I can¹t agree with you more. Hardly anyone uses this path because they either don¹t know it is there or they can¹t figure out how to get on it.
Mary Mullen On 9/19/13 8:05 AM, "STRAWSER, Charles" <[email protected]> wrote: > From what little I know of them, I think the proposed path (and High Point Rd > bridge reconstruction) would both be wonderful ways to connect the existing > path further west. > > But until there is a much better way for cyclists to navigate the intersection > of Whitney Way and Odana Rd to get to the eastern terminus of the existing > path that runs along the Beltline, the connections are mostly moot for those > of us who are coming from north of Odana or east of Whitney Way. > > Chuck Strawser > Pedestrian & Bicycle Transportation Planner > Commuter Solutions > Transportation Services > UW-Madison > Room 124 WARF > 610 Walnut St > Madison WI 53726 > 608-263-2969 > www.wisc.edu/trans > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robbie Webber > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 4:30 PM > To: Bikies > Subject: [Bikies] Fwd: Public Meeting on Major Bike Path Initiative > > > 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 <tel:608-266-9219> > fax: 608-264-9275 <tel: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
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