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Sen. Larson set to present petitions supporting Hoan Bridge bike path

Posted by Tom Held on Nov. 29, 2011

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State Sen. Chris Larson (D-Milwaukee) plans to beat the deadline for commenting on the proposals for a bike and pedestrian lane on the Hoan Bridge and deliver petitions with 5,000 signatures Tuesday afternoon.

Larson will present the show of support to the Wisconsin Department of Transporation officials gathering input on the bike lane alternatives presented last month. Ranging in cost from $9.5 million to $95.5 million, the alternatives are being reviewed as part of the planning for a large-scale rehabilitation of the bridge connecting bike paths in Bay View and downtown Milwaukee.

The deadline for submitting comments to the DOT is 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Comments should be directed to Carolynn Gellings, WisDOT Project Manager carolynn.gellings@dot.wi.gov.

  • Send a letter:
    WisDOT’s Southeast Regional Office
    P.O. Box 798
    Waukesha, WI 53187-0798
    Attention Carolynn Gellings

74 Comments for "Sen. Larson set to present petitions supporting Hoan Bridge bike path"

  1. @36miles Yes it is. Just like I-94 in Wisconsin that has a bike trail on it today (http://www.insidemilwaukee.com/Article/11292011-TheManyOpinionsofSupervisorEyonBiddle)! And the I-90 bridge in Seattle has a bike trail on it.

    Dave Reid Nov 29, 2011 6:18 PM

  2. "If you build it, they will come."

    TCM1013 Nov 29, 2011 7:26 PM

  3. State Sen. Chris Larson is this a pressing issue facing Wisconsin??? I think you in Madison need to address how you waste millions. I'm a cyclist and even I think this is stupid. Please do something of value to justify your bloated salary.

    cww53132 Nov 29, 2011 7:42 PM

  4. The comments once again cause me to wonder about the liberal vs. conservative divide over bicycling infrastructure. It's especially puzzling given the list of 40 local business leaders who signed on as supporters of a bike lane on the Hoan. The list includes the CEOs or COOs of Rockwell Automation, Guaranty Association Management, Johnson Controls, Robert W. Baird & Co., Mandel Group, Pierce Engineering, Milwaukee World Festival Inc., and VISIT Milwaukee. I could be wrong, but this group doesn't strike me as a bunch of greedy liberals.

    Tom Held Nov 29, 2011 8:42 PM

  5. How much is the cost per mile/user for the bike lane? Don't they figure out the bridge value based on cars per dollar or miles per dollar? How much does it cost for a bike to traverse the bridge? How much if you amortize it over summer versus winter. $5k per bike in the winter?

    rsimms Nov 29, 2011 9:03 PM

  6. Did Senator Larson ride his bike to deliver the petitions?

    rsimms Nov 29, 2011 9:05 PM

  7. Thanks for the info, Dave. Is there a design picture somewhere? I am interested to see how the big traffic would be separated from automobile traffic. Just sounds to me like a terribly unsafe idea for not motorized traffic on a controlled access roadway.

    36miles Nov 29, 2011 9:39 PM

  8. Brian007, just $180,000 total over 8 years?

    Do you have a source for that?

    Here is a source saying those same Koch brothers plan to spend over $200,000,000 ($200 million) in the 2012 elections ALONE.

    http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2011_10/the_koch_brothers_big_bucks032735.php

    TransitRider Nov 30, 2011 2:02 AM

  9. No, rsimms, that is not how the DOT calculates the value of the bridge, or the cost of the rehabilitation. Instead, they look at what it will cost to make the repairs, and add the bike lane.

    Tom Held Nov 30, 2011 8:22 AM

  10. Really? This is the issue Larson wants to champion? For 95 million we can repave quite a few side roads. Instead he wants to waste that money on a bike path that few will use and can only use 6 months out of the year anyhow. Where do Democrats get their priorities? The lack of total common sense is staggering. Shame on voters for electing morons like this who just throw our hard earned money down the toilet for the special interests of a few. If he steals this money from us I'd like to see him be the first to pedal up the hill to the bridge.

    Bean68 Nov 30, 2011 11:01 AM

  11. 36miles this link takes you to the feasibility study with the five alternatives http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/seregion/794hoan/reports.htm#feas The one getting the most attention has a concrete barrier 42 inches high separating the outer median from the bike lane. The fence on the outside would be nine feet high.

    Tom Held Nov 30, 2011 11:43 AM

  12. I have paid much more in taxes for Miller Park which just helped Bud Selig and his family sell the Milwaukee Brewers for a tidier sum than they would have gotten without Miller Park.

    I will receive a much greater return of my tax money from a pedestrian/bicycle path over the Daniel Hoan bridge than I ever will from Miller Park.

    JUST DO IT!

    At least the tax money will be spent on a real sport where people are getting some exercise!

    CuriousMke Nov 30, 2011 12:09 PM

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