For what it's worth, I have already requested a meeting with Soglin to talk about various transportation issues. His commitment to bicycling as a valid and all weather transportation choice is on my list of topics.
I met with Soglin on MLK Day and again after a Geography class where he lectured. We had a good talk both times. I believe that he is committed to furthering bicycling in Madison. As several people have pointed out, he was responsible for many of the policies and infrastructure that started Madison on the path (pun intended) to being a great biking city. However, far be it from me to ever dissuade citizens from contacting their elected officials to voice their opinions and priorities. It's always a good idea to have as many people as possible pushing the message. You can bet everyone else is telling the new Mayor what they want. Robbie Webber On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 12:07 PM, India Rose Viola <[email protected]> wrote: > Has Soglin been asked to recant or clarify his intentions with that stupid > comment? I think his comment reflects a moment of poor judgment on his > part, but am wondering what his actual stance is on bike advocacy, improving > bike infrastructure in Madison, retaining funding for biking etc. > > -india > > On 04/06/11, Robin wrote: > > Well, this being a bike advocacy list (ring your brass bells people!) > > having a reactionary doofus like Soggy-Dog-Doglin as mayor is a little > > frightening. > > > > Am I off base here? > > > > Maybe we should go back to discussing car horns during protests around > > the square? > > > > PS- As mayor Soglin once chased a motorcyclists down on the beltline > > at speeds up to 100 mph. Is Mayor/Officer Soglin going to run me over > > in his SUV next winter when he passes me on East Mifflin? > > > > R. > > > > On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Robert F. Nagel <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > your point being? > > > --- > > > Robert F. 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 Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Robin <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > >> Our new/old mayor, circa 2007: > > >> <http://www.waxingamerica.com/2007/12/bicycling-madis.html> > > >> > > >> (Tongue in cheek mode ON) "The bicyclists who braved the week's second > > >> storm should be taken out and shot." > > >> > > >> Awesome! > > >> -- > > >> Pointlessly blogging at www.robindavies.us > > >> Try something new every day. > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Bikies mailing list > > >> [email protected] > > >> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Pointlessly blogging at www.robindavies.us > > Try something new every day. > > _______________________________________________ > > Bikies mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > -- > India Viola > Stretton Lab > 115 Zoology Research > 1117 W. Johnson St. > Madison, WI 53706 > 608.262.3336 > > "How can we learn from our mistakes if we don't first acknowledge them?" > -Anonymous > > Corporations are not citizens. Money is not speech. > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >
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