Spoke'n Word Spring '97 Welcome to the Spring issue of the Spoke'n Word - the newsletter of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance of Dane County. Click on the titles below or the items in the table of contents on the left to read the corresponding articles. Enjoy! Bike to Work Day Madison's 16th Bike to Work Day was the city's biggest ever Election Winners This year's spring election winners, Madison Mayor Bauman and Dane County Executive Falk, support bicycling Trails Day Badger Prairie County Park: National Trails Day Festival on June 7th West Side Bike Boulevard Dudgeon-Monroe rail corridor on Madison's west side: A bright future as a bicycle boulevard? Bicycling in Seattle A first-hand comparison of motorists' attitude towards bicyclists and pedestrians here and in Seattle raises doubts about Madison's reputation as bicycle-friendly Red Bikes The red bikes are back on the streets. Bicyclists Fight for Fair Shake The travails of a hard-working former Ped-Bike Subcommittee member against the City engineering staff is illustrated with a proposed improvement of the east side rail corridor bike path New Pedestrian Plan A Pedestrian Transportation Plan is emerging from Madison's Department of Transportation and your input is highly appreciated Madison is Enlightened Dropped to a mere #7 by "Money" magazine, Madison is still considered enlightened by "Utne Reader". Bikeability was a strong factor in this ranking Going Car-less No longer subject to car payments, traffic jams, and parking problems, our author finds new freedom in being car-less Virtual Bicycling Escape the Midwest's humidity and bicycle online. How to subscribe to the "bikies" e-mail list top of page where to go from here Previous Issue of Spoke'n Word Bicycle Transportation Alliance Bicycling Community Home Page