Hi Cycling Friends in SLC, Those of us in Utah County would like a good route to come and cycling in Salt Lake County and I suppose that you would like to come over here too. Please check the web site in Pablo's message and give UDOT your feedback and input. Regards, Stan Swallow, Utah Velo Club ----- Original Message ----- From: Pablo Riboldi To: Stan Swallow Cc: MurrayPa@pbworld.com Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 12:19 PM Subject: Feedback for Redwood Rd project Stan, Could you please pass this one to the Utah Velo Club? A few weeks ago I attended a public scoping hearing at Saratoga Springs where UDOT presented some proposals for the S.R. 68 upgrade project (Redwood Rd. from Bangerter Hwy. to Pelican Point). Part of the proposal is to include dedicated bike lanes. UDOT is now gathering public input about these proposals. I gave them my feedback on the importance of including bike lanes and they encouraged me to have other cyclists give their input. Obviously, including the dedicated bike lanes is an increase in the cost of the project, so they may be better able to justify it if they have the backup of many individuals supporting the proposal. UDOT has a web site where you can leave your input with them online. (go to www.udot.utah.gov/sr-68south and click on Get Involved, right upper corner). Please take two minutes and leave your feedback supporting bike lanes. Here are some points to remember, (a) this area of Redwood Rd. is extremely dangerous, (b) this stretch of road is traditionally a prefered cycling venue (ULCER, Tour of Utah, etc.), (c) there has been several cyclist fatal accidents in this area, (d) dedicated bike lanes raise drivers' awareness of bikes on the road. I told people in UDOT that I would be sending this information to the Utah Velo Club as soon as their website was up and running. They were delighted and hopeful to hear from a lot of people. Let's let them have it! Thanks, Pablo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------