PORTAGE COUNTY Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan March 17, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan

March 17, 2014

PORTAGE COUNTY

• 1. Overview of Plan
• 2. Review of comments and changes
• 3. Recommendation for approval

PORTAGE COUNTY Countywide Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan

• Countywide with Rural and Urban

elements

• Safe Routes to School Plan –

Major element within the plan

• Bicycle and pedestrian elements
• More of an emphasis on

transportation, but inclusive of recreation

• Chapter on bicycle and pedestrian

facility design

PORTAGE COUNTY Countywide Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan

• Recommendations for county and

town road bicycle routes

• Village plans
• City and villages covered together

with a urban area plan

PORTAGE COUNTY Countywide Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan

• Steering committee

meetings

• Public workshops/open

houses

• Wikimaps
• Survey
• Blog

PORTAGE COUNTY Countywide Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan

Lots of Input

• 547 total comments 279 points
• 268 lines
• Provides sense of destinations, routes and problem areas
• Input has largely been concentrated in the Stevens Point urban area
• Some routes and comments provided for rural areas of the County

PORTAGE COUNTY Countywide Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan

• Economic vitality/development/tourism
• Health
• Transportation Choice
• Recreation
• Safety
• Environment
• Quality of Life

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• Usage – bicycling is at 3.3% in urban area and

walking is 8.7%

• Crashes – bicycle higher than the state

average, but pedestrian lower

• Intersection crashes are more common in

urban area

• Very, very few rural crashes
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• Conducted a level of service

analysis for the rural area

• Good news is good cycling roads
• Bad news is breakdown is between

urban and rural (east) and within urban

• Gaps in the sidewalk system, but

most collectors and arterials have sidewalks

• Some major streets are difficult to

cross

PORTAGE COUNTY Countywide Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan

• Menu of bicycle facility types – bike lanes,

paths, shared lane markings, bicycle boulevards, etc.

• Menu of pedestrian facility types – sidewalks,

crosswalks, median crossing islands, signed and mapped bicycle routes

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• Goal A: Strengthen connections between

neighborhoods, schools, parks, employment, and commercial centers for bicyclists and pedestrians.

• Goal B: Increase the bicycle and walking

commute mode share across the County.

• Goal C: Maintain and Enhance the Infrastructure

that Supports Bicycle and Pedestrian Activities.

• Goal D: Strengthen and Enhance Safety for

Bicycle and Pedestrian Activities.

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• Goal E: Enhance intergovernmental cooperation

and coordination of transportation facilities across Portage County.

• Goal F: Provide adequate bicycle and pedestrian

education, encouragement, and enforcement efforts targeted at high risk activities by all road users.

• Goal G: Create and provide opportunities for

evaluation and assessment of bicycling and walking in Portage County; continue to monitor the implementation of this Plan.

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• Objective B1: Increase bicycle commute mode share

from 0.22% to 0.30% by 2020 and 0.50% by 2035 in the Rural Area.

• Objective B2: Increase walking commute mode share

from 1.78% to share to 2.00% by 2020 and 2.67% by 2035 in the Rural Area.

• Objective B3: Increase bicycle commute mode share

from 3.28% to 4.00% by 2020 and 6.50% by 2035 in the Urban Area.

• Objective B4: Increase walking commute mode share

from 8.71% to share to 9.80% by 2020 and 13.00% by 2035 in the Urban Area.

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• Encouragement
• Education
• Enforcement
• Evaluation

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• Bike and walk events – bike to work

week/school, bike challenge, cyclovias, family events, etc.

• Bicycle Maps – urban and rural maps, looped

route maps. Strong interest.

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• On-bike education – rodeos, LAB road one,

WisDOT T eaching Safe Bicycling

• Bicycle Maps – on back tips
• Direct Mail and Web-based education pieces
• Alternative education as substitute for fine

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• Crosswalk enforcement – walkout
• Speed enforcement and speed tracking
• Law enforcement training
• Harassment reporting
• Snow and ice removal

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• Establish a bicycle and pedestrian advisory

committee

• Counting program
• Track facility construction
• Bicycle Friendly Recognition

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• Transit and pedestrian access
• Funding – Incorporation and stand-alone
• Grantswriting
• Bikeshare feasibility
• Code update (traffic and bicycle ordinances)

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General Strategies

• Combination of facilities
• Safety – more space/separation as volumes

increase

• Focus on transitions
• Opportunity driven
• Connectivity – system overlap
• Transportation and recreation together

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Facility Type - Rural Miles Bike Lanes 6.0 Paved Shoulders 64.7 Shared Lane Markings .9 Bike Routes (mapped) 285.3 Shared Use Paths 1.7 T

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358.6

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• Paved Shoulders on County Roads HH, J, and

X – Approximately 12 miles

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• Inclusion of sidewalks in new village

subdivisions

• Paved shoulders
• Improve crossings on high volume roads
• Follow Safe Routes to School

recommendations

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General Strategies

• Combination of facilities
• Safety – more space/separation as volumes

increase

• Focus on transitions
• Opportunity driven and short term
• Connectivity – system overlap
• Transportation and recreation together

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PORTAGE COUNTY Countywide Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan

Facility Type

Miles

Bike Lanes

45.3

Paved Shoulders

1.6

Shared Lane Markings

14.9

Signed Bike Route

23.9

Shared Use Paths

8.1

Future Bike Accommodation

3.0

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96.9

Project Miles Sign the bike route network recommended for the entire Urban Area 25.97 Install all shared lane markings recommended for the entire Urban Area 9.37 Install bike lanes on the portions of Division and Church Streets being reconstructed in Stevens Point 3.05 Install the shared use path recommended along Park Ridge Drive in Park Ridge 0.11 Install the shared use path recommended along Main Street and U.S. Highway 10 in Stevens Point .36 Install bike lanes on Fourth Avenue in Stevens Point 0.76 Install buffered bike lanes on Michigan Avenue under the railroad

• verpass (Patch Street to Dixon Street)

0.25 Install bike lanes on Okray Avenue in Plover 1.68 Install bike lanes on McDill Avenue in Whiting and Plover 1.05

General Strategies

• Sidewalks
• Crossings
• Safe Routes to School recommendations

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• A major element within the plan
• Existing conditions assessment – audits of

school sites and neighborhoods in 2012

• Community and district wide

recommendations

• Action plans for each school
• The more complete SRTS plans are included in

the appendix

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E Action Madison Elementary Stevens Point Area Senior High Pacelli High

• St. Peter Middle

When Who Ed 1.1.1 - Consider staggering start-times and release times to reduce volume of motor vehicle, bus, pedestrian, and bicycle activity at any one time.

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Short-term SPAPSD, SPCS Ed 1.1.2 - Include bicycle and pedestrian safety as component of driver education programs held at the high school.

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Short-term SPAPSD, SPCS Ed 1.1.3 - Consider initiating a SRTS Training Program. These programs, available through organizations like the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin, can increase usership and enhance skills.

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Immediate SPAPSD, SPCS Ed 1.1.4 - Work with WidDOT and local police to bring a Bicycle Rodeo or Walkable Communities Workshop to the district.

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Immediate SPAPSD, SPCS, Stevens Point Ed 1.1.5 - Display and distribute maps of preferred walking and bicycling routes to parents and students.

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On-going SPAPSD, SPCS Ed 1.1.6 -Continue to integrate drop-off/pick-up routine education into parent/teacher conferences, student orientation, or other significant school-wide event.

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On-going SPAPSD, SPCS Enc 1.2.1 - Conduct a district-wide "Walk and Wheel Wednesday"

• r similar event and award prizes for school with top

percentage, or miles traveled, by bikers and peds. Other initiatives may include media campaigns and participating in national activities like Walk to School Day/Bike to School Day (currently underway at Ben Franklin).

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Immediate & On- going SPAPSD,SPCS Enc 1.2.2 - Develop school-based incentive programs such as "Mileage Clubs" or "Golden Sneaker Awards".

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Immediate & On- going SPAPSD, SPCS

Table 51: SRTS Sub-Area 1 Action Plan