[IndianaTrails] Bike Lanes

Tue Dec 12 12:02:36 PST 2006

Trailers and Massers,

Any time someone, anyone, is up for some civil disobedience, such as
painting/chalking lines down Michigan/New York St., I'm game.

Something else I'd like to raise on this topic, WHY THE HELL DID THE CITY
NOT PUT A MARKED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING OVER WHITE RIVER ON THE BRAND NEW 38TH 
ST.
BRIDGE????  Unbelievable.  I mean that is the perfect location for such a
crossing, given the Canal Towpath, White River Greenway, IMA/Gardens, Crown
Hill, Butler, Seminary, Marian College, Velodrome all in the vacinity.  A
lot of people live on the west side of the river (as I once did) and there
is no way to get across without risking your life.  At least on the old
bridge there used to be a sidewalk.  Maybe the art museum would like to
spring for a pedestrian bridge over the river from their future outdoor
exhibit.

Joshua Brewster

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> From: "Robert J. Matter" <rjmatter at prodigy.net>
> Subject: [IndianaTrails] Cyclists advocate new bike lanes
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> http://www.tribstar.com/news/local_story_340215913.html?keyword=secondarystory
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> Published: December 06, 2006 09:59 pm
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> Cyclists advocate new bike lanes
> By Austin Arceo
> The Tribune-Star
>
> TERRE HAUTE ? Attorney Bill Drummy tries to take advantage of nice
> weather on his lunch hour.
>
> Weather permitting, he leaves his law office on Fourth and Ohio streets
> in Terre Haute and rides his bike to Twigg Rest Area and back ? a
> distance of well more than 10 miles.
>
> Drummy also supports the city?s efforts to create more bicycle lanes,
> and he voiced his support at a public meeting Monday night in which city
> officials discussed long-term plans for trail development in Terre Haute.
>
> City officials also discussed the creation of bicycle lanes on Ohio
> Boulevard, which created some controversy after some area residents felt
> ignored during the decision-making process and others were concerned
> about cyclists? safety. But cycling advocates support the new lanes.
>
> ?I have many, many clients who are from out of town who come into the
> office,? Drummy said, ?and they?re all very positively impressed by the
> fact that Terre Haute, which never had anything progressive in the past,
> seems like now has this beautiful bike trail.?
>
> The city is looking to create several trails within the next few years.
> Terre Haute currently has more than 10 miles of trails, which includes
> bicycle lanes, and hopes to have more than 35 miles of trails within the
> next two to five years.
>
> ?That?s a somewhat ambitious goal,? said Pat Martin, chief planner for
> Terre Haute, ?but nonetheless we?re fairly confident that we can achieve
> the goal simply by the projects that we already have under design.?
>
> Officials hope for Terre Haute to become one of a handful of Indiana
> communities designated a ?bicycle friendly community? by the League of
> American Bicyclists. The organization?s Web site lists Bloomington and
> Carmel as the only two Hoosier cities with that distinction.
>
> ?I think anytime we can broaden our appeal to more and more
> demographics, it improves our competitive position when it comes to
> growth and prosperity,? Terre Haute mayor Kevin Burke said, ?and I view
> cities like Bloomington, Carmel, Lafayette [and] Fort Wayne as our
> competitors, so I not only want to compete with them, I want to surpass
> them.?
>
> Last month, the Terre Haute City Council approved a partial-park ban
> along Ohio Boulevard to make way for a bicycle lane. But some area
> residents questioned cyclists? safety if riding along the corridor.
>
> City officials believe the marked bike lanes would actually make cycling
> along the street safer since there would be a specially designated area
> for cyclists to ride.
>
> Some opponents of the Ohio Boulevard lanes did not necessarily oppose
> the lanes themselves, but they felt like they had a lack of input on the
> decision.
>
> ?I pay taxes, and I?m not going to put up with being told that I?m
> insignificant?,? Charles Parks, president of the Trinity Lutheran Church
> council, said after city engineer Pat Goodwin explained the city?s plans
> Monday night.
>
> ?It?s just the idea that his plan hurt people I care about, and I didn?t
> appreciate that,? Parks said.
>
> Goodwin said that the Ohio Boulevard bicycle lanes would not be created
> until early spring 2007.
>
> Austin Arceo can be reached at (812) 231-4214 or
> austin.arceo at tribstar.com.
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:49:34 -0600
> From: "Robert J. Matter" <rjmatter at prodigy.net>
> Subject: Re: [IndianaTrails] Cyclists advocate new bike lanes
> To: Martain Tomberlain <wolfpak765 at hotmail.com>, Indiana Trails
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> Martain Tomberlain wrote:
>
>> Great news for Terre Haute but.. Where's ours in Indy?
>>
>> I hate to sound negative as this is in fact terrific news but I want to
>> know
>> "where's mine?"
>>
>> If Terre Haute can afford the time and money to have a road truck drive
>> down
>> a street and paint a line why cant Indy which has much more funding and
>> citizens?
>>
>> We have yet to have a line painted on Kessler. There is no bike lane on
>> Michigan, and I suspect that 38th street inside 465 will not offer a bike
>> lane in my lifetime. These shouldn't even be up for debate. They should
>> be a
>> requirement.
>>
>> I apologize. I'm just starting to feel frustrated about this issue.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Scott
>
> Scott,
>
> I recommend you express your dissatisfaction with Indy's lack of bike
> lanes by "taking the lane", especially on the last Friday of the month
> at 5:30 p.m. with a like-minded group of cyclists. Here are all the
> details: http://www.geocities.com/indycm/
>
> It's not unheard of for direct action activists to paint their own bike
> lanes to get the message across. Recently in Toronto activists laid down
> a harmless chalk bike lane and had this to say:
>
> "What's cool is that when even a temporary chalk-drawn bike lane is
> installed along a stretch of Bloor, motorists seemed to drive within the
> lines and cyclists had their own path. Maybe we can chalk it up in the
> meantime while waiting for a more permanent solution. Pray it don't rain."
>
> Here is the complete article with a photo:
> http://www.blogto.com/city/2006/11/take_the_tooker_brings_awareness_to_preelection_cycling_issues/
>
> Indiana is run by suburban auto-dependent Republicans for suburban
> auto-dependent Republicans. Don't expect them to embrace alternative
> transportation like it is I-69. We will have to take back the state
> ourselves.
>
> -Bob Matter
> Hammond, IN
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:54:10 -0600
> From: "Robert J. Matter" <rjmatter at prodigy.net>
> Subject: [IndianaTrails] [Fwd: Re:  Cyclists advocate new bike lanes]
> To: Indiana Trails <list at indianatrails.org>
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> I believe Suzanne meant for her reply to go to the group. -RJM
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [IndianaTrails] Cyclists advocate new bike lanes
> Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 11:46:12 -0500
> From: HHC Suzanne Mittenthal <hikers at scican.net>
> To: Robert J. Matter <rjmatter at prodigy.net>
> References: <45783253.6000105 at prodigy.net>
>
> go for it!  i once tried to park my car in a stadium lot at I.U.--vast
> and empty on a Tuesday morning--and ride my bike around Bloomington for
> business purposes, and ended up with a parking ticket for my car!
> suzanne Mittenthal, HHC
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