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Old March 13th 08, 01:25 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Kristian M Zoerhoff
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Default Elgin (IL) Approves Preliminary Bikeway Plan

Not quite a year ago now, I attended a bikeway workshop for the City of
Elgin, IL:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.misc/browse_thread/thread/dc6e82d947bb9b6e/14ec7e0675e741eb?lnk=gst&q=#14ec7e0675e741eb
http://tinyurl.com/3cmks2

Last night, the Elgin city council approved the reworked preliminary bikeway
plan, which apparently includes a lot of the suggestions from that workshop
(I missed the meeting, so I don't have the exact details in front of me).
The council approved it unanimously, but not before the liability boogeyman
was brought up again (thanks, Illinois Supreme Court!).

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/840306,3_1_EL13_A1COUNCIL_S1.article
http://tinyurl.com/332ahk

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Old March 13th 08, 10:15 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Default Elgin (IL) Approves Preliminary Bikeway Plan

Here's an idea for your bright leaders in IL--- Don't call or declare
any route "safe" . Here in NJ using bike routes often requires using
roads to get to the next trail segment. If someone gets hit they
arent likely to get anything from the state as they assumed a certain
risk by cycling on the street. Lockers and such are a great idea
though!!!!


On Mar 13, 8:25*am, Kristian M Zoerhoff
wrote:
Not quite a year ago now, I attended a bikeway workshop for the City of
Elgin, IL:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.misc/browse_thread/thread...
http://tinyurl.com/3cmks2

Last night, the Elgin city council approved the reworked preliminary bikeway
plan, which apparently includes a lot of the suggestions from that workshop
(I missed the meeting, so I don't have the exact details in front of me).
The council approved it unanimously, but not before the liability boogeyman
was brought up again (thanks, Illinois Supreme Court!).

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/840306,3_1_EL13_A...
http://tinyurl.com/332ahk

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Kristian Zoerhoff


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Old March 14th 08, 01:58 AM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Default Elgin (IL) Approves Preliminary Bikeway Plan

On Mar 13, 4:15*pm, wrote:
Here's an idea for your bright leaders in IL--- Don't call or declare
any route "safe" . *Here in NJ using bike routes often requires using
roads to get to the next trail segment. *If someone gets hit they
arent likely to get anything from the state as they assumed a certain
risk by cycling on the street. *Lockers and such are a great idea
though!!!!

On Mar 13, 8:25*am, Kristian M Zoerhoff
wrote:



Not quite a year ago now, I attended a bikeway workshop for the City of
Elgin, IL:


http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.misc/browse_thread/thread....
http://tinyurl.com/3cmks2


Last night, the Elgin city council approved the reworked preliminary bikeway
plan, which apparently includes a lot of the suggestions from that workshop
(I missed the meeting, so I don't have the exact details in front of me)..
The council approved it unanimously, but not before the liability boogeyman
was brought up again (thanks, Illinois Supreme Court!).


http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/840306,3_1_EL13_A....
http://tinyurl.com/332ahk


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The "liability boogeyman" Kristian mentioned (with an appropriately
sarcastic nod of thanks to the IL Supreme Court) has little to do with
a cyclist being struck by traffic and everything to do with roadway
maintenance and design. Google "Boub VS Wayne Township".

Regards,
Bob Hunt
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Old March 14th 08, 06:36 AM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Default Elgin (IL) Approves Preliminary Bikeway Plan

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Kristian M Zoerhoff wrote:

Not quite a year ago now, I attended a bikeway workshop for the City of
Elgin, IL:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.b...thread/dc6e82d
947bb9b6e/14ec7e0675e741eb?lnk=gst&q=#14ec7e0675e741eb
http://tinyurl.com/3cmks2

Last night, the Elgin city council approved the reworked preliminary bikeway
plan, which apparently includes a lot of the suggestions from that workshop
(I missed the meeting, so I don't have the exact details in front of me).
The council approved it unanimously, but not before the liability boogeyman
was brought up again (thanks, Illinois Supreme Court!).

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/c...EL13_A1COUNCIL
_S1.article
http://tinyurl.com/332ahk


Awesome!

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Old March 14th 08, 11:19 AM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Default Elgin (IL) Approves Preliminary Bikeway Plan

So I guess people in IL need a bif brother to ake sure they're safe
from even stepping into a pothole!! But they elected Osama Hussein as
Senator so it shows how smart they are!!!

On Mar 13, 8:58*pm, Bob wrote:
On Mar 13, 4:15*pm, wrote:





Here's an idea for your bright leaders in IL--- Don't call or declare
any route "safe" . *Here in NJ using bike routes often requires using
roads to get to the next trail segment. *If someone gets hit they
arent likely to get anything from the state as they assumed a certain
risk by cycling on the street. *Lockers and such are a great idea
though!!!!


On Mar 13, 8:25*am, Kristian M Zoerhoff
wrote:


Not quite a year ago now, I attended a bikeway workshop for the City of
Elgin, IL:


http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.misc/browse_thread/thread....
http://tinyurl.com/3cmks2


Last night, the Elgin city council approved the reworked preliminary bikeway
plan, which apparently includes a lot of the suggestions from that workshop
(I missed the meeting, so I don't have the exact details in front of me).
The council approved it unanimously, but not before the liability boogeyman
was brought up again (thanks, Illinois Supreme Court!).


http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/840306,3_1_EL13_A....
http://tinyurl.com/332ahk


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Kristian Zoerhoff
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- Show quoted text -


The "liability boogeyman" Kristian mentioned (with an appropriately
sarcastic nod of thanks to the IL Supreme Court) has little to do with
a cyclist being struck by traffic and everything to do with roadway
maintenance and design. Google "Boub VS Wayne Township".

Regards,
Bob Hunt- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


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Old March 15th 08, 02:25 AM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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So I guess people in IL need a bif brother to ake sure they're safe
from even stepping into a pothole!! But they elected Osama Hussein as
Senator so it shows how smart they are!!!

Elgin is a economically depressed river town. Please don't pick on them,
when they are down. The outlying areas of Elgin are upscale, but downtown
Elgin has seen better times, by anyone's standards.

J.


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Old March 15th 08, 11:36 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Kristian M Zoerhoff
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Default Elgin (IL) Approves Preliminary Bikeway Plan

On 2008-03-15, Jay wrote:

Elgin is a economically depressed river town. Please don't pick on them,
when they are down. The outlying areas of Elgin are upscale, but downtown
Elgin has seen better times, by anyone's standards.


It has, but that casino has helped quite a bit.

The big draw for biking in Elgin is the Fox River Trail (with connection to
the Illinois Prairie Path), so a big focus of any plan is to connect the
neighborhoods with it. However, as the city continues to sprawl west at an
astounding rate, linking the new neighborhoods with each other and the older
parts of town by something other than an overcrowded US-20 is a major driver
as well.

I think the Boub liability concerns will fade away in the end, just as they
have in Chicago and Schaumburg.

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