[Bikies] Carpool to Tyranena?

2009-09-30 Thread John Rider
Is anyone from Madison going to the Tyranena Ride this Saturday that is interested in carpooling? (My car is already full.) Scott Sauer (he's not on Bikies) is interested in sharing a ride. If anyone has a spot in their vehicle or may want to ride with him, please let me know and I will pass the

[Bikies] Social Justice Center - Renting, Hiring, Looking for Artists & Mural Painters

2009-09-30 Thread Brenda Konkel
*HIRING* Social Justice Center Program Coordinator Half-time position, salary commensurate with experience. Benefits include health insurance contribution, sick leave and vacation. Job duties include a wide variety of tasks related to the day-to-day operations of a non-profit office building and in

Re: [Bikies] ever feel alone?

2009-09-30 Thread Mark Clear
Someone needs to invent a sensor that could collect additional demographic data, such as age, gender, helmet usage, length and purpose of trip, etc. (The only technology I know of that can do that is a human with a clipboard.) Apropos of the SciAm article, it would be fascinating to see if and how

Re: [Bikies] ever feel alone?

2009-09-30 Thread Eric Sundquist
There is some bike path traffic data in here (pp. 43-48 and last few pages of the appendix): http://www.cityofmadison.com/trafficEngineering/documents/Reports-Studies/2008VR.pdf They added a counting station this year on the SW Path, at Breese Terrace, so maybe that will be included in the 2009

Re: [Bikies] innovative bike parking

2009-09-30 Thread Mark Shahan
Cathy, Hilarious! That made my day. Mark On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Cathy Van Maren wrote: > I was searching for a bike rack I'd seen online with a wheel tray that > pivots up to give a locking arm and found this instead. I thought you all > might enjoy it. > > http://www.youtube.com/wa

[Bikies] Bike lane markings

2009-09-30 Thread William Obermeyer
I was out in my car last night, driving past the newly painted bike lanes on University, and a question about the way we mark bike lanes occurred to me. I hope that some knowledgeable person on the list might have an answer. My apologies if this has already been discussed. Why do we paint

[Bikies] Please Join Me in Supporting Wisconsin Biking

2009-09-30 Thread Michael Rewey
I´d like to invite you to support the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin and attend the Saris Gala on October 9 at the Saris Cycling Group headquarters in Madison. The Gala is Wisconsin's must-attend cycling event! * Live Auction featuring 6 once-in-a-lifetime bike experiences like a trip for tw

Re: [Bikies] ever feel alone?

2009-09-30 Thread Daniel Liu
Does the city collect bike-use data? I've known of cities that conduct more extensive bike and pedestrian surveys at the same time as the Census ACS, so that the data can be compared on fairly equal terms. --dan On 29 Sep, 2009, at 9:45 AM, Matthew Berigan wrote: Bikies, Actually, IS the