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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)

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Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan

North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission October 28, 2016

Project Introduction and Update

Image Source: VASSA

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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
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Safe Routes To School

  • Antigo 2010
  • Wisconsin Rapids 2010
  • Almond-Bancroft 2012
  • Rhinelander 2012
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Multi-Use Trail Planning

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

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Specific Route Selection

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Detailed Facility Recommendations

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Advanced Analysis Techniques

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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

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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.

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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
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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
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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

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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
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Survey

  • Online survey can be taken by anyone

interested in bicycling or walking within the region.

  • www.Ncwrpc.org/bikepedsurvey
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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
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Website

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

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Strava

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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%.

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Project Timeline

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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
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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