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Oshkosh
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Jim Collins, Transportation Director
DATE: February 21, 2019
RE: Parking on East Side of Westhaven Drive
BACKGROUND
The Oshkosh Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation Plan was adopted by the Plan Commission and
Common Council in 2011. The plan recommended 5 foot bicycle lanes be installed on each side of
Westhaven Drive between 9th Avenue and Patriot Lane. Westhaven Drive is a north/south connection
between residential areas near 911, Avenue and commercial/service areas near Highway 21. The
installation of bike lanes on Westhaven Drive was approved by the Common Council in May of 2017
and were painted in June of 2017. Recently, a group of citizens living on Westhaven Drive filed a
petition to remove the bike lanes on Westhaven between Witzel Avenue and Highway 21. After
further discussion and meetings, the request was modified to adding parking on the east side of
Westhaven Drive between Noel Court and Springmill Drive.
ANALYSIS
This issue was reviewed by the Traffic and Parking Advisory Board (TPAB), Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory Board (BPAB) and the Sustainability Advisory Board (SAB). Three options were reviewed
(see attachments). All three Boards supported bike lanes remaining on Westhaven Drive. TPAB and
SAB supported adding parking in this stretch. BPAB supported leaving the road as is, not wanting to
reverse an action already implemented; however, their main concern was that the existing bike lanes
remain. TPAB voted for a 12 foot travel lane in each direction, 8 feet of parking on the east side of the
street between Noel Court and Springmill Drive and reducing the bike lanes to 4 feet on each side
which is acceptable but substandard based on current standards. SAB voted for an 11 foot travel lane
in each direction, 8 feet of parking on the east side between Noel Court and Springmill Drive and 5 foot
bike lanes (current standard) on each side of the street. This is the same layout as Irving Avenue, and a
narrower travel lane has the potential to calm traffic.
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact of these ordinances is the cost to scarify, restripe and sign the road. These costs
would come out of the Sign Department operational budget.
City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wl.us
RECOMMENDED ACTION
No formal action by Council is required at this time. Section 27A-11 of the Municipal Code pertains to
parking regulations on designated streets and alleys and Section 27A-10.1 designates bike lanes. Based
on board input, staff will implement alternative 1 which would reaffirm 5 foot bike lanes on each side
of the road from 9th Avenue to Patriot Lane, narrow the drive lanes to 11 feet in each direction and add
8 feet of parking on the east side of Westhaven Drive between Noel Court and Springmill Drive. Since
the bike lanes are not being removed, an ordinance change is not needed. We would just restripe and
sign the road to accommodate this layout.
Respectfully Submitted,
Approved:
Jim Collins, Transportation Director Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager
N. WESTHAVEN DR. PROPOSED 2019 PARKING & 5FT BIKE LANE CHANGES
WITZEL AVE. TO PATRIOT LN.
Date: 1125/2019