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Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Project Introduction and Update North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission October 28, 2016 Image Source: VASSA

NCWRPC Bike and Ped Planning • Langlade County 1999 • Oneida County 2002 (2010) • Mosinee Sidewalk Plan 2002 • Rhinelander 2003 • Regional 2004 • Necedah Area (Wildlife Refuge) 2004 • Vilas County 2011 • Adams County 2013 • Ice Age National Scenic Trail – Marathon and Langlade County 2013 • Merrill 2015

Safe Routes To School • Antigo 2010 • Wisconsin Rapids 2010 • Almond-Bancroft 2012 • Rhinelander 2012

Multi-Use Trail Planning • Oneida County Snowmobile User Survey • Countywide Outdoor Recreaction Plans • Vilas County Multi-Use Trail Assistance (2017)

Conceptual Route Planning

Specific Route Selection

. Detailed Facility Recommendations

Advanced Analysis Techniques

Previous Grant Awards • Transportation Enhancements (TE) – Rhinelander – Regional (2004) – Adams – Merrill • Safe Routes To School (SRTS) – Antigo / Almond-Bancroft / Wisconsin Rapids / Rhinelander • Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) – Regional Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan

Current Awards • Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) – Juneau County – Langlade County – City of Rhinelander – Regional Safe Routes To School Program These awards help support the Commission’s Work Program, implement the Regional Livability Plan, and provide cost effective planning services to our members.

Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan: Purpose • Implementation of the Regional Livability Plan • Identify priority regional routes for safe and convenient bicycle and pedestrian travel • Recommend context sensitive bicycle and pedestrian improvements in North Central Wisconsin • Build bicycle and pedestrian planning capacity in the region • Improve livability and enhance tourism

Progress to Date • Created survey and mapping activity for public input • Created project webpage • Collecting local unit bicycle and pedestrian plans • Collecting GIS layers for existing bicycle and pedestrian facilities and routes • Collecting available travel and crash data • Developing list of interested stakeholders • Emailed potential stakeholders

Future Tasks • Analyze travel and crash data • Analyze existing plans • Collect public input through survey, mapping activity • Hold meetings around the region • Draft document • Keep the public updated through email and website updates

Other Existing Plans • City of Schofield Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan 2016 • Portage County Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan 2014 • Wausau MPO Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan 2015 • Wood County Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan 1995 • Marathon County Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan for the Non-Urbanized area 1996 • Marshfield Safe Routes to School Plan 2008 • Statewide Trails Network Plan 2003

Survey • Online survey can be taken by anyone interested in bicycling or walking within the region. • www.Ncwrpc.org/bikepedsurvey

Wikimapping • Wikimapping is online interactive mapping activity that allows people to insert routes and points on a map and comment on them. • www.ncwrpc.org/bikepedmap

Website • http://www.ncwrpc.org/bikepedplan

Available Data • US Census: American Community Survey • National Household Travel Survey • US Census: Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics • Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory (TOPS)/Wisconsin DOT crash data • Strava • Local counts/walk audits • Walkscore

Crashes

Strava

Commuting • 44% of region residents work less than 10 miles from their home. • 47% of region employees work less than 10 miles from their home. • 5.3% Primarily walk in Vilas County, 5.4% in Portage County, 5.5% in Langlade County • Forest and Wood Counties have the highest proportion of workers with no vehicle available, 2.0 and 2.2%.

Project Timeline

Draft Plan Outline • Vision, Goals, and Objectives • Inventory – Crashes, Bicycle Use, and Bicycling/Walking Conditions – Existing Plans • Bicycle/Pedestrian Travel Corridors (current, potential, and desired) • Routes and Facility Types • Bicycle and Pedestrian Policy Recommendations • Safety Programming

Contact Brad Sippel, Planner North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission 210 McClellan Street, Suite 210 Wausau, WI 54403 715-849-5510 bsippel@ncwrpc.org www.ncwrpc.org