Excellent analysis. I would only add that you can watch the Council meeting discussion of the amendment here:
http://media.cityofmadison.com/Mediasite/Play/20cd57d2733a439e958596a67f519a171d The discussion starts at 43:00 and goes to just over 1:00:00 Robbie Webber State Smart Transportation Initiative www.ssti.us 608-263-9984 (office) 608-225-0002 (cell) On Sat, May 5, 2018, 12:40 AM Darin Burleigh via Bikies < bikies@lists.danenet.org> wrote: > Now that I've had a chance to put the pieces together, this is my own > biased write up. Feel free to correct me. > > Madison Yards is the name of the project to redevelop the lot where > the soon-to-be-if-not-already-vacant Hill Farms DOT building currently > sits. The State is selling off (or has sold off ) this property to a > private developer. > > I'm omitting my off-topic rant about the various ways the Walker > administration is hurting our City and our State. > > The legistar link for the project is here: > > https://madison.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3308392&GUID=DA3192BF-D95A-400E-8F71-24AF6A1C1E06 > > The Plan Commission meeting of 4/23 added 2 conditions to the plan, > including: > "That the applicant shall work with Traffic Engineering staff to > ensure that adequate right -of-way is > dedicated along Segoe Road to incorporate bicycle lanes." > > > At the 5/1 Common Council meeting where the project was discussed, > Ald. Martin proposed an amendment (with Ald. Clear's support) that > would remove this condition. You can read her arguments in the article > that And Bach referenced: > > > http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/madison-city-council-denies-motion-to-reconsider-confederate-monument-decision/article_ae87ae49-4c8f-5d28-8d78-5be49dbbd300.html > > I do not agree with her arguments. Fortunately, this amendment did not > pass. (this is not mentioned in the article). > > The project was approved. The minutes of the meeting are not posted yet. > > Andy also previously posted Ald. Clear's comments from Facebook: > > "Whether bike lanes on this particular segment of Segoe are a good > idea is a separate question from the Madison Yards project, and > deserves its own review. It never came up in the year-plus review of > the project. Segoe is not being altered by the project. One member of > the Plan Commission added this condition at (literally) the last > minute, before anyone had a chance to think it through. " > > To which I reply: > > * No, bike lanes are not a separate question from the project. As > noted, the condition was added at the Plan commission meeting. > > Any development of this size implicitly impacts traffic in the area. > Any development of this size that does not explicitly address > transportation in the area is defective and should be rejected. > > In fact, the Legistar page includes a TDM (Transportation Demand > Managment Study) that discusses transportation modes in the project > area. It clearly indicates "proposed bike lanes" on Segoe. > > * If the subject of bikes lanes were never addressed during the > 'year-plus' review, who's fault is that? > > I was at one public meeting a year ago. Many neighborhood residents > were concerned about traffic. > The developers assured us they were working with the city on traffic > issues. Car traffic, of course. > But when one of my neighbors asked about bus and bike traffic issues, > the developers dismissed the issue as being out of scope. > I haven't heard boo about the project until just now. > > * The plan commission meeting was 8 days before the Common Council > meeting, not 'literally at the last minute'. > > Also, the Common Council meeting included a memo from Traffic > Engineering (TE), indicating that bike lanes > could be added w/o changing the the right-of-way. Also that they had > worked with the applicant on this. > > If this simple condition was enough to scare away a developer, then > they can kiss off as far as I'm concerned. > > -darin > > > -- > -- > darin burleigh > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > Bikies@lists.danenet.org > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >
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