I would love, love, love to see this connected to the Wingra path (hopefully via the same rail corridor to Beld). This would be a much better long-term solution than routing this traffic up/down Fish Hatchery. I just don't ever see families from the South/West feeling comfortable biking down the FH bike lanes along this stretch. It really needs to be a grade-separated or completely segregated path to truly connect to downtown.
Good luck on the planning!! Grant On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Fernandez, Anthony < [email protected]> wrote: > Sorry for any confusion based on our original phasing for the Cannonball > Path project. Let’s see if this helps: > > > > 1. What we originally called “Phase 3” from Greenway View to Fish Hatchery > was broken into two segments due to land ownership and timing issues. The > recently-completed Phase 3, which includes the new bridge over the > Beltline, ends just north of the Beltline with a connection to the north > frontage road. A piece of new path extending northeast from there is not > currently in service. It will be put in service when we complete the > continuation to Fish Hatchery Road. We currently refer to this as “Phase 5’ > and we are hoping to complete it in 2014. > > > > 2. Madison is beginning to study alternative routes to continue the > Cannonball path to connect to the Wingra path. (Working name: Cannonball > Phase 6) We are optimistic about the feasibility but not enough work has > been done to estimate costs or project a completion year. > > > > 3. With the completion of Phase 1 in 2011/12 we now have paved path from > the Capital City Trail to the Beltline north frontage road open for use. > > > > 4. Our partner, Fitchburg is the lead agency for the path west of Arbor > Hills, generally referred to as Phase 2&4. Fitchburg is also the local > sponsor with oversight of the WisDOT project constructing the bridge over > CTH PD. The info on completion schedules provided by others in this string > is correct as far as I know, but I defer to Fitchburg for any detail about > that. > > > > Tony Fernandez > > [email protected] > > voice: 608-266-9219 > > fax: 608-264-9275 > > *From:* Mary Mullen [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > *Sent:* Friday, November 22, 2013 1:54 PM > *To:* George Perkins; 'William Hauda'; 'bikies-danenet.org'; Dorothy > Krause; Fernandez, Anthony > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Bikies] Verona Road/Highway PD (Mckee Road) > > > > Here are my understandings based on actual observation and also a > conversation today with Tony Fernandez, City of Madison Engineering bike > person. > > Phase 1 (blue) is paved and done, including a spur into Arbor Hills (to > the north) that is not shown. > > Phase 2 (yellow) - south of the Grady Tract of the Arboretum and then > between Belmar Hills and Dunn’s Marsh - along with Phase 4 (dotted magenta > line) - southwest and then finally crossing PD - is passable gravel > southwest almost to PD although not yet paved. These phases are scheduled > to be completed (paved) by Fitchburg by mid-2014. The second half of the > bridge over PD (Phase 4) is due to be set in December, then put to bed > until spring 2014 when work will be finished on the path itself. > > Phase 3 (red solid line), south of the Beltline, is still a mudhole I > believe, except for the approaches to the bridge over the Beltline which > are paved. > > The route north of the Beltline is supposed to be Phase 5, not Phase 3. > Tony Fernandez informed me that the City of Madison is working with the > Arboretum for easements there and has already completed an archeological > survey. He suggested that the path will be completed to Fish Hatchery Road > next year, 2014. This is funded in the 2014 Madison budget. > > The City of Madison is also working on putting together Phase 6 which will > go still further northeast more or less along that same railroad corridor, > to and past Park Street. I’m a little bit hazy on Phase 6, but Tony and I > talked about how that would be in the vicinity of Bowman Field which is > just south of Wright Middle School. > > He mentioned that the Cannonball Path map referred to in George Perkins’ > e-mail which is also the one I have personally does not show Phase 4 > correctly, and does not show Phase 5 or Phase 6. > > > Mary Mullen > Dunn’s Marsh Neighborhood Association > > > > On 11/22/13 12:47 PM, "George Perkins" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > A big THANK YOU to the various officials who have worked diligently to > make > > this all happen. Until the path is open and I can ride it, I find it > hard to > > visualize the components being discussed. This map > > ( > http://www.cityofmadison.com/bikemadison/documents/projectCannonball2and4map. > > pdf) breaks the project into 4 phases. Can someone comment on the > opening > > dates for each phase? Does the bridge over PD/McKee signal near > completion > > status for phase 4? Did it get bumped up in priority over the other > phases due > > to the Hwy 151 Verona Road / Beltline intersection construction? I am a > bit > > confused on the timing. First I've heard of the Dawley Bike Hub > > ( > http://city-fitchburg-wi.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=1125&m > > eta_id=66685) which will include a much-needed public restroom facility > > adjacent to Dane County mountain bike trails near Dunn's Marsh. These > are > > excellent plans - what unfinished approvals, etc., are still in the > works to > > make them happen? George Perkins Sent by my iCurmudgeon > > TM -------------------------------------------- On Thu, 11/21/13, > Dorothy > > Krause <[email protected]> wrote: According to the info out of > Fitchburg > > and DOT, second half will go up in December, and the bridge-to-be will > be put > > to bed for the winter. The bridge itself is scheduled to be ready for > use > > around Memorial Day and the Cannonball Path (from Dunn’s Marsh and parts > > east) leading to it should be paved in July. Work has begun again on > the > > Dawley bike hub at Dunn’s Marsh. I’m not holding my breath of dates for > that > > yet tho. Nice to see work happening again anyway. > > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing > > list [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-dan > > enet.org > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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