BIKE: Re: SoCo CAG -- Requests for Bike/Ped Proposals

[Lane S. Wimberley]

Well, not surprisingly I suppose, I have to add to Laith's comments...

... DAMN STRAIGHT!!

Ahem.  That is, I agree.

Unfortunately, I suspect the SoCo corridor doesn't include this
nasty stretch of road.  But, considering it is nearly the only
reasonable route to connect the regions north of Ben White to the
region south-east of the Ben White/I-35 intersection, and considering
that the bike lanes on Woodward that lead up to I-35 from the west,
and those that lead down to Woodward on Parker, and even the slightly
lame little schizophrenic bike lane that currently exists only on the
west-bound section of Woodward between I-35 and Ben White (eyeroll),
tend to indicate to cyclists that they belong on this small but hairy
section of roadway, it really is something worthy of some attention.

-Lane


laithv writes:
> Please please try to get a bike lane on Woodward, from Congress to Ben
> White.  This is a dangerous road for those who commute by bike, such as
> myself.
> 
> Thanks,
> Laith Vincent
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stuart Werbner" <stuwerb>
> To: <ACA>; <forum>
> Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 1:17 PM
> Subject: BIKE: SoCo CAG -- Requests for Bike/Ped Proposals
> 
> 
> > Fellow Brothers, Sisters, and Others in the Cycling Community:
> >
> > I am currently representing the bicycle community on the South Congress
> > Community Advisory Group (SoCo CAG).
> >
> > After a brief respite of 1-year (in the timescale of the city), we are
> > resuming meetings to decide how to spend about $3M in suitable roadway
> > improvements. These roadway improvements are prescribed by a 1998 bond
> > issue. The improvements must be limited to the S. Congress corridor
> between
> > Riverside Dr. and the Ben White Expwy.
> >
> > As the bicycle community representative, I plan to champion proposals that
> > will advance access and safety for bicyclists and pedestrians. In
> addition,
> > I will work cooperatively with the other CAG members to be an advocate for
> > the interests of bicyclists and pedestrians.
> >
> > If you have any specific proposals or suggestions in mind for the SoCo
> area,
> > please contact me.
> >
> > Best regards, and am looking forward to hearing from you.
> >
> >    __o
> > _`\<,_
> > (*)/ (*)
> > ~~~~~~~~~
> > Stuart Werbner
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> >
> > "Bring our boy home from D.C."
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