2017 Bicycle Pedestrian Committee Update City of Wauwatosa 2017 Bicycle Pedestrian Committee Update

Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities Plan (BPFP)

Vision Wauwatosa will continue to be attractive as a healthy, safe, and livable community because it facilitates bicycling and walking as travel and recreation options for residents, visitors, and businesses. Bicycling and walking will be integral components of quality of life, economic development, and accessibility features of the city.

Goals Provide a clearly labeled, interconnected network of bicycle and pedestrian facilities that meets the transportation and recreational needs of Wauwatosa residents and visitors. The network should link neighborhoods, schools, parks, employment centers, commercial areas and surrounding communities. Increase the bicycle commute mode share to 2% by 2016 and 4% by 2020. Increase the walking commute mode share to 5% by 2016 and 7% by 2020. Increase bicycle and pedestrian safety through education and enforcement efforts targeted at high‐risk activities by all types of road users. These efforts should not only reduce the number of crashes, but also increase all road users’ confidence and perception of safety. Be nationally recognized as a bicycle and pedestrian‐friendly community.

The 6 E’s of the BPFP Engineering and Infrastructure Encouragement Education Enforcement Evaluation Equity

Engineering And Infrastructure

Engineering And Infrastructure Bike Facility Recommendations Recommendation 1: Continue  to  expand  the  network  of  on‐street  bicycle  facilities  in  Wauwatosa. Recommendation 2: Increase the off‐street bikeways and connections throughout Wauwatosa. Recommendation 3: Maintain  bicycle  facilities  to  a  level  that  provides  year‐round,  safe,  comfortable, and convenient usage for all users. Recommendation 4: Provide  support  infrastructure  to  make  it  easy  for  people  to  bicycle  in  Wauwatosa. Recommendation 5: Improve bicycle access at major obstacles and hazardous areas. Recommendation 6: Evaluate future development and redevelopment for inclusion of bicycle accommodations. “TOSA STREETS” ORDINANCE

Engineering And Infrastructure Pedestrian Facility Recommendations Recommendation 7: Facilitate pedestrian connectivity throughout Wauwatosa. Recommendation 8: Improve pedestrian access at major obstacles and hazardous areas Recommendation 9: Evaluate future development and redevelopment in the City for inclusion of pedestrian accommodations . “TOSA STREETS” ORDINANCE

Chapter 12.10 “TOSA STREETS” ORDINANCE It is the intent of the common council that all available transportation funding sources shall be used to implement Tosa Streets. The City believes that maximum financial flexibility is important to implement Tosa Streets principles. It is the goal of this section to ensure routine coordination with the City of Wauwatosa municipal departments, other units of government, agencies, and jurisdictions to achieve Tosa Streets.

Bike Ped facility plan This chart is from the 2014 BPFP and needs to be updated by staff.

Bike Ped Facility Cost Estimates * *The detailed cost estimate indicates $310,000 increasing the total to $2,973,000.

Bpfp Facility Recommendations Near Term Priorities (2014-2018) Neighborhood Greenway Wayfinding Signage Shared Lane Markings Low LOE Bike Lanes North  Swan  Boulevard  Underpass Menomonee  River  Parkway  /  Mayfair  Road

Encouragement

Encouragement Recommendation 10 Provide events and incentives to facilitate biking and walking. 10.1 Sponsor Bike to Work Week and Bike Walk to School Day 10.2 Promote Wisconsin (or National) Bike Challenge to local employers to encourage bicycling to work and for other transportation and recreation 10.3 Sponsor and/or support local Family-Friendly events that promote bicycling or Walking

Bike Rodeo- The Bike Ped Committee hosted a "Bike Rodeo" on Saturday, June 24 from 9 a.m- noon (Rain Date June 25) at Washington Elementary School for ages 4-12 years. A "Bike Rodeo" is a bicycle safety clinic that includes a ride through a miniature "chalk street" course and obstacles where young cyclists are shown where and how to apply bike safety rules. The WI Bike Federation was hired to run the rodeo course, the Wauwatosa Police Department provided bike registration. Bike safety inspections and flat tire changing education stations were provided by local mechanics (most like Dream Bikes) and helmet checks and helmets were provided. The event is was held the Saturday before the East Tosa Gran Prix in conjucntion with Tour of Americas Dairyland.

education

EDUCATION Recommendation 11 : Educate Wauwatosa residents about bicycling and walking issues. 11.1 Partner with local organizations on bicycle education events such as bicycle rodeos and other activities. 11.2 Include at least one piece of bicycle and pedestrian education annually in City communications to residents (water/tax bill). 11.3 Provide Bicycle and pedestrian safety and education materials on the City Website. 11.4 Investigate offering a bicycle and pedestrian course as option for first time offenders of bicycle/pedestrian violations.

Adventure Bike Camp- The Bike Ped Committee initiated the discussion and helped coordinate efforts between the Wisconsin Bike Federation and the Wauwatosa Recreation Department to offer "Adventure Bike Camp" course in the Summer 2017 Activity Guide.  The two week course, offered to children ages 10-13 will teach participants bicycle safety through hands- on riding.  The course will begin in classroom, progress to on- bike practice on the playground and finally on city streets and trails.  All participants will receive a bike helmet and bikes will be provided, if needed, for the course.  Course will be led by the WI Bike Federation instructors, Course Dates are August 7-17 (Monday- Thursday) from 1pm- 4pm at Longfellow Middle School.

enforcement

enforcement Recommendation 12 : Increase Enforcement of existing traffic laws for all street users, particularly those that pose the greatest risks to bicyclists and pedestrians. 12.1 Perform "stings to enforce state law to yield to pedestrians at crosswalks particularly in Village and commercial areas and near schools 12.2 Enforce posted speed limits, particularly in school speed zones. 12.3 Utilize automated speed tracking equipment to provide feedback to motorists exceeding the speed limit

evaluation

Evaluation Recommendation 13 : Evaluate and assess levels of bicycling and walking in Wauwatosa. 13.1 Conduct annual bicycle and walking counts throughout the City to measure the usage of facilities and growth in these modes of travel. 13.2 Track the total amount of bicycle facilities that have been installed in the city. 13.3 Apply for and receive a bronze level award for “Bicycle Friendly Community” from the League of American Bicyclists by 2014. 13.4 Apply for and receive a bronze level award for “Walk Friendly Community” from the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation by 2014.

Additional recomendations

Recommendation 14: Provide staff and committee support for bicycling and walking. 14.1 Consider creating the position of bicycle and pedestrian coordinator or assigning the duties to existing staff. 14.2 Create an official Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee.

Recommendation 15: Promote bicycle and pedestrian connections to transit. 15.1 Consider adding pedestrian facilities on streets that have transit stops. 15.2 Consider providing bicycle parking at popular transit stops.

Recommendation 16: Pursue  funding  for  bicycle  and  pedestrian facilities  from  federal,  state,  and local sources. 16.1 Apply for project‐specific funding during each state Transportation Alternatives application cycle (typically every two to three years). 16.2 Support the incorporation of bicycle and pedestrian facilities into street projects using the same funding as the rest of the project.

Recommendation 17: Investigate the feasibility of participating in a regional bike share system. 17.1 Conduct a bike share feasibility study 17.2 Explore funding options and partnerships possibilities for community‐regional bike share programs. 17.3 Begin to collect data and consider specific locations for bike share station locations.

Chapter 11 of the Municipal Code was amended in February of 2017 Recommendation 18 Update Wauwatosa’s Municipal Code for consistency with state law. Chapter 11 of the Municipal Code was amended in February of 2017

Goals for 2017-2018

Bike Ped Committee Goals for 2017-2018 Work with staff and elected officials to institutionalize processes and procedures to support the implementation of the TOSA STREETS ORDINANCE. Standardize the budgeting and CIP process to prioritize the projects already identified in the BIKE & PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES PLAN (BPFP) adopted by the Common Council in April of 2014. Submit Operations Budget Funding request to support the initiatives outlined in the BPFP for non-infrastructure activities that support Education, Encouragement, Enforcement and Evaluation.

City Operations Budget Recommendations Addition of Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator position and/or inclusion in existing open position job description and duties (2014 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Plan recommendation #14.1). All responsible departments to identify resources/costs to implement ongoing annual non-infrastructure Recommendations from 2014 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Plan for inclusion in operations budget for 2018. See attached Exhibit A. 5yr implementation of all paving marking projects indicated in the 2014 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Plan. See attached Exhibit B. Funding for Branding/Wayfinding/Tosa Greenways Study in 2018 budget with planned implementation in 2019 (2014 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Plan recommendation #4).

Bike Ped Recommendations – Exhibit a

Bike Ped Recommendations – Exhibit B