[Bikies] Langdon Street Closure

2016-06-01 Thread Ross, Arthur via Bikies
https://www.cityofmadison.com/news/langdon-street-closure Starting Monday, June 6th, RG Huston will close the block of Langdon Street between North Park Street and North Lake Street to complete underground sanitary sewer work. The project is expected to last approximately four weeks. For con

[Bikies] North Lake Street Reconstruction

2016-06-01 Thread Ross, Arthur via Bikies
https://www.cityofmadison.com/news/north-lake-street-reconstruction Starting Monday, June 6th, Speedway Sand & Gravel will begin the reconstruction of North Lake Street between University Avenue and West Dayton Street. The block of North Lake Street between West Dayton Street and West Johnson

Re: [Bikies] Right turning motor vehicles out of Sheraton across Cap City Trail

2016-06-01 Thread Robbie Webber via Bikies
I replied to Mark directly about this intersection, but since the danger of RTOR has become the topic -- with or without a RTOR prohibition -- I'll say that this is one reason that bicycling on the sidewalk or any path that runs directly next to a road -- AKA a sidepath -- can be very problematic.

Re: [Bikies] Right turning motor vehicles out of Sheraton across Cap City Trail

2016-06-01 Thread Clayton Griessmeyer via Bikies
How about this? Traffic spikes (like at car rental places) that pop up when the light is red and then drop back down when the light turns green (with our without a gate). If someone turns on red, they blow out their tires. See here: http://www.secure-lane.com/Motorized_Traffic_Spike_Syst

Re: [Bikies] Right turning motor vehicles out of Sheraton across Cap City Trail

2016-06-01 Thread Chuck Strawser via Bikies
Some of you may recall that this scenario was also very problematic at the corner of Fish Hatchery road and County Highway PD, which also intersected the Capital City State Trail. So many car drivers there failed to even stop before turning right off of Southbound Fish Hatchery onto Westbound PD