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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTRAB BPAC Workshop Minutes 9 12 17Committee Name: TRAB & BPAC Joint Workshop Date: 9/12/17 Location: City Hall 1 TRAB Attendees: BPAC Attendees: Jim Collins, Transportation Director Director Dan Scieszinski, Board Alexa Naudziunas, Asst. Planner Vicky Redlin, Committee Marlene Binder, Secretary Ross Wandschneider, Board Steve Ghode, Asst. Dir. of Pub. Wks. Tom Otto, Committee Daniel Becker, Chairman Adam Bellcorelli, Committee Jay Stengel, Committee Steve Haas, Vice-Chairman James Michelson, Chairman Tom Otto, Committee William Christianson, Board Benjamin Rennert, Committee Jake Krause, Council Member Caroline Panske, Council Member Topic Facilitator Discussion Actions Call to order Daniel Becker Daniel Becker called the meeting to order at 3:58 pm. Discussion and direction to staff on Wisconsin Street bike lanes Jim Collins Jim Collins explained this is a workshop to gather input and to come to a consensus in how to proceed. He said there will be no vote tonight but these items will be brought before both Boards. Mr. Collins said Wisconsin Street was constructed 54' wide in preparation for the eventual installation of two 4' bike lanes from the south side of the bridge to potentially Irving Ave. He told that curb cutouts were put on each side of the bridge to connect each side to the Riverwalk. He said the TRAB voted against this plan at the August 8th meeting mainly due to concerns with bikes on the bridge. He suggested a compromise might be to start and end bike lanes where the cutouts for the Riverwalk are on the north side of the bridge and connect with the Irving Avenue bike lanes. There was discussion about the fast speed vehicles travel in this area, whether or not narrowing the lane will reduce the speed of vehicles here, possibility of bike lane giving a false sense of security on bridge and the 4' bike lane being substandard by today's standard. Jim Collins said this item will go back to both Boards for considerations and recommendations before it is sent to Council. Committee Name: TRAB & BPAC Joint Workshop Date: 9/12/17 Location: City Hall 2 Topic Facilitator Discussion Actions Discussion and direction to staff on Washington Avenue bike lanes Jim Collins Jim Collins said Washington Avenue from Main Street to Broad Street is being reconstructed in 2018 and was slated for bike lanes in the 2011 Bike & Pedestrian Plan. He told this section would connect with the sharrows on Algoma Blvd. He went on to say the Dept. of Public Works will be designing Washington Avenue this fall in preparation for the project to be bid in early 2018. Steve Ghode said there is no cost difference between designing Washington Avenue for parking or bike lanes. Alexa Naudziunas said Washington Avenue would lose 26 parking spaces if bike lanes were installed. She stated the newly remodeled YMCA has a large parking lot, the Eagles Club has acquired more properties for parking, and Washington Apartments also have their own parking lot. She told World Relief does not have a parking lot but may relocate to Appleton and there is other public parking nearby. There was discussion about the possibility of using Broad Street to go between Irving Avenue bike lanes and Washington Avenue, using sharrows on Washington past the railroad tracks and both Boards sending meeting notices to property owners, tenants and the neighborhood association. Adjournment 1. Dan Becker The workshop adjourned at 4:55 p.m.