It is two projects. The north-south component expands N. High Point, as Tim suggests. The east-west component threads a bicycle trail through the suburban areas around Woodman's west to get to County M.
Al Matano > It seems the major purpose of this project is to double the width of the > car part of this road, despite the 15% reduction in driving over the past > five years. Throw in bike lanes on each side just to try to mollify > bicyclists who don't see the big picture. I support making that part of > town more bike-friendly, but doubling the width of a road is not the way > to > do it. > > > On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 4:29 PM, Robbie Webber > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Got the following message, and thought folks might be interested. I know >> a >> bit about this proposal, and the route would open up quite a few options >> for people that work, shop, or live in a rather bike-unfriendly area of >> the >> city: West Towne, High Point Rd, Watts Rd, etc. Basically, the proposal >> is >> to extend to the west the existing path that runs along the Beltline >> from >> Whitney Way to Grand Canyon. I can't remember the exact route or >> configuration, but I know that it involved going under (or over?) a >> couple >> of nasty intersections, thereby making it much easier for pedestrians >> and >> bicyclists to get through. >> >> >> Robbie Webber >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Fernandez, Anthony <[email protected]> >> Date: Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 3:33 PM >> Subject: Public Meeting on Major Bike Path Initiative >> >> Friends, >> >> ** >> >> We are exploring the possibility of a major bike path project along the >> Beltline near West Towne and continuing west to CTH M. We are holding a >> public information meeting this coming *Tuesday at 4:30 PM* *Community >> Room at West District Police Station,1710 McKenna Blvd. * >> >> Attached notice has more info. Feel free to attend and to pass this on >> to >> anyone else who might be interested. And to get back to me with any >> questions, of course. >> >> ** >> >> Thanks. **** >> >> Tony Fernandez**** >> >> [email protected]**** >> >> voice: 608-266-9219**** >> >> fax: 608-264-9275**** >> >> To: Bicyclists and Interested Citizens >> >> RE: Public Information Meeting for High Point Road over USH 12 Bridge >> Replacement and West Towne Bike Path Projects >> >> You are invited to attend a public information meeting for the upcoming >> construction of two interrelated projects; the replacement of the High >> Point Road Bridge over USH 12 (the Beltline) by the Wisconsin Department >> of >> Transportation, and construction of a proposed bike path along the >> Beltline >> by the City of Madison. These projects are described in more detail >> below, >> along with contact information. >> >> Tuesday September 24, 4:30 pm-6:30 pm, Community Room at City of Madison >> West District Police Station, 1710 McKenna Blvd, Madison >> >> *WisDOT High Point Road over USH 12 Bridge Replacement Project* >> >> The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is developing plans for the >> proposed replacement of the High Point Road bridge over the Beltline. >> The >> existing bridge has a deteriorated, two-lane deck and substandard >> clearance >> over the highway. The project will consist of replacing the existing >> bridge >> and approaches to accommodate four lanes of traffic plus bike lanes, >> wide >> sidewalk on the east side and a separate, multi-use path on the west >> side. >> >> *West Towne Bike Path Project* >> >> The City of Madison is developing plans for a bike and pedestrian path >> along the north side of the Beltline from the existing path at Grand >> Canyon >> Drive (Struck Street underpass) to west of High Point Road. At High >> Point >> Road the path would connect to the proposed bridge over the Beltline, >> cross >> to the south over the Beltline, and ultimately continue west to CTH M. >> >> For additional information please contact: >> >> City of Madison Engineering Division >> >> Anthony Fernandez, P.E. >> >> 608-266-9219 >> >> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bikies mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >> >> > > > -- > "If we continue to consume the world until there's no more to consume, > then > there's going to come a day, sure as hell, when our children or their > children or their children's children are going to look back on us--on you > and me--and say to themselves, 'My God, what kind of monsters were these > people?'" > > --Daniel Quinn > _______________________________________________ > 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
