Thanks to all for the dialogue re: bike path. For what it's worth, a few clarifying points. Yes: Madison BCycle's shop, office and vehicles are based here. In order to serve the community the way we do on the budget we have - we do require all the space in our current lot for vehicle manuverability. So do other tenants in the building including businesses that receive delivery via large box trucks regularly, and customers that arrive via bike, car, motorcycle and wheelchair.
We do not want to see anyone displaced of course, and are excited about the path expansion. There is an adjacent parcel of land that is currently unused here. Could that facilitate Tiny House expansion or bike path re-routing? I am not the planning expert but the potential is certainly there. As for how straightforward the path planning is there - I encourage folks to inquire w/ city planners, but as someone who bikes there daily, in all seasons, it is not a straightforward extension of current routes. Currently, paths suddenly become sidewalk, bikelanes merge with paths or just disappear, paths cross busy roads at an angle where it's impossible to see car traffic coming from either direction. From what I've seen of plans, the proposal makes this interface much safer. My hope is that no current area residents or business will be compromised by this - and I'm certainly not sure that's our fate at this time. -Martha Laugen, Madison BCycle -- *Martha C. Laugen, MPH* *617.320.9806* *[email protected] <[email protected]>*
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