City of Oshkosh, Wisconsin Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation Plan

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PLANNING PROCESS
The planning process began with the formation of a vision, goals and objectives
that were the basis for evaluating and guiding the overall plan. Plan goals were
refined through the planning process to suit the local conditions as determined by
an inventory and analysis of existing data. Inventories of conditions included
historical data, field observations (conducted by traveling the planning area),
research of local and county planning documents and meetings with the public and
municipal staff.
Planning and design criteria derived from Wisconsin Bicycle Planning Guidelines,
Wisconsin Bicycle Facility Design Handbook, AASHTO Guidelines for Developing
Bicycle Facilities, AASHTO Guidelines for the Planning, Design, and Operation
Pedestrian Facilities, and The National Bicycling and Walking Study were used as
general analysis criteria. Following the analysis of planning considerations, city
staff, the Bicycle and Pedestrian Stakeholder/Steering Group and the public
reviewed the interim plan.
The following sections describe the public process and summarize the results of
these efforts.
3.1 BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN STAKEHOLDER/STEERING GROUP
MEETINGS
The genesis for the development of this plan began with the formation of the City
of Oshkosh Bicycle and Pedestrian Stakeholder/Steering group. Membership
includes advocates, municipal representatives, recreation groups, and other
members of the Oshkosh community. The steering group was the direct oversight
authority over creation of this plan and shaped its vision, content and
recommendations. They met approximately 18 times over a 24 month period and
created the draft plan from beginning to finalization. It is recommended that a
form of this body become formalized as an official City of Oshkosh
commission/board and remain intact after adoption of this plan to act as a
clearinghouse and resource for the City of Oshkosh to help grow bicycle and
pedestrian mobility within the Oshkosh metro area.
3.2 SURVEY
The public process used for the preparation of this plan includes multiple
opportunities to gather stakeholder feedback. One opportunity was the creation
of an online survey posted on the City Planning Department’s website. Notification
of the survey was provided via word of mouth, the Tour-de-Titan ride, the
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh website and various media outlets. Results from
the survey are included in Appendix A.
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