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Council committee leaves bike lanes in Gillette Street plan

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Darrell Dickinson speaks against Gillette Street bike lanes at a City Hall hearing

The plan to put new bike lanes on Gillette Street is still alive.

The judiciary committee of the La Crosse city council narrowly voted to keep bicycle lanes in the master plan for remodeling the north-side street.

Council member Scott Neumeister proposed a ban on bike lanes for much of Gillette, because of the heavy traffic there. The ban failed on a 4-3 vote.

Neumeister cast one of two votes against the Gillette Street plan when it was approved by the board of public works last month.

Citizens, both for and against the bike lanes, spoke for about an hour last night, with some opponents criticizing the suggested elimination of curbside parking to allow more bike traffic.

The full city council votes on the issue next week.

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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  1. Patricia Downs

    March 7, 2019 at 6:20 am

    There should be ‘no turn on red’ at George and Gillette! It’s a narrow and very busy intersection and has been deadly for bicyclists! If a bike lane makes it safer I like it

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