Signs like this would be very helpful. I come from the west; if I saw an "elevator not working" sign at Broom St., I'd get off the path at that point and find a reasonably direct route to the Square. As it is, I go to Monona Terrace, encounter the Out of Order sign, mutter something under my breath, and continue to Blair St. -- adding several minutes to my trip.
(It might also help to temporarily remove the "no bikes" rule on the spiral ramps to give bikers a more direct route to Level 4.) From: "bikies" <bikies@lists.danenet.org> To: "bikies" <bikies@lists.danenet.org>, "Arthur Ross" <ar...@cityofmadison.com> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 6:47:22 PM Subject: Re: [Bikies] What's happening with the Monona Terrace bike elevator Actually, what would be most helpful would be signs at Broom and Blair, indicating the elevator down. Those are the points at which commuters can actually use the information to select an alternate route. Imagine a road being torn up in the middle of a several-mile stretch between two roads, and a "Road Closed" sign only at the point the road is torn up, and no signs at the intersections at either end of that stretch of road. That's about how useful the sign on the door is. IOW, MT staff have to think of the elevator as a road. On 2017/02/23 12:06, India Viola via Bikies wrote: Arthur, Could you please instruct the management to post a temporary sign with an abbreviated version of what you just summed up in your email along with a more permanent sign with information of whom to contact in the future in case someone finds the elevator out-of-order. Thank you. -India Co-Founder & Instructor, We Are All Mechanics <http://www.WeAreAllMechanics.com> *empowering people through education since 2003* WeAreAllMechanics.com i...@weareallmechanics.com Follow WAAM on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/We.Are.All.Mechanics> Founding Member, Madison Bikes <http://www.madisonbikes.org/> *Creating a city where you'd choose to ride your bike from here to there.* MadisonBikes.org <http://www.MadisonBikes.org> in...@madisonbikes.org Follow Madison Bikes on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/groups/MBIIC/> On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 11:31 AM, Ross, Arthur via Bikies < bikies@lists.danenet.org > wrote: BQ_BEGIN I contacted Monona Terrace. Other work there led to water getting into the elevator shaft which destroyed a circuit board that operates the elevator. The earliest a new circuit board can arrive is early next week. Monona Terrace is working with the supplier to get this expedited. Arthur Ross, Pedestrian-Bicycle Coordinator City of Madison Traffic Engineering Division **Please Note Our New Address** 30 W. Mifflin St., Suite 900 PO Box 2986 Madison, WI 53701-2986 608/266-6225 <(608)%20266-6225> -----Original Message----- From: Bikies [ mailto:bikies-boun...@lists.danenet.org ] On Behalf Of Mitchell Nussbaum via Bikies Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 9:46 AM To: bikies Subject: [Bikies] What's happening with the Monona Terrace bike elevator Does anybody know if the bike elevator is expected to be back in service in the foreseeable future? I knew there was a planned outage for repairs on Tuesday, and I planned my route accordingly. But yesterday and today I came to the elevator and saw the Out of Order sign and had to take a detour to get to work. I can survive without the elevator, but it would be helpful to know its status before I get on my bike so I can choose my route. Are status reports posted anywhere? _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list Bikies@lists.danenet.org http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list Bikies@lists.danenet.org http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org BQ_END -- Paul T. O'Leary Chronic Nuisance Madison, WI USA _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list Bikies@lists.danenet.org http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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