A related column in this week's Cap Times, by Spencer Black, "Scott Walker takes on another enemy: the notorious Wisconsin bicyclist."
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/column/spencer-black/spencer-black-scott-walker-takes-on-another-enemy-the-notorious/article_82bb562c-9612-54f5-9cc0-fd3e0d3695d5.html From: India Viola <[email protected]> To: Robbie Webber <[email protected]> Cc: Bikies <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 8:19 AM Subject: Re: [Bikies] Community Sensitive Solutions also on the chopping block I usually try to take a breath, collect my thoughts, and craft a deliberate, non-antagonizing, non-polarizing reasoned response. But sometimes I just want to jump on my bike and pedal far, far away from this once-progressive state we all call home. Thanks, Bikies, for being a platform where I can once in a while open wide and safely say AAAAAAAAAArrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh! Phew. Ok, now to mull and think of how to approach the utter ruinous nonsense that Robbie is so kindly bringing to our attention. -india WeAreAllMechanics.com [email protected] Stay connected- Follow WAAM on Facebook "How can we learn from our mistakes if we don't first acknowledge them?" On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 8:13 AM, Robbie Webber <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks for Bikies subscriber Matt Logan for keeping track of the ugly details of what WisDOT and the legislature is up to during the budget. It's nasty work, and I appreciate that he is willing to do it. On that nte, I just saw this additional affront to bicycling on our local roads tucked into the JFC memo on details of their transportation deliberations: A proposal to prohibit state funds being used on Community Sensitive Solutions. (See last item at the above link to Matt's blog.) I don't have time to type out a description of what CSS involves, but it is recommended by the federal governmentand has been accepted practice throughout the industry for a long time. FHWA describes it as Context sensitive solutions (CSS) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach that involves all stakeholders in providing a transportation facility that fits its setting. It is an approach that leads to preserving and enhancing scenic, aesthetic, historic, community, and environmental resources, while improving or maintaining safety, mobility, and infrastructure conditions. Here is the WisDOT page on the Hwy 41 project that used CSS:http://projects.511wi.gov/wis441/community-sensitive-solutions/ What this means is that communities that really want and need bike lanes, sidewalks, space for bike parking, transit pullouts, and other features for road users who aren't driving won't be able to work with WisDOT to get those features on state roads in their communities. It also means that WisDOT won't be able to use staff time andnsportation resources helping figure out what is appropriate for the community. How can anyone vote against something that is "sensitive" to the "community?" Well, it's just another way to cut biking and walking out of transportation. Robbie Webber Transportation Policy Analyst 608-263-9984 (o) 608-225-0002 (c) [email protected] opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer or any other group with which I am affiliated. _______________________________________________ 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
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