A sad event indeed. On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 3:33 PM, via Bikies <[email protected]> wrote:
> Send Bikies mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Bikies digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Tim Wong (Matt Logan via Bikies) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 09:52:59 -0600 > From: Matt Logan via Bikies <[email protected]> > To: Robbie Webber <[email protected]> > Cc: Bikies <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Tim Wong > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I will always remember Tim's characterization of the people on the ped > bike committee as "cops and helmets types". > > Those people are still out there and many hold positions of power that > mean their views are degrading the bicycling environment. > > > =Matthew > > > On Jun 27, 2017, at 9:33 PM, Robbie Webber via Bikies < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Tim Wong passed from this world on Monday afternoon. I'm posting this > here, because Tim was so important and memorable to the biking community. > > > > If you didn't know Tim, you really missed a true Madison character, and > someone who you can thank for starting some of the bike advocacy that > continues today. > > > > Maybe some on this list who remember farther back than me can share some > of his early adventures, like the mass, simultaneous flats that a group got > at the intersection of John Nolen, Blair, and Willy St. If you think that > intersection is bad now, you can thank Tim that it isn't worse. I don't > know the whole story, but I know that Tim helped organize a protest that > made it at least somewhat safer for bicyclists and pedestrians at a time > when almost no one rode a bike for transportation. > > > > Tim wrote more letters, showed up at more meetings, and spoke at more > city committees than almost anyone I've known. He never owned a car, and > was probably the person that first coined the term "death-mobile." Tim was > not subtle about his distaste for cars and driving. He could be irritating > and alienated some people -- including his allies. But you could never say > he didn't speak his mind and stand up for what he believed. > > > > Tim was 69, and rode his bike everywhere until a month ago, when he fell > (not while riding) and hit his head, leading to complications that > ultimately led to his death. > > > > If you knew Tim and didn't know he was in the hospital, this may come as > a shock. If you didn't know him, you have no idea how far back his advocacy > for bicycling goes. He wasn't always easy to work with, but he will be > deeply missed. > > > > Rest in peace, Tim. > > > > > > Robbie Webber > > Transportation geek > > All opinions are my own, and not necessarily those of any group or > organization with which I am affiliated. > > > > Founding member, Madison Bikes > > ...where anyone can ride a bicycle conveniently and comfortably to any > place year round. > > MadisonBikes.org > > Follow Madison Bikes on Facebook > > _______________________________________________ > > Bikies mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://lists.danenet.org/private.cgi/bikies-danenet. > org/attachments/20170628/be6e0606/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Bikies Digest, Vol 104, Issue 11 > *************************************** >
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