"Self-driving cars" will cause more congestion, not less. On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 9:19 AM, Torrey via Bikies <bikies@lists.danenet.org > wrote:
> But is another highway even needed if we create more transportation > options such as Mike suggest? Bus and bike, but also more passenger and > freight rail would do a lot. Plus new ideas such as PRT (personal rapid > transit), car sharing, better regional planning, and self driving cars > could lead to much less congestion. I think Mike's point was to try the > other options first before building more highways. > > Torrey > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: William Hauda via Bikies <bikies@lists.danenet.org> > > To: bikies@lists.danenet.org > > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Longest bike bridge in Wisconsin coming to Dane > County in 2017 | Local News | host.madison.com > > Sent: 30 Jan '16 03:10 > > > > I would think this will take some cars off the Beltline by > > providing a more direct and safer bicycle commuter route between > > Madison, McFarland and Stoughton. Currently, bicycling between these > > communities can only be done under very challenging conditions, > > especially at the US 51/Beltline intersection. The eventual long-term > > solution to Beltline traffic congestion, however, will be construction > > of a connector between US 18/151 at Verona to I-39/90, which would > > eliminate the need for vehicular traffic heading east-west to go > > through Madison. There are all sorts of property owner, economic and > > environmental issues, but this will eventually happen to avoid making > > Madison a transportation choke point. > > > > On 1/29/2016 9:53 PM, Mike Neuman via Bikies wrote: > > > > > I would hope that they are building this to relieve some of auto > > > commuter traffic in the area. But it seems they're bent on adding > > > more lanes to the beltine regardless. The should use this money to > > > establish a bus system between Madison and the outlying communities > > > instead. But of course that won't help keep the pockets of road and > > > bridge builders full. > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 12:02 PM, Robert F. Nagel via Bikies > > > <bikies@lists.danenet.org> wrote: > > > > > >> > > > > > > http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/longest-bike-bridge-in-wisconsin-coming-to-dane-county-in/article_b9dd1f0d-e6ad-5a0e-bf0a-d424ff1ed71e.html#utm_source=host.madison.com&utm_campaign=%2Femail%2F&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Bikies mailing list > > >> Bikies@lists.danenet.org > > >> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Bikies mailing list > > > Bikies@lists.danenet.org > > > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > > ------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > > Bikies mailing list > > Bikies@lists.danenet.org > > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > Bikies@lists.danenet.org > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > -- The city council approved the "Pollinator Protection Task Force" report which seeks to protect pollinators--bees, butterflies, moths, bats, hummingbirds, etc. But the city's Building Inspection Division continues to order plantings that pollinators use removed and is prosecuting people who don't comply. I have an upcoming court date. I have drafted a petition that I would like others to sign: http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/revise-ordinances-banning-flowers-in-yards-and-terrace (note you do not need to live in the Atwood neighborhood to sign.)
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