Darin said: Jeff,
Those are all good questions. One of the NMP's biggest booster is Dane County Supv. Eileen Bruskevitz (http://www.co.dane.wi.us/coboard/supervisorDetail.aspx?district=25) , so you might ask her. The justification for such a big project is the planned growth, and the implied increase in traffic. I asked the question, what can we do to mitigate that increase in traffic? -d Darin, Here is a link to an article containing the recommendation I made to the DOT on an alternative to the proposed Verona Road expansion. Of course the DOT ignored it, as they did when I first proposed it back in 1999 in response to the DOT's Corridors 2020 plan. But I believe it would work just as well as an alternative to mitigate the increase in personal motor vehicle traffic projected for the area north of the Lake Mendota and beyond. The only thing missing is the political will to support it. When it comes right down to it, there is very little to lose, since if people didn't reduce their driving, there would be little to pay out. If people did reduce their driving, then their would be considerable savings in the form of reduce highway spending needs as well as air quality improvement. http://www.bicyclefixation.com/altdrive.htm "Rebates for Driving Less: a Nonstructural Alternative to Expanding the Capacity of Highways" Mike Neuman ____________________________________________________________ Debt collectors calling your house? Click here to consolidate into one payment. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/PnY6rbuoe9p9G1fd6VaTnFhk1vdBaq6uxK6KoCGc1vxXpNWJZLamX/ _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
