Monday, September 12, 2005

Moving Towards the Little Loop Future


The City of Madison unveils the best entertainment value in South Central Wisconsin with the New 2-4-$6 FARE. In tight budget times it only makes sense for the public sector to compete with private business for the consumer discretionary dollar.
On Saturdays, Sundays & holidays, up to two adults and four kids (age 17 and under) may ride the bus all day long for $6.

* Tell your driver you'd like to purchase a 2-4-$6 Pass * Then deposit $6 into the fare box - insert bills one at a time. * The fare box Card Reader will issue a 2-4-$6 Pass. Slide the pass in the Pass Reader each time you board that day with the pass.
For about an hour’s worth of minimum wage, or an evening’s worth of Madison bartender tips, a family of six can tour around the State Capital, the 'Wonders of the World Exhibits' at East Towne and West Towne Malls, plus the University of Wisconsin and surrounding moonbat preservation areas. The tour will take you past scenic water vistas along Lakes Mendota and Monona, and will actually approach a couple of buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and one big one INSPIRED by the master of the flat top water trapping structure.

Compare this value to the anything on the Wisconsin Dells Price List. Taking the same family on an Upper Dells Duck ride costs about $75.00 if all the kids are under age twelve. Keep in mind that a Duck journey does not last all day like a Madison bus ride.

Mayor Dave Cieslewicz is absolutely confident that municipal people movers are the wave of the future so today the official Request for Proposals for the Madison Streetcar Preliminary Feasibility Study begins. A 23 page PDF file has Instructions for Bidders if your New Urbanist enterprise wants to tap into the community piggy bank.
Electric streetcars can act as a circulator among downtown destinations for both visitors and residents. Streetcars have the ability to move students and employees around the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, and also provide commuter options between homes and jobs within the City. … At this time, the City of Madison has committed approximately $300,000 toward the completion of this streetcar planning project.
The two essential features your proposal must include is an affirmation that a massive alternative infrastructure project will be financially viable in a city of 200,000 and a second affirmation that Mayor Dave is visionary for leading the city towards a future of expensive little circular loops. Any proposals without these criteria have zero chance of acceptance.