Hi Guys, So just curious, besides the Monona terrace issues I was wondering if anybody can comment on the overall condition of the 17 mile loop that is formed predominantly by the cap city trail. Is the majority of the thing trashed or is it pretty much in tact (w/ or w/o clearly labeled detours in spots).
Thanks alot for sharing any experiences you've recently had. -Scott On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 1:37 PM Grant Foster via Bikies < [email protected]> wrote: > What a bummer. > > > While the nature of this latest closure may be surprising, another closure > certainly isn't. How many times has it been closed already? How many more > times in the next several months before everything's back to normal? > > I'm disappointed that city staff has been so reluctant to consider putting > the jersey barriers up on the 3rd lane of John Nolen to create a usable and > sustainable detour for this busiest segment of bike path in Madison. The > impact on drivers and passengers of motor vehicles would be very low and it > would make the world of difference to path users. > > I'm glad the sandbags and pumps have worked as well as they have, but our > bike network is too thin and fragile to accommodate these frequent and > unpredictable closures on a route that has no good alternative for most > riders. Even if mother nature treats us perfectly and the lakes continue to > go down over the next 3 months, there's still all the work in pulling out > the sandbags and cleaning up. The pavement is badly damaged and the large > cracks should probably get patched before winter or maybe there will be > work needed on the shoreline? How many times will the path need to be > closed for all of that? How much nicer would it be for city staff and > contractors that have to be down there working to not have to fight with > path users trying to sort there way through the mess? > > Put up the detour already and pull it down when everything's finally > cleared up. > > Grant > > On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 12:08 PM Matt Coppens via Bikies < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I'll just say it.... mean people suck. >> >> On Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 12:05 Rider, John via Bikies < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> FYI >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> John Rider >>> City of Madison – Pedestrian-Bicycle Program >>> >>> >>> >>> ***Please Note Our New Address*** >>> >>> 30 W. Mifflin St., 9th Floor >>> >>> PO Box 2986 >>> >>> Madison, WI 53701-2986 >>> >>> (608) 266-4474 >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 12, 2018 11:00 AM >>> *To:* Rider, John <[email protected]> >>> *Subject:* [Bike Madison Updates] Flooding Updates: Capital City Trail >>> CLOSED at Monona Terrace >>> >>> >>> >>> [image: Bike Madison Updates] >>> >>> The Capital City Trail is *closed* between Broom St and Blair St where >>> it passes the Monona Terrace. >>> >>> The City was using eight pumps to remove water from the trail. Seven of >>> these pumps were stolen overnight, resulting in 8" of water on the trail. >>> We are currently working to replace the pumps. >>> >>> Visit http://www.cityofmadison.com/flooding >>> <https://my.cityofmadison.com/emaillists/redirect.cfm?ID=175164&MID=46560&LID=133> >>> for updates. >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list >>> <https://my.cityofmadison.com/[email protected]&vEmailList=133&act=subr> >>> | Manage subscriptions <https://my.cityofmadison.com/> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >
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