HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY COMMUTE BY BIKE IN MILWAUKEE?
More and more. The Hoan in fact will attract weekend bikers, recreation, and tourism. The Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco gets thousands of buses of tourists on weekends. The magnificent view over Milwaukee’s harbor could likewise draw many tourists. Chicago has nothing like this over its harbor, but major cities around the world have put bike paths on high exposure bridges. OK BIKES, BUT DO YOU THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BE WALKING ON THAT BRIDGE? The Citizen Advisory Committee insisted that the bike path as planned be safe for walkers, too. The Hoan bridge was built for traffic which never materialized because the proposed Lakefront freeway was never built. WELL IT’S JUST A ROAD! Well, yes, and most roads have bicycles. But the Hoan is a place to see our city like it’s never been seen before. The Hoan is not just a road it is our asset. The view from the Hoan is magnificent; the Hoan is not just trucks, it is tourism! 5000 weekend pedestrians on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco i
