FYI BPW meeting moved to Rm 357.
On Wed, Mar 2, 2016, 14:41 Peter Gray <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's the email I sent: > > To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected] > > Subject: Board of Public Works: In support of a bicycle contra flow lane > on Mifflin Street > > Hello Board of Public Works members, > > I would like to voice my support for a bicycle contra flow lane on Mifflin > Street, on Capitol Square. > > This facility is clearly needed. With busy bicycle corridors flanking the > Square on State Street and East Mifflin, we see significant numbers of > people bicycling across the Square west to east on the Mifflin Street > sidewalks. > > We can say people should dismount or bike around the Square. But we all > know that transportation behavior is like water flowing downhill. Good > design follows usage. In general, bicycling downtown is something we want > to encourage due to motor vehicle congestion and parking capacity issues. > We just need facilities that enable all users to share the street safely > and harmoniously all around. > > Cities all over the US are expanding > <http://www.peopleforbikes.org/blog/entry/boston-columbus-detroit-indy-minneapolis-houston-denver-seattle-all-unveil> > their > networks of protected bike lanes to enhance their downtowns. Madison should > too! > > Thank you, > Peter Gray > [address] > > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 12:57 PM, Peter Gray <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Grant, thank you for pushing on this! I agree that we need to, and I'm >> going to write the Board of Public Works members today to say so. >> >> By the way, for anyone who wants to email the Board of Public Works >> members in support of a Mifflin Street Contraflow lane on the Square, >> please do today. Here are the Board of Public Works members: >> >> [email protected] - Claudia Haack >> [email protected] - David Branson >> [email protected] - Harold Dahl >> [email protected] - Jaclyn Lawton (chair, I think) >> [email protected] - Larry Palm >> [email protected] - Paul Skidmore >> >> If we can get a north side contraflow lane, great. If we can't, I think >> a south side contraflow lane will be worth advocating for next - if it's >> curbside, not adjacent to oncoming traffic. Yes that would require state >> approval, but it would be worth advocating for. I got the sense that DOA's >> opposition was more of a shrug than an adamant no. And we had no >> understanding of SCERB's involvement until it was too late to make a case >> to them. >> >> Peter >> >> On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 7:15 AM, Grant Foster via Bikies < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Board of Public Works >>> <https://madison.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=414031&GUID=3F97DBBD-08C7-4289-9CCA-1BB3A2312912> >>> meets today at 4:30 pm to consider an updated plan for Mifflin Street >>> reconstruction around the square that does not include a bike contraflow >>> lane. >>> >>> >>> The plan as currently proposed moves forward with a concept based on an >>> earlier plan that included a contraflow bike lane sandwiched in between the >>> unrestricted travel lane and the curbside parking lane. This plan was >>> rejected by the State Capitol and Executive Residence Board. The updated >>> plan stops short of putting in the contraflow paint markings, but aligns >>> the joints for this to happen at some hoped for point in the future. >>> >>> I don't think that this was a strong concept to begin with and don't >>> believe it wise to tie the destiny of a contraflow lane on Mifflin to the >>> State's reconsideration of the rejection at some point down the road. >>> >>> Instead, I believe we should be pursuing a north side contraflow concept >>> and take control of our own destiny. I believe a north side concept is very >>> viable and that it was removed prematurely from consideration. If you >>> really think there needs to be a contraflow lane on Mifflin, a north side >>> option is the only option we can install without the State's approval. If >>> we don't install a contraflow lane with this reconstruction, there is a >>> good chance that we will not have one for another 20-30 years. >>> >>> If you have opinions or ideas on the matter you should consider >>> attending today's meeting or sending your comments to the members >>> <https://madison.legistar.com/DepartmentDetail.aspx?ID=17457&GUID=66803853-9E90-4E3E-8BE6-2B726B8F77F5&Search=>of >>> the Board of Public Works. >>> >>> Here >>> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4RtNErivWC-YUtRSjJZVjNCTUE/view?usp=sharing>'s >>> what I shared. >>> >>> Grant >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Bikies mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >>> >>> >> >
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