An article about the plan and yesterday's meeting: http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2008/08/conflicting_vis.php My impression is that there's still...
Here are some of my ideas for cycling improvements on Whalley: At the very least, I'd like to work with the DOT to get some "Share the Road" signs, with...
Mark, How long to we have to issue another set of comments and/or recommendations? If we have a few weeks, we should get this on the BPS Agenda and possibly ...
Dear Mr. Piscitelli, I see the signs today for milling of Whitney Ave. It will be great once the pavement is actually in rideable condition! Are there going...
Tim, I second your idea of large sharrows on Whitney, preferably one painted every block. Narrower lanes, striped parking, high-visibility crosswalks and...
Just an FYI, the letter that Richard, Jason and Tom wrote to Governor Rell was mailed this week to the Governor plus 39 other state and local officials. The...
Tom, We'll let everyone know if we hear about any specific meetings or opportunities to provide input on the plan. Mike Piscitelli had been talking about...
Hi Mark & all, I think you had some very good points last night Mark, & asked a really good question. I strongly objected to the DOT agent's pejorative use of ...
David, Don't forget the DOT's initial response when asked about whether Route 34 should be removed: "Why would you do that? It's a very nice piece of road." ...
A-freakin-men David. It's utterly disturbing how non-forward thinking the DOT plan is. How does the DOT justify how "autocentric" this design is when much ...
I've been asked by a number of people to provide information on 2-3 lane roads vs. 4-5 lane roads. The linked powerpoint presentation below shows some creative...
On the topic of Whalley ideas, we keep hearing this number of 100+ accidents, with the implicit claim that widening, straightening, and making the pavement...
Thanks to you who made time to get to this meeting and express your opinions. Indeed, New Haven is no Portland, no Cambridge, no New York, no San Francisco, no...
My car recently died and I can't afford to fix or replace it right away. I'm thinking about getting a folding bike that I can ride a few miles to the nearest...
If anyone wants to experience what bicycling could be like on the Department of Transportation's rebuilt Whalley Avenue, try the portion of Hemingway Avenue...
we really need markings: bike lanes & bike icons in the street if people in cars are going to accept us signs are signifiers: they have meaning. then people we...
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Richard Stowe
bike.rail.politics@...
Aug 4, 2008 3:11 am
Last month Central Connecticut Bicycle Alliance sent the following letter to Governor Rell. The West Hartford-based cycling advocacy group's support for...
Jo, I second the idea of putting in bike route markings along the city's bicycle routes. The city's 2003 "Share the Streets" report said that the city should...
Please join us this Friday, August 8th at 4 pm for a presentation on urban bike planning opportunities and challenges by Bob P Please join us this Friday,...
Of less interest to the commuters/roadies & more to the mountain bikers: we've done some trail work on East Rock before as a group This summer, Justin Elicker...
Lots of TV coverage of this this morning and on the noon WTNH newscast. Check the evening news for more coverage. ...
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Melinda Tuhus
melinda.tuhus@...
Aug 4, 2008 4:15 pm
Hi everyone, BTW Day this month is the earliest it can be on a second Friday -- Aug. 8, 7:30-9:30 a.m. in front of City Hall. I have donations of bagels and...
4:30pm, August 4th, 2008 BRANFORD, Conn. -- A bicyclist in Branford has been hit by a pickup truck, police said. Police said a white pickup hit the woman. The...
FYI: Bicycle Ride Against Nukes (part of 2008 Hiroshima/Nagasaki Commemoration) Aug. 9, 8:30 am (concluding at 11 am) Meet at Flagpole on New Haven Green ...
