The Bicycle Federation of WI is thrilled to announce two jobs opportunities! The BFW is a fun and exciting place to work and promote better lifestyles based on...
I feel the Bike the Hoan site needs a serious update. This is because the political and business landscape of Milwaukee has undergone several significant...
Barry Stuart
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Nov 2, 2005 10:05 pm
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Check out this 5 min trailer for the upcoming documentary Contested Streets: Breaking New York City Gridlock http://www.cicalafilmworks.com/cs/ Jessica...
Quoted from http://www.milwaukeeworld.com/index.php: "The Holton Marsupial Bridge will have its ribbon-cutting on Thursday, November 10th, it has just recently...
After my having taken the picture of the UD 31 drawbridge near Grand Haven, Michigan, I know that installing a bike and pedestrian path on the Daniel W, Hoan...
Barry Stuart
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Nov 4, 2005 9:20 pm
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Dear Barry The fact is that during the drive for the Hoan which spanned years from 1997 through 2002, there were these numbers of support, and there was money....
FYI Dave Schlabowske Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Milwaukee Dept. of Public Works Room 919 Zeidler Municipal Building Milwaukee, WI 53202 414-286-3144 ...
Dave Schlabowske
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Nov 7, 2005 4:20 pm
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As a cyclist in Milwaukee, I recently traveled out of Wisconsin to one of our neighboring states to see how they deal with cyclists. It seems to me, from my...
Barry Stuart
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Nov 7, 2005 11:14 pm
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH: Why Supreme Court Justice Breyer rides his bike... "The advantages? Exercise, no parking problems, gas prices, it's fun," he said. "An...
Dave Schlabowske
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Nov 8, 2005 1:18 pm
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I'd call it the "Quote of the Decade". If there's anything this world needs, it's more people riding bicycles, especially if it's for something they might...
Please come to the Marsupial bridge ribbon cutting this Thursday at 3:30PM. This is the latest project in a series of important bicycle and pedestrian facility...
Dave Schlabowske
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Nov 8, 2005 6:17 pm
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From Bicycle Retailer and Industry News Big Businesses Push for Bicycle Commuting to Save Energy NOVEMBER 08, 2005 -- SEOUL, Korea (BRAIN)-The Federation of...
Dave -- I have been looking forward to this event for several years. And now I have be in Phoenix with my family this week. Aaaaaggh!! Damn! Actually, I have...
I have updated the Milwaukee by Bike website with information about riding in bike lanes and on bike routes. You can find the changes here: ...
Dave Schlabowske
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Nov 8, 2005 9:32 pm
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Although the weather has been great, the dark ride home at 5:15 proves that Bike Winter is here. The Bicycle federation of WI is thowing an event for winter...
I will look at the map PDF issue. Some people have problems and others don't. That is a temporary page. The bike Fed is working on a much more slick ...
Dave Schlabowske
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Nov 9, 2005 4:33 pm
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The one thing bicycling, as a "movement", needs is for more high profile people (people pursued by the media) to be seen and known for regular bicycling. That...
Roger, This is interesting. There is also something similar in the States (maybe worldwide) sponsored by the Green Business Council, a non-profit agency. The...
Here is explaination of the GBC's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system. http://www.usgbc.org/Docs/LEEDdocs/LEED_RS_v2-1.pdf The...
Does anyone know for sure whether there's an easement for the Beer Line Trail near the Park Terrace Condo property> It seems that it's to stub off instead of ...
Barry Stuart
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Nov 11, 2005 9:03 pm
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... Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:03:16 -0600 From: Paul Roback <proback@...> Reply-To: Paul Roback <proback@...> Subject: Sheboygan...
Dave Schlabowske
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Nov 14, 2005 1:26 pm
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Does this have anything to do with the Federal transportation funding for bicycle/pedestrian connective network in Sheboygan County? Do you know what the...
Does anybody know whether the Beer Line Trail has an easement near the Park Terrace Condominium project on Commerce St. near Humboldt Ave. I'd hate to see...
Barry Stuart
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Nov 15, 2005 9:40 pm
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Barry, The Beer Line already connects to Resevoir, which is a 20' wide road that connects to Garfield. I am not sure if there is some work going on with the ...
Dave Schlabowske
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Nov 15, 2005 10:35 pm
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There is about a 50 ft stretch of the 'sidewalk bikepath' that is ripped up in front of the last one of the condos being built on the north side of Commerce. I...
The City of Milwaukee has hired the Bicycle Federation of WI to author an Off Street Bike Path/Trail Feasibility study and want to hear your suggestions and...
I will be out of town for December and can't make the open house but I have a suggestion. Extending the trail that goes northwest from downtown through...
Aytan Luck
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Nov 17, 2005 3:26 am
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Today, I just called Madison Metro Transit to find out how long their buses are and I found out that their buses are 40' in length, same as Milwaukee's and ALL...