Some of you may recall that this scenario was also very problematic at the
corner of Fish Hatchery road and County Highway PD, which also intersected the
Capital City State Trail. So many car drivers there failed to even stop before
turning right off of Southbound Fish Hatchery onto Westbound
Depending on timing and weather conditions, the Lakeshore Nature Preserve may
undertake a prescribed burn along the Howard Temin Lakeshore Path tomorrow
(Wednesday April 13), specifically in the Willow Creek Savanna (north of the
Natatorium), and possibly parts of Picnic Point (well off the
I don't think I've seen this job opening listed to Bikies yet. Apologies if
I've duplicated another post.
Chuck Strawser
Pedestrian & Bicycle Transportation Planner
Commuter Solutions
UW-Madison Transportation Services
Please note that my email address has changed. My new email is
The gate that separates the sidewalk on the east side of Breese Terrace from
the UW property north of Camp Randall (and south of the football practice
field) is being replaced. Work will take place from 7/25/16 through 8/26/16.
There will be no access from Breese Terrace to Fetzer, McClain,
Brian Mink said: "I've noticed that most west coast cities that allow electric
bikes do have rules that include behaving in regard to maximum speed, passing,
remaining non aggressive and the like. Should Madison have such rules and post
them? Probably."
Madison already has rules, and does post
Biking up 78 percent on nine blocks of Oakland’s Telegraph Ave where protected
bike lanes were installed (and through travel lanes for MVs reduced to one in
each direction, plus parking and turn lanes). Walking up 100%. Crashes DOWN
40%, median speed of MV traffic is now (drumroll) the speed
You should not be locking your bike to any trees in the public right of way.
The city of Madison allows locking to most anything EXCEPT trees, so long as
the bike is not blocking pedestrian or vehicle access.
The University System rules do not allow locking to anything but a bike rack.
Both the
must we continue to argue about helmets?
1) I wear a helmet all the time (while riding my bike)*. Never while
driving a car*. Why is that I wonder? (I personally know two different people
with traumatic brain injuries sustained while riding in a car – both injuries
changed the
Or a campus where all the racks are full of abandoned bikes….
Chuck Strawser
Pedestrian & Bicycle Transportation Planner
Commuter Solutions
UW-Madison Transportation Services
Please note that my email address has changed. My new email is
n ride a bicycle conveniently and comfortably to any place
year round.
MadisonBikes.org<http://www.madisonbikes.org/>
Follow Madison Bikes on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/groups/MBIIC/>
On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 9:00 AM, Chuck Strawser via Bikies
<bikies@lists.danenet.org<mailto:
I have to admit I haven't been following WisDOT's I-39/90/94 study very much.
It's probably been over a year since I attended one of their public involvement
meetings. The last one I attended was held by very nice people who I think are
honestly trying to do the best job they can.
But I was
projections: You can bet that they're going to emphasize the
recent uptick in VMT and use that as "evidence" that the flatlining between
2007 and 2015 were an anomaly and we're back to linear growth. Ugh.
Harald.
On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 10:02 AM Chuck Strawser via Bikie
Langdon Street will be closed to all vehicles beginning Monday morning 10/31/16
for repaving, and will not reopen until Monday 11/07.
I'm told that pedestrian access will be maintained, at least on the sidewalk on
the south side of the street, and, hopefully, the north sidewalk will be open
as
The problem I have with this analogy – between self-driving cars’ behavior and
decision-making capability (or human drivers’ for that matter) – and the
trolley problem (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem), is that the
trolley problem presumes a “runaway trolley” – i.e., one that is
Next week a city project will begin along Willow Creek near the Campus Drive
bike path. Everything I know about it is included in the email below, but all
you really need to know about it is that:
1) The Campus Drive Bike Path itself will remain OPEN.
2) The path connection between
See also
https://www.sfbike.org/news/a-warning-to-people-who-bike-self-driving-ubers-and-right-hook-turns/
- Hat tip to Michael Lemberger for that link
From: Bikies [mailto:bikies-boun...@lists.danenet.org] On Behalf Of Scott
Morris Rose via Bikies
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2016
"On Saturday, April 15, utility work will stop eastbound traffic on Observatory
Drive from Lot 10 (at the Education Building) to N Park Street. "
i.e., only westbound traffic allowed on Observatory Dr. between N Park St and
the uphill side of the hairpin turn.
Regular traffic flow will resume on
The current forecast is favorable to conduct prescribed burns in the Lakeshore
Nature Preserve this Saturday April 8. Potential burn units are located in
Eagle Heights Woods, Biocore Prairie, Picnic Point, and Willow Creek Savanna
(north of UW Natatorium).
The latter two locations are adjacent
I just learned today of two things of note to bicyclists on/near campus:
The "offramp" of the Campus Dr Path at Walnut St is closed for the demolition
of a building that used to belong to the state or feds (and is being demolished
by them rather than UW, I think).
There is a detour sign on
A federal project at Forest Products Lab demolishing the building immediately
adjacent to Campus Dr Bike Path will be closing the section of that path
between Highland Ave and Walnut St, and detouring all traffic through the
parking lot of that building and around the job site. There will be a
We just learned a moment ago from the project manager that this project has
been delayed.
We do not have a timeline.
chuck
From: Bikies [mailto:bikies-boun...@lists.danenet.org] On Behalf Of Chuck
Strawser via Bikies
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 9:53 AM
To: bikies (bik...@danenet.org) <
Apologies if this is a duplicate posting, but I haven't seen it. I received a
memo from the city, the body of which is copied below.
CONTACTS: Chris Dawson Tom Mohr
608-261-5537
I just learned that Hoofers will be using Lot 8 next to Limnology to load boats
into the water using semi-trucks.
The lot will be closed to cars, but Hoofers is supposed to maintain access
through the Lot for bikes and pedestrians to get to/from the Lakeshore Path and
Park St. If you find that
The excuses for not counting bikes and pedestrians, and incorporating that
information into long range transportation planning, are dwindling. Eco Counter
now makes and sells mobile counters that can distinguish between bikes and
peds. I’m sure they’re not free, but until we’re counting
A prescribed burn is planned for TODAY about noon in the Lakeshore Nature
Preserve along the Lakeshore Path near the Natatorium. All the details I have
are below.
chuck
From: ADAM M GUNDLACH
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 4:31 PM
To: preserve_prescribed_f...@lists.wisc.edu
Subject: Prescribed
Hoofers will be using a crane to remove keelboats from Lake Mendota Saturday
10/28 (or Sun 10/29 if the weather on 10/28 doesn't cooperate).
Their traffic management plan (which was written for them by my supervisor)
calls for them to maintain access for bikes and peds along the service drive
Details below.
Chuck Strawser
Pedestrian & Bicycle Transportation Planner
Commuter Solutions
UW-Madison Transportation Services
Visit our University Bicycle Resource Center at Helen C White:
http://transportation.wisc.edu/transportation/bike_annex.aspx
How are we doing? Take our customer
Maybe cyclists are trying to "reserve" a bike parking space with their lock.
Or maybe they just don't want to carry a heavy lock back and forth every day
when they always park in the same place. If block 89 provided a place to leave
U locks (that doesn't take up a bike parking space), that might
Contractors will be heat patching asphalt in Parking Lot 8 (the one between
Limnology and the Water Science Engineering Lab) sometime before the end of the
summer. There will be signs directing cyclists to slow down as they enter the
lot so as to avoid the construction, but my understanding is
There may be a prescribed burn along the Howard Temin Lakeshore Path this
afternoon.
"Smoke will impact the Howard Temin Lakeshore path for periods during ignition
between 12:30-3pm."
Details below. Please exercise caution in the area.
Chuck Strawser
Pedestrian & Bicycle Transportation
Behalf Of Chuck Strawser via
Bikies
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 9:55 AM
To: bikies (bik...@danenet.org) <bik...@danenet.org>
Subject: [Bikies] FW: Prescribed Fire Planned Today - Lot 60 Prairie/Stormwater
Basin
Importance: High
There may be a prescribed burn along the Howard Temin La
Prescribed burns planned for sections of Lakeshore Nature Preserve on campus
near Howard Temin Lakeshore Path. Expect some smoke, and use caution.
Thanks, chuck
From: ADAM M GUNDLACH
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 11:17 AM
To: preserve_prescribed_f...@lists.wisc.edu
Subject: Prescribed Burns
Prescribed burns are planned this afternoon for parts of Biocore prairie on
campus adjacent to the Howard Temin Lakeshore Path.
More details below.
chuck
From: ADAM M GUNDLACH
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2018 9:57 AM
To: preserve_prescribed_f...@lists.wisc.edu
Subject: Prescribed burn planned today
I do not know how far east and west of the bridge over Willow Creek along
Observatory Dr the project is going to repave, but I suspect that the
connections from the Lakeshore Path to Observatory Dr (that are often used to
connect as far south as the Campus Dr Path) will also be affected (i.e.
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 4:09 PM
To: preserve_prescribed_f...@lists.wisc.edu
Subject: Prescribed Burns Planned Thursday November 15
Importance: High
Given the current forecast, prescribed burns are planned for Thursday November
15 in the Lakeshore Nature Preserve. The fire crew will be
Since yesterday I've learned that Walnut St itself, north of Campus Dr path,
will also be closed for repaving.
See
https://transportation.wisc.edu/2018/09/24/milling-and-paving-projects-october/
for more information about this project and other repaving projects on campus
next week.
Thanks,
The connection to the Campus Dr shared use Path from Walnut St will be closed
approximately October 1-3 so that the asphalt surface can be milled and
repaved. The Campus Dr Path itself is expected to remain open for through
traffic, but be cautious of machinery in the area.
Unfortunately, if
Hello bicycling friend. We wanted to make you aware that this spring and
summer UW Transportation Services will be hosting two special bicycle safety
courses, the League Cycling Instructor seminar, and its pre-requisite, Smart
Cycling Traffic 101. These are classes taught by a certified
UW-Madison has applied to renew its Bicycle Friendly University status. Now
that the Fall 2023 school year has begun for most campuses, the League of
American Bicyclists (LAB) is reaching out about the Bicycle Friendly University
(BFU) Campus Survey, which is an important part of the BFU
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