HomeMy WebLinkAboutped bike plan update 04.01.10City of Oshkosh - D
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Darryn Burich, Director of Planning Services
FROM: David Buck, Principal Planner
DATE: April 27, 2010
RE: Bicycle/Pedestrian Circulation Plan Update
Project History
• Project kicked off in 2009 to determine the scope, timeline and responsibilities of parties involved
• The first of two Steering Committee meetings was in June, 2009 creating the vision, goals and
objectives for the plan.
• The first of two Public Informational meetings was held in August, 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 surveys were established to gather specific community bike and pedestrian
information.
• Community outreach in the form of presentation boards /display at various events in October and
November highlighting the potential for Oshkosh as a bike /pedestrian friendly community and
promoting response to the survey.
• A plan draft was received by the City from the consultants in February, 2010. It was distributed to
the Stakeholder /Steering Group for initial review and comment meeting on February 25, 2010.
• The Stakeholder /Steering group meeting took place at the end of February, 2010 which focused on
discussion of initial impressions of the general document and hopes /concerns with the plan. It was
determined at this meeting that a series of meeting will be necessary to fully review the plan and
make changes.
• The Stakeholder /Steering group met again in late March, 2010 and focused on the road diet versus
the shared roadway (sharrows) concepts, placement of routes, proposed and alternative routes and
the pedestrian element in the plan draft.
Continued Process
• Next Steering Committee meeting will be scheduled for mid April, 2010 to further discuss the plan
draft.
Once Steering Committee has been able to digest /revise /prioritize recommendations of the plan draft,
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 Park's Advisory Board, 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 (likely including a workshop) for
review and adoption. Comments from the public informational meeting and City
boards /commissions will be presented.