The commuter traffic certainly compresses the snow into a greasy mush, and the long lines of parked cars (in the blocks to the east of Farley) and trapped snow make it hard at times for an oncoming/oppositional car and bike to squeeze past safely. Add to that the north-facing pavement and high ridge that blocks sunlight most of the winter in the U. Heights section, and some of us conclude that the sidewalk on the north side of the street is the best place to ride for the typical 2-3 month winter, inherent driveway hazards and all...
Jeff Schimpff Madison, WI "Bus, Bike, Carpool to Work for Clean Air for Kids" "Pedestrians and cyclists are the indicator species of a healthier community" -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dipesh Navsaria Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 3:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] Kendall Avenue I will say that I hope that if Kendall is designated a "Bike Boulevard" that they give some more attention to clearing it of ice. The block between Franklin and Farley was covered in significant ice for multiple weeks last winter, and when I would report the issue, I was told that since it wasn't a major thoroughfare, they wouldn't apply any salt at all. The road surface was fine for cars, but hazardous for a bicycle. In my 1.5-mile commute from home to UWHC by bike, it was the one block that slowed me to a crawl. Parallel streets were similarly bad. I can't comment on it this winter since I don't commute to the hospital much now...while I'm all for reducing salt usage, this was an example of how it was potentially preventing bike commuting. Peace and Prosperity, Dipesh _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
