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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSIDEWALK AND TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS FOR OSHKOSHSIDEWALK AND TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS FOR OSHKOSH The following are sidewalk or trail areas that could use improvements.Some of these areas may or may not be known to the departments within the city.Most are relatively small projects and because of that may not be getting done because they are low on the priority list. #1 Menominee Park Trail near the tennis courts. The section of trail that crosses Pratt Trail on west side of the street. The trail is too steep for wheelchairs,powered carts, rickshaws etc. See photo’s #105 and #107. Photo #110 shows the nice trail slope on other side of the street on Pratt Trail. #2 The sidewalk to the west of the Leach Amphitheater and the eastern edge of Riverside Park near the river. There is no sidewalk flare. Dangerous for wheelchairs, scooters or bikes (deep water). Needs a sidewalk flare and a guard rail next to the river in the area where people make the turn. See photo #99 and #101. Photo #97 shows the nice sidewalk flare at the west side of Riverside Park near the river. #3 The sidewalk just to the west of the Convention Center entrance on Ceape Ave. needs a curb cut. Because there is no curb cut, bikers may choose to use the sidewalk ramp directly in front of the Convention Center entrance doors on Ceape Ave. The ramp is a very tight area because of the large support pillar and how close the doors are to the ramp. This could be dangerous for pedestrians or bikers. It is hard for bikers after crossing the Main St.Bridge and heading north on the sidewalk (trying to get onto Ceape Ave.)to use the ramp at the crosswalk on Main St. and Ceape Ave. There is a lot of traffic at times and you have to look back over your shoulder to see if it is clear to enter the street. A curb cut would allow bikers to enter Ceape Ave. in a safer area. See photo #92.Photo #95 shows the ramp in front of the Convention Center entrance doors. #4 In front of the Best Western Hotel on Ceape St. This area needs a sidewalk.Pedestrians or bikers are forced onto Ceape Ave. when on the south side of the street. This is also a very important area to have a sidewalk because it gives bikes and pedestrians going east or west on the Riverwalk an alternative route. Sometimes bikers and pedestrians want to avoid busy Riverwalk area in front of the Ground Round. See photo #89. #5 The tree stump in the sidewalk on Jackson St. near the Jackson St. Riverwalk crosswalk (north side of river near Becket’s).The tree stump should be removed and replaced with sidewalk. See photo #85. #6 The Riverwalk street entrance on Marion Rd. The partial curb cut needs to be lowered to the street level so it can be used. It also needs to have a few feet of sidewalk added between the street and the main sidewalk. See photo’s #78 and #79. #7 The Wisconsin Street bridge sidewalk accesses from the Riverwalk.There are two areas on the south side and two areas on the north side of the Wisconsin Street Bridge sidewalks that need sidewalk flares. It is hard for a bike, wheelchair or scooter to make the sharp turns to get onto the Wisconsin Street sidewalk when coming from the Riverwalk. It is could be especially dangerous on the south side where there are light poles in the turn area. See photo’s #71 and #72.See photo #82,which is an example of a nice sidewalk flair. #8 The Oshkosh Ave. bridge sidewalk entrance to Abe Rochlin Park.The sidewalk needs a curb cut on the sidewalk leading from Oshkosh Ave. to the Abe Rochlin Park parking lot.Without a curb cut Bikes, wheelchairs and scooters must either stay on the Oshkosh Ave. sidewalk or stay on the Abe Rochlin narrow sidewalk next to the parking lot all the way to Sawyer Street to gain access to Abe Rochlin Park or the parking lot. See photo’s #66 and #68.