MILWAUKEE, WI - Wisconsin Bike Fed

Milwaukee, WI
Fall 2014
TOTAL POPULATION
POPULATION DENSITY
598,916
6,231.0
total AREA (sq. miles)
# of local Bicycle
friendly universities
96.1
10 Building blocks of
a bicycle friendly community
Average Silver
Milwaukee
Arterial Streets
with Bike Lanes
45%
28%
Total Bicycle Network Mileage
to Total Road Network Mileage
30%
10%
Public Education Outreach
GOOD
Very good
% of Schools Offering
Bicycling Education
# of local Bicycle
friendly businesses
9
1
CATEGORY SCORES
ENGINEERING
4 /10
Education
3 /10
Encouragement
5 /10
Enforcement
4 /10
Evaluation & planning
4 /10
Bicycle network and connectivity
Motorist awareness and bicycling skills
Mainstreaming bicycling culture
Promoting safety and protecting bicyclists' rights
28%
43%
Setting targets and having a plan
Bike Month and
Bike to Work Events
Good
Good
Active Bicycle Advocacy Group
Yes
Yes
Active Bicycle Advisory Committee
YES
Very
Bicycle–Friendly Laws & Ordinances
some
Very good
Bike Plan is Current and is Being
Implemented
YES
Bike Program Staff to Population
per 70k
Yes
key outcomes
ridership
Percentage of daily bicyclists
Average Silver
Milwaukee
3.5%
0.79%
180
325.5
1.4
1.7
safety measures
Crashes
Crashes per 10k daily bicyclists
safety measures
Fatalities
Fatalities per 10k daily bicyclists
204868
Key Steps to silver
»» Have your Bicycle Advisory Committee meet monthly to step
up your BFC efforts.
community, integrating preferred on street routes and off-street
facilities.
»» Adopt the proposed Complete Streets policy.
»» Increase the amount of high quality bicycle parking
»» Expand the Safe Routes to School program.
»» Continue to expand your public education campaign
»» Expand the on-street bicycle network, utilizing a variety of
»» Rapidly expand the bike share system to ensure success.
»» Update your bike plan to reflect the newest bike facility
throughout the community, especially at multi-family and public
housing, retail, offices, restaurants and event venues
bicycle facility designs. For example, add protected bike lanes
along arterials such as Michigan, S 1st and Water Streets, and turn
key neighborhood streets into bicycle boulevards.
»» Install a bicycle wayfinding system with distance and
destination information at strategic locations around the
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promoting the share the road message, e.g by placing share the
road signs along popular bicycle routes.
designs and standards.
»» Designate a dedicated local funding source for bicycle and
pedestrian improvements.
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