ACTION ALERT: La Crosse Bicycle Pedestrian Plan 2012

April 9, 2012 by
Filed under: Action Alerts, Advocacy 

We are in need of 2-3 DRBC members to attend the Bike and Ped workshops on April 14th and 15th, respectively. Check out the City’s website for more details here. If you are able to attend, please send an email to info@driftlessbicycle.org.

APRIL 14, 2012 BIKE WORKSHOP AGENDA

 

9:00 am – Presentation on Bicycle Design Issues

  • Bicycling principles
  • Basics of bikeway design
  • Intersection design
  • Shared use paths

10:00 am – Bicycle Tour of City

Noon – Discussion of Bike Tour over a Box Lunch

12:30 pm – Small Group Bike Workshop

  • Destination mapping
  • Good cycling route mapping
  • Fill in the gaps mapping
  • Identify issue locations

3:00 pm – Adjourn

 

APRIL 16, 2012 PED WORKSHOP AGENDA

 

Noon – Presentation on Pedestrian Issues over Lunch

  • Ped safety parameters
  • Basic ADA requirements
  • Need for connectivity
  • Access to transit

12:30 pm – Pedestrian Plan Workshop

  • Identify walking hotspots
  • Confirm sidewalk gap map
  • Discuss routes/gaps for runners
  • Identify transit access issues

2:00 pm – City-wide Walk Accessibility Plan

  • Introduce Chris Seegar (Iowa State University)
  • Describe proposed GIS inventory
  • Present data collection form/process
  • Short field exercise using form/process
  • Plan to organize volunteer force
  •  Data submittal deadline:  Monday, May 7, 2012

4:00 pm – Adjourn

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