Not George Dreckman - he is the recycle and a PR guy. The Streets Superintendent is Chris Kelly.
Alder Zellers is good, but she only got elected last Spring. So I'm not sure what she might have done on E. Mifflin. She would be a good contact however. Mike Rewey ********************* On 11 Dec 2013 at 8:03, Paul T. O'Leary wrote: > > Perennial problem on E. Johnson / E Gohram, esp. E. Johnson. Streets Dept, > George Dreckmann > might be a place to start. Would also be a good idea to forward this info to > Alder Zellers. She def. > pulled some strings for E. Mifflin bike blvd. access during the Constellation > construction. > > On 2013/12/11 07:49, Grant Foster wrote: > Hey bikies, > Does anyone have a contact at the city for plowing? I submitted the > concern below, but > wanted to try to speak with someone as this seems to be an general issue > with our plowing > protocols. > Basically, bike lanes are often plowed, but are subsequently refilled > with a smaller volume of > high viscosity sludge when a FINA cleanup pass is performed on the main > roadways. The > solution would seem to be including the bike lanes in this final cleanup > pass, though I > imagine that could require additional runs and higher costs. If it's not > done, however, the > bike lanes are essentially rendered unusable or at best, highly dangerous. > Any contact would be appreciated. Thanks! > Grant > Bikeway Information > Date of Request:12/11/2013 > Request Type:Snow and Ice > Location Type:Between Addresses > On Street:E. Johnson > Other Location Details:The length of E. Johnson. (I specifically > experienced Broom to Blair, > but assume the conditions apply to the entire segment.) > The same issue was experienced on Fish Hatchery Rd, especially near the > intersection with > Park St. > Problem Description:Bike lane was plowed, but final passes of the main > road were plowed > into the bike lane. > This leaves a bike lane with very uneven and dangerous conditions. The > sludge that > remains is quite thick in sections (2 inches or more) and causes the > front end of a bicycle to > wash out easily (even with studded tires). Given the relatively narrow > bike lane and close > proximity to MV traffic, this is an extremely dangerous situation and > essentially renders the > lane unsafe for use, even for the most capable > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > > > -- > Paul T. O'Leary > Chronic Nuisance > Madison, WI USA >
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