture, it >> runs from western Montana to Boston. Within Wisconsin 75% of that route can >> be done on existing trails, which is why it was easy to do.) >> >> >> >> 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. >> >> >>> >>>
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