Could Verona possibly be a little more enlightened now, with the passage of time and the increasing popularity of bicycling, and the fact that road riders might have money to spend as well. Is that the trail that goes right through Verona?
On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 10:04 AM, Ross, Arthur via Bikies < [email protected]> wrote: > If my memory is accurate, I recall that at one point quite a few years > ago when DNR paved the section of the Military Ridge Trail from McKee Road > to PB, they proposed paving the section from PB to Verona. They needed or > wanted Verona to approve this, perhaps to pay or share in the costs or for > a maintenance agreement, but Verona declined. You might check with the > WisDNR Southern Unit (based out of Fish Hatchery Road), or with Central > Office, to explore options for discussing paving this section. > > > 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 > ------------------------------ > *From:* Bikies <[email protected]> on behalf of gordon > sussman via Bikies <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, April 14, 2016 9:08 AM > *To:* Grant Foster > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Bikies] Military Ridge Trail in Verona > > My understanding is that's part of the (State owned/administered) Military > Ridge Trail, administered out of Blue Mound State Park. I believe the > contact is Kevin Swenson ([email protected]). My guess is > that, as it's a snowmobile trail and snowmobilers put up a lot more $$ than > bikers, and pavement and sleds are a bad combination, it's a difficult > work-out. Just speculating here... > > On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 8:45 AM, Grant Foster via Bikies < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Also, FWIW, I'm a guy that thinks riding 100 miles on gravel roads is fun >> and who loves riding crushed limestone trails generally. When I say it's >> unrideable, it's because it's really, really bad. >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 8:41 AM Robert F. Nagel <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Thanks. Perhaps now that the ground is unfrozen, it's time for that. >>> Anybody know when that will happen? >>> >>> --- >>> >>> Robert F. Nagel, Attorney >>> Law Offices of Robert Nagel >>> [email protected] >>> www.nagel-law.com >>> Thirty on the Square, 10th Floor >>> 30 W. Mifflin St., Suite 1001 >>> Madison, WI 53703 >>> 608-255-1501 office >>> 608-255-1504 fax >>> 608-438-9501 cell >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 8:37 AM, Grant Foster <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I would call it unrideable right now. I rode PB to Franklin on Tuesday >>>> and it was dry, but so rutted that I wouldn't suggest riding it to anyone. >>>> This was unloaded with 32c tires. I do think paving is the long-term answer >>>> for this stretch, but agree that some grooming and addition of gravel would >>>> improve things significantly. This has happened at least the last three >>>> spring seasons. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 8:30 AM Robert F. Nagel <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Good question. I have a more narrow one though. How is the trail now? >>>>> The ruts were so bad the last time I went out to it, it wasn't rideable. >>>>> Is >>>>> it rideable yet? Does it get groomed at all? Could it be groomed perhaps >>>>> to >>>>> be made rideable earlier in the season? I can't imagine a better use for >>>>> the trail fees other than to take care of the trail. If it's not being >>>>> groomed, what is happening to the fees? >>>>> >>>>> Sorry, I know I said my question would be more narrow, but I guess I >>>>> ended up with more than question, some of which may not be so narrow, but >>>>> at least I didn't jump the trail. >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> >>>>> Robert F. Nagel, Attorney >>>>> Law Offices of Robert Nagel >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> www.nagel-law.com >>>>> Thirty on the Square, 10th Floor >>>>> 30 W. Mifflin St., Suite 1001 >>>>> Madison, WI 53703 >>>>> 608-255-1501 office >>>>> 608-255-1504 fax >>>>> 608-438-9501 cell >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 8:12 AM, Grant Foster via Bikies < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Good morning, >>>>>> >>>>>> Does anyone have any background or contacts related to paving the >>>>>> Military Ridge Trail from PB to 18/151 on the southwest side of Verona? >>>>>> >>>>>> This section of path gets very high usage and the current conditions >>>>>> result in an almost unusable trail each spring. Walkers and joggers and >>>>>> cyclists can't keep off of it in late winter/early spring when it's very >>>>>> wet and their footprints and wheel ruts then harden when things dry out. >>>>>> It >>>>>> takes quite a while for the trail to become rideable again, even with >>>>>> fatter tires. Given its location in an urban setting and its >>>>>> importance to accessing a very large employment center, this path should >>>>>> be >>>>>> paved. >>>>>> >>>>>> Would Dane Co. Parks be the lead on this sort of thing? Is the >>>>>> obstacle financial or is it about snowmobile access? I'd be interested in >>>>>> working with some folks to try and make progress on it. 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The trial occurred more than three months after the city council approved the "Pollinator Protection Task Force" report which seeks to protect pollinators--bees, butterflies, moths, bats, hummingbirds, etc., and preserve pollinator habitat But the city's Building Inspection Division continues to order plantings that pollinators use removed and is prosecuting people such as me who don't comply. I have drafted a petition that I would like others to sign: http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/revise-ordinances-banning-flowers-in-yards-and-terrace (note you do not need to live in the Atwood neighborhood to sign.)
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