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AFFIC AND PARKING ADVISORY BOARD
TRAFFIC AND PARKING ADVISORY BOARD
STAFF AGENDA
JULY 14, 2020
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
NEW BUSINESS
1) ..REVIEW PROPOSED STREET RECONFIGURATION ON S. MAIN STREET BETWEEN 8TH
AVENUE AND SOUTH PARK AVENUE
The Planning Department has been working with Developers in the Sawdust District on
potential plans for the District. The lack of parking in the area was an identified concern in this
area. The Sawdust District plans calls for reconfiguring S. Main Street to address identified
concerns. Currently, S. Main Street is scheduled for reconstruction in 2023 pending budgetary
approval. In the interim, restriping the road from 4 lanes to 2 lanes would allow parking to be
immediately added. Potentially 97 parking spaces could be added between S. 8th Street and South
Park Avenue. The current traffic counts are as follows:
12,000 on S. Main between E. 8th Avenue and E. 9th Avenue
9,000 between W. 12th Avenue and South Park Avenue
This traffic volume is similar to W. Murdock Avenue and could be supported by 1 lane of travel in
each direction. S. Main Street is a connecting Highway in this area. This area is under City
Maintenance. WISDOT does not have any significant concern with dropping a lane on this stretch
of S. Main Street. The City would lose approximately $6,200 in interconnecting Highway Aide for
maintenance from WISDOT.
2) REVIEW OF 2019 BIKE CRASHES
Council Member Poeschl asked at the March 2020 Traffic and Parking Advisory meeting for a
review of 2019 crashes involving bikes. I have performed a review of these crashes. I did not notice
a trend. Only one crash involved bike lanes, a few crashes involved bikes on sidewalks, a couple
crashes involved faulty brakes. As you know, there is an ongoing debate on whether bikes are
safest on sidewalks, in bike lanes or in the travel lane (all are permitted in Oshkosh). I have
attached my brief analysis.
STAFF STATEMENTS
3)..W. 9TH AVE. STREET RECONSTRUCTION LAYOUT
ADJOURNMENT