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MEMORANDUM
TO: Darryn Burich, Director of Planning Services
FROM: David Buck, Principal Planner
DATE: January 4, 2010
RE: Bicycle/Pedestrian Circulation Plan Update
Proiect History
• Project kicked off with a staff meeting on May 12, 2009 to discuss the scope, timeline and
responsibilities of all parties involved
• The first of two Steering Committee meetings was held on June 30, 2009 to create the vision and
goals and objectives for the plan.
• The first of two Public Informational meetings was held on August 20, 2009 to identify priority
corridors, origins and destinations, trouble spots as well as discuss how citizens feel the system
should work.
Hard copy and online survey established to gather specific community bike and ped. information.
Community outreach in the form of presentation boards /display at various events in October such as
the Granny Smith 5K Run/Walk, Transportation Fair at UW Oshkosh, and the Tour de Titan
highlighting the potential for Oshkosh as a bike /pedestrian friendly community and promoting use
of the online (or hard copy) survey.
Chapters including the table of contents, introduction and the planning process were submitted from
the consultant December 28, 2009 and are currently being reviewed by staff. A copy of the draft
table of contents is attached to the memo.
Continued Process
• All chapters of the draft plan are expected to be submitted to the City for staff review within the next
couple of weeks for internal staff review (to determine consistency with the City's Comprehensive
and other planning documents.
• Next Steering Committee meeting should be held shortly after the internal review, late January.
• Once Steering Committee has been able to digest /revise /prioritize recommendations, the draft will be
amended and another Public Information Meeting will be scheduled for final draft plan presentation
and review.
• The final draft plan will then go before the City's Traffic Review Advisory Board, Sustainability
Advisory Board and Plan Commission for presentation and recommendation, comments from the
public informational meeting will be presented to these bodies.
• The final draft plan will then be presented to the Common Council (possibly including a workshop)
for adoption. Comments from the public informational meeting, the Traffic Review Advisory
Board Sustainability Advisory Board and the Plan Commission will be presented.
Table of Contents
Chapter I: Executive Summary
Introduction.................................................................................................................. ............................1 -1
ExistingConditions ....................................................................................................... ............................1 -1
Recommendations and Implementation ...................................................................... ............................1 -2
Funding......................................................................................................................... ............................1 -3
Chapter 2: Introduction
Whyis this plan important? ....................................................................................... ............................... 2 -1
How was this plan developed? .................................................................................. ............................... 2 -3
Chapter 3: Planning Process
Bicycle /Pedestrian Steering Committee Meetings .................................................... ............................... 3 -1
PublicInformation Meetings ..................................................................................... ............................... 3 -2
Chapter 4: Current Conditions and Inventory
Assessment of Bicycle and Pedestrian Friendliness .................................................... ............................4
-1
BridgeAccess ....................................................................................................... ...............................
4 -1
Streetand Highway System .................................................................................. ...............................
4 -2
Bicycle and Pedestrian System ............................................................................... ............................4
-2
TransitInterface ................................................................................................... ...............................
4 -3
Community and User Characteristics ........................................................................... ............................4
-4
SocioeconomicData ................................................................................................ ............................4
-4
Travelto Work ....................................................................................................... ...............................
4 -6
LandUse .................................................................................................................. ............................4
-6
Assessment of Existing Facilities ............................................................................... ...............................
4 -7
BikingConditions .................................................................................................. ...............................
4 -7
WalkingConditions ............................................................................................... ...............................
4 -10
GapsAnalysis ....................................................................................................... ...............................
4 -13
Bicycle and Pedestrian Statutes and Ordinances ......................................................... ...........................4
-14
ExistingPlans ............................................................................................................ ...............................
4 -15
Chapter 5: Goals and Objectives
Goalsand Objectives .................................................................................................... ............................5 -1
Goals and Objectives (Logic Model) ............................................................................. ............................5 -3
Chapter 6: Best Facility Practices
Preferred Transportation Origins and Destinations ...................................................... ............................6 -1
Alternatives for Improved Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities ...................................... ............................... 6 -1
BicycleFacilities ................................................................................................... ............................... 6 -1
PedestrianFacilities ............................................................................................. ............................... 6 -6
Impacts of Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Alternatives ......................................... ............................... 6 -7
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Chapter 7: Safety Analysis
CrashStatistics ......................................................................................................... ............................... 7 -1
Bicycle Crashes and Countermeasures ................................................................... ............................ 7 -3
Pedestrian Crashes and Countermeasures ............................................................. ............................ 7 -4
FiveE's ...................................................................................................................... ............................... 7 -5
Education.............................................................................................................. ............................... 7 -5
Encouragement.................................................................................................... ............................... 7 -8
Enforcement......................................................................................................... ............................... 7 -9
Engineering........................................................................................................... ............................... 7 -10
Evaluation............................................................................................................. ............................... 7 -11
Chapter 8: Recommendations and Implementation
General Pedestrian and Bicycle Programmatic Recommendations ......................... ...............................
8 -1
Education, Encouragement, & Outreach .............................................................. ...............................
8 -1
Enforcement......................................................................................................... ...............................
8 -3
FacilityMaintenance ................................................................................................ ............................8
-4
Policies................................................................................................................. ...............................
8 -6
General Pedestrian and Bicycle Facility Recommendations ........................................ ............................8
-7
Signage................................................................................................................. ...............................
8 -7
RailroadRight -of -Way Trails .................................................................................. ...............................
8 -8
Pedestrian Facility Improvements ........................................................................ ...............................
8 -10
Bicycle Facility Improvements .............................................................................. ...............................
8 -12
Costs for Developing and Maintaining Facilities ....................................................... ...............................
8 -12
FundingOpportunities ............................................................................................... ...............................
8 -14
ImplementationPlan ..................................................................................................... ...........................8
-17
Implementation Table (Table 8.3; follows Implementation Plan) ............................. ...............................
8.3.1
Appendices
Appendix A: Road Diet Information
Appendix B: Bike /Ped System Gaps Analysis
Appendix C: Bicycle Crash Locations
Appendix D: Recommended Bicycle Route Maps
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