Bill Sell's pen name is dedicated to the grief of the children whom Socrates was convicted of ruining and for which he was ordered to drink the hemlock. Any resemblance to the goings on in the 21st century are purely intentional. Sell became a transportation maven during the study of a bicycle path on the Hoan Bridge (Milwaukee) and the inability of Wisconsin's Department of Transportation to dedicate space for bicycles after an exhaustive study proved its value and safety. He gave up his own car five winters ago.
BusStop. Bike Ride with County Supervisor Pat Jursik
Posted June 30th, 2008 by SocratesChildren
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BusStop. Bike Ride with County Supervisor Pat Jursik
Saturday, June 28. Today I turned my attention from our bus to our bicycles. Milwaukee County Supervisor Pat Jursik led a south side ride from Sheridan to Will-O-Way park along the Lake Michigan bluffs.
Bicycles and buses are two peas in the pod of alternatives to the automobile.
- Both save fossil fuel and help reduce gasoline prices.
- Bicycles are independent – so American!
- Buses are inter-dependent (we all need them).
- Bicycles and buses, both, reduce congestion for all drivers.
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Sheridan Park. The team gathers with Supervisor Jursik before the ride.
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Over lemonade and cookies, Shea Schachameyer speaks to us about the work of the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin. Did you know that the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin led the successful effort to get Milwaukee County to approve bicycle racks on buses
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Our own Barry Stuart, in a thoughtful moment. I thanked him for his writing advocacy. Way back when, he was persistent in the fight for bicycle racks on buses.
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Supervisor Pat Jursik talking to us of parks and bicycles. And SWAT team Susek, an avid bicyclist, enjoying his day off.
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The South Shore bike path is notable for acres of native flowers. But in this case an invasive beauty rises up to greet us. Bull Thistle thrives in disturbed areas such as this bluff now under attack by developments.
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The June view - why we love this path.
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