Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board Monday, June 8, 2015 5:30 – 7:30 P.M. 777 E. Waterman, Building 200 Wichita Transit Van Maintenance Facility Conference Room Wichita, Kansas 67202 Agenda Item Time Description 1. 5:30 pm Call to Order Jerry Jones, Vice Chairperson 2. 5:31 pm Approve Previous Meeting Notes Jerry Jones, Vice Chairperson 3. 5:35 pm Public Comments 4. 5:45 pm Discuss – Arterial Sidewalks Program Paul Gunzelman, Assistant City Engineer 5. 6:00 pm Discuss – City Budget Recommendations Letter Board Member/Teams Reports  Public Works Maintenance  Park Department  Pedestrian Plan 6. 6:30 pm Discuss – New Bikeways Outreach Scott Wadle, Senior Planner 7. 6:40 pm Discuss – Business Recognition Update Amy Delamaide, Board Member 8. 6:55 pm Discuss – Bicycle Master Plan Update Scott Wadle, Senior Planner 9. 7:10 pm Board Member Project Reports Jerry Jones, Vice Chairperson 10. 7:20 pm Announcements Jerry Jones, Vice Chairperson 11. 7:25 pm Closing Thoughts Jerry Jones, Vice Chairperson Notice – City Council Members may attend this meeting.  Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board Monday, May 11, 2015 5:30 – 7 p.m. 777 E. Waterman, Building 200 Wichita Transit Van Maintenance Facility Conference Room Meeting Notes Members Present: Maxine Bostic, Jack Brown, Jane Byrnes, Barry Carroll, James Crowder , Amy Delamaide, Jerry Jones, Tom Lasater, George Theoharis & Melany Barnes Members Absent: Tyler Stutzman City Staff: Scott Wadle, MAPD Guests: Dan Warren, 601 N Doris, Wichita, KS 67212 Item Description 1. Call to Order: Jack Brown, Chairperson, called the meeting to order and welcomed City staff and guest. 2. Approve Previous Meeting Notes: Barry Carroll moved [Jerry Jones] to approve the April 13, 2015 meeting notes. Motion carried 10-0. 3. Public Comments: Dan Warren introduced himself and stated that he would like the board’s support with a street and air quality problem. According to Mr. Warren, there is an ongoing with dust from Doris, an unpaved street. He reported that this has been an ongoing problem and dust poses a health problem for area residents. Board members inquired if the street could be paved? Mr. Warren reported that there have been several unsuccessful petitions due to the low income of the area residents. Mr. Warren reported that there are over 100 miles of unpaved streets throughout the city. After considerable discussion, Melany Barnes moved [George Theoharis] to direct the Board’s Chairperson to forward a letter to City Council asking for a short and long-term plan to address the following: 1) abatement of dust; 2) improvement of air quality; 3) the safety for children and adults; and 4) to report back to the Board in a timely manner. Motion carried 9- 2 [Carroll & Delamaide]. The board thanked Mr. Warren for his comments. 4. Approval of the WBPAB Recommendation Letter for Proposed 2015-16 CIP: During the April meeting, the board instructed the Chairperson to draft a letter pertaining to a $3.25M increased funding of bike/ped projects from the CIP. The board reviewed the letter and suggested these minor edits: a) the board will conduct an ongoing review of bike/ped projects identified in the Master Bicycle & Pedestrian Plans; and b) and to indicate that the amount indicated represents less than one percent of the overall CIP Budget. Barry Carroll moved [Tom Lasater] to direct the Chairperson to edit and forward the letter to the City Council as indicated. Motion carried 10-0. 5. Appointment of the Bicycle Wayfinding System Plan Steering Committee: Jack Brown, Barry Carroll, Melany Barnes and Tyler Stutzman reported on a recent meeting where the community applicants were reviewed. After a thorough review, seven candidates and two alternates were recommended. In summary, there will be seven community members and the four members from the WBPAB that will serve on this steering committee. The work of this steering committee will take approximately one year. Tom Lasater moved [Maxine Bostic] to accept the subcommittee’s recommendation. Motion carried 10-0. 6. Update on Bicycle Facilities Maintenance Estimates: It was noted that the prior estimates for bicycle facilities tended to be lower than the actual construction costs. As a result, several proposed projects had to be re-bid. Jack Brown reported that the Directors of Parks and Public Works & Utilities had met and clarified maintenance responsibilities. Jerry Jones reported that the Director of Park will soon meet with the City Manager to discuss budget considerations. 1 7. Discussion of the WBPAB Recommendations for the 2016 City Budget: Jack Brown reported that deliberations on a number of items continue on the proposed City’s budget. Amy Delamaide suggested that members review the Master Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans and identify the prioritized projects tor 2016. Amy and Melany Barnes agreed to form a Master Pedestrian Plan subcommittee in order to review prioritized projects. In the interim, other board members will review the Master Bicycle Plan and review possible projects for the 2016 City Budget. 8. Discussion of the Wichita-Sedgwick County Community Investment Plan: Scott Wadle provided a written document for review and showed a PowerPoint presentation to the board. The proposed 2035 Plan Vision Statement and Guiding Principles were reviewed and discussed. The presentation outlined future land use policies and proposed urban growth. The presentation indicated that there is a $9.5B ‘gap’ between the project costs and forecasted revenues. At the end of the presentation, board members completed and submitted their surveys. These surveys will be forwarded to the MAPD for tabulation. 9. Board Members Project Reports  Bicycle Friendly City Designation (Carroll/Jones): An application with letters of support was submitted in the February 2015. The designation announcement is pending  Redbud Trail –Phase I (Bostic): Construction should be completed in June/July 2015!  Redbud Trail – Phase II (Bostic): Construction to begin later this summer.  Delano/River Vista Apartments (Barnes): The WCC has considered revised plans.  Douglas Design District (Amy): The City’s Design Council has recommended approval of the concept from Washington to Grove [there is no designated funding as yet];  First & Second Bikeways: (Carroll): Will open bids on June 19th.  Sycamore: Will open bids on May 29th.  Multimodal Policy & Street Design Guidance (Delamaide): Amy will track projects.  Market & Topeka Bikeways (Carroll): Will open bids on June 26th.  Armour Bikeway [Crowder]: Some work has been completed; remainder of project will be bide in July  Schweiter Bikeway [Crowder]: Phase I is currently under construction; sharrows are being installed and scheduled be completed by the end of May.  Woodchuck: Plans to open bids in July  Chisholm Creek Park Multiuse Path: Jerry Jones agreed to track this project.  East Kellogg Expansion Project: Tom Lasater will track this project.  WAMPO/TAC Meeting: Jack Brown reported that he routinely attends this meeting. It was noted that as projects are completed, newer projects will be added to the list for tracking. 10. Announcements: Jack Brown, Chairperson, asked for comments from the board.  Project Tracking Form: Barry Carroll will update the form by city districts  City Operating Budget: Jack Brown noted that funds for maintenance come out of this particular budget. 11. Closing Thoughts:  Bike Friendly Businesses: Amy Delamaide has identified three ‘bike friendly businesses.’ Business owners will be presented certificates at future meetings.  Wayfinding Signs Along K-96: Barry Carroll reported that the City recently approved the donation of wayfinding signs from Wichita Together 2015!  Development of ‘Talking Points:’ It was suggested that ‘talking points’ be developed so that members can be more confident with their remarks at public meetings.  Roles & Responsibilities of Board Members: Board members who attend public meetings should not identify themselves as WBPAB members, but as citizens, when providing public comments. Board members cannot ‘speak’ for the entire board unless there has been an official action taken on a particular topic. It is acceptable to speak as private citizens, however, at public meetings. 2 There be no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:50 pm. Respectfully submitted,  Barry Carroll, WBPAB Secretary 5/16/15 3  Wichita Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board June 8, 2015 TO: Wichita Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board Members FROM: Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Department SUBJECT: Updates to the Wichita Bicycle Master Plan ____________________________________________________________________________________ Recommendation: It is recommended that the Wichita Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board (Board) advise staff on the following: 1. what elements (if any) elements of the Wichita Bicycle Master Plan (Bike Plan) should be updated; and 2. if an update is recommended, then what level of community engagement is appropriate. Background: On February 2013, the Wichita City Council endorsed the Bike Plan as a guide for how the City can help make getting around the City on a bicycle easier, safer, and more convenient. The Bike Plan contains multiple elements, including recommendations for priority bicycle facilities and cost estimates. On April 21, 2014 the Board received a staff presentation on a proposed process to update the top priority bicycle facilities identified in the Bike Plan. Staff recommended that the Board consider an update to the Bike Plan since many of the top priority on- and off-street bicycle facilities recommended in the Plan would be constructed in 2014. The Board members conducted an exercise to identify candidate bicycle facilities for citizens to vote on during the upcoming open house event. On May 27, 2014, the City of Wichita held a Bike Plan open house event, with an opportunity to vote for future on- and off-street priority bicycle facility projects. Through 2014, the City of Wichita solicited and received bids for multiple on-street bicycle facility projects. The received bids were consistently over the Engineer’s estimate for the projects and no contracts were awarded. Due to the projects not being constructed, City staff and the Board decided not to go forward with the process to update the bicycle facilities priorities in the Bicycle Plan. On March 24, 2015, the Wichita City Council received a workshop briefing on the Proposed 2015-2024 Capital Improvement Program (Proposed CIP). During the briefing, a member of the City Council requested that the Wichita Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board (Board): 1. review the Proposed CIP; and 2. review the top priority bicycle facilities recommended in the Wichita Bicycle Master Plan (Bike Plan). The Council Member suggested that the priorities review should take into account the Wichita and surrounding communities’ bicycle improvements that have occurred and/or are underway since the Bike Plan was endorsed in 2013. On May 11, 2015 during a discussion of the recommendation letter for the proposed Wichita 2015-2024 CIP, at least one member of the Board indicated a desire to update the listing of the top priority on- and off-street bicycle facilities contained in the Bike Plan. On May 19, 2015, the City Council approved the revised budgets and amending resolution to authorize an additional $500,000 of GO at-large bonds to construct the bicycle facilities that were deferred in 2014 due  Page 2 to a lack of funding. It is anticipated that the following Wichita bicycle facilities will be constructed by the end of 2015.  Redbud Path – I-135 to Oliver  1st and 2nd Street Bike Lanes – Seneca to I-135  Market and Topeka Bike Lanes – 21st St. to Kellogg  Armour Bikeway – K-96 Path to Gypsum Creek Path  Sycamore Shared Lane Markings – Douglas to Orient and Glen  Woodchuck Bikeway – Sedgwick County Park to University  WSU to I-135 (Phase I) – Central Ave. to I-135 Path Analysis: Since the City Council endorsement of the Bicycle Plan, there have been changes to both the City of Wichita and the regional bicycle networks, including but not limited to:  authorization of funding and/or the construction of the Wichita bikeways listed above in 2015;  construction of the Andover- approximately 2.5 miles east of the existing Wichita K-96 Path; In order to help ensure that the Bike Plan reflects the needs of Wichita residents and stakeholders, it is recommended that the Bike Plan be updated on a regular basis. Typically plans are updated every five years, ideally every three. The Bike Plan Strategy 28 recommends that minor updates be made to the Bike Plan every year and major updates every four years. Ordinance 49-441 created the Board and identifies its purpose as advising the City Council and staff on matters related to bicycling and/or walking, including the revision of plans. The Board has a range of options to consider, including but not limited to those listed below. Option 1. No changes or updates to the Bike Plan Option 2. Update the cost estimates only Option 3. Update the Priority Bicycle Network and Top Priority On- and Off-Street Bicycle Facilities only Option 4. Remove the Top Priority On-and Off-Street Bicycle Facilities from the Bike Plan Option 5. Combination of options above Community plans are the most effective when they reflect and meet the needs of their community. More than 4,000 people participated in the Bike Plan planning process. The Board has a range of options to consider for public input as part of the Bike Plan update process, including but not limited to those listed below. Option 1. No public input collected Option 2. Host an open house event Option 3. Distribute an electronic survey Option 4. Other more extensive public input processes Financial Considerations: No funding is attached to the Bike Plan, and endorsement of the updates by the City Council does not commit any future funding. The Bike Plan is a guide for bicycle related infrastructure, polices, and programs. Any funding to implement the Bike Plan will need to be initiated through a separate process. Legal Considerations: Any updates to the Bike Plan will need to be reviewed and approved as to form by the Law Department. Attachments: Wichita Bicycle Master Plan – 2014 Public Open House Report Wichita Bicycle Master Plan – 2014 Public Open House The 2014 open house for the Wichita Bicycle Master Plan (Plan) was held on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Wichita City Hall. There were 73 persons in attendance. Members of the Wichita Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board, and City staff helped facilitate the open house event. The meeting provided Wichita residents with a series of stations highlighting the progress implementing the Plan and opportunities for individuals to provide input. Please note that thunderstorms with heavy rain occurred around the start of the open house and staff have heard anecdotal reports that the storms deterred individuals from attending the event. Open House Stations Sign-in Table Participants were asked to provide their name and email address both to track the number of participants and to disperse project information to those interested. Comment cards were also available for participants to provide written comments on bicycling related issues. Station 1: Open House Overview This board presented a short description of the Plan, the benefits of the plan, a description of who developed the Plan, and why the open house event was being held. It also provided information about how individuals can stay up-to-date with the latest information about bicycling and walking in Wichita. Station 2: About the Plan This station consisted of four boards that provided information about the Wichita Bicycle Master Plan, including: vision, goals, objectives, strategies, and performance measures. Station 4: Plan in Action This board provided information about the relationship between the Wichita Bicycle Master Plan, the annual work Plan, and the annual progress report. Station 3: Funding This station included three boards that described how infrastructure, programs, and non-infrastructure projects are funded. It included information about the Capital Improvement Program and the City Budget. The third board at the station provided a general overview of the development process for standalone bikeway projects. 1 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14 Station 4: Engineering This station included two boards that described engineering category projects to implement the Wichita Bicycle Master Plan in 2013 and 2014. Station 5: Education This board described education category projects to implement the Plan in both 2013 and 2014. Station 6: Encouragement This board provided information about encouragement category projects in 2013 and 2014 to implement the Plan. Station 7: Enforcement This station consisted of one board that listed the enforcement category projects to implement the Wichita Bicycle Master Plan in 2013 and 2014. Station 8: Evaluation and Planning This board described different evaluation and planning efforts to implement the Plan in 2013 and 2014. Station 9: Bikeway Priorities This station consisted of five boards that provided information about the purpose of the priority bikeway projects, maps with Wichita Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board identified candidate bikeways, and sheets for individuals to vote with sticky dots for community priority bikeway projects. Two categories of bikeway projects were presented for individuals to vote on. One category was off- street priorities, where individuals were encouraged to use two dots to vote for the ones that were most important to them. The other category was on-street and side path priorities, where individuals were encouraged to vote with three dots. The sheets for individuals to vote on also included rows where individuals were encouraged to write in candidate corridors that had not been identified on the sheet. Below are tables and photos of the votes. 2 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  3 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  4 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14 Vote – On-Street and Sidepath Priorities Ranking Name Description Total Based on Votes Votes Count 1 Greenwich Rd / Install a sidepath from the Greenwich Rd sidepath at 26 Central Ave Kellogg to Central, then a sidepath along Central Ave to Bikeway 127th to the K-96 Path (north/south & east/west) 2 17th Street Bike Install bike lanes from I-135 to the Redbud Path at Oliver 20 Lanes 3 Murdock / 9th Install shared lane markings from Central Riverside Park to 17 Street Shared Armour Drive (east/west) Lane Markings 4, 5,6 (tie) Westlink Bicycle Install a bicycle Boulevard from 29th St and Keith St along 14 Boulevard Keith St to 20th St, Kieth St, to 17th St, to Westfield St., to Westlink Ave, to Caddy Ln, to Tee Ln, to Wetfield Ave,to Callahan Dr (north/south) 4, 5,6 (tie) 2nd St Shared Install shared lane markings on 2nd Street from Hoover Ave 14 Lane Markings to Seneca St. (east/west) 4, 5,6 (tie) Mt Vernon Bike Install bike lanes from Broadway Ave to Woodlawn Blvd. 14 Lanes (east/west) 7, 8 (tie) I-235 East/West Pending further study, install a sidepath connection under 13 Crossing I-235 and over the Big Ditch 7, 8 (tie) Edgemoor Install bike lanes from Mt. Vernon to 13th St 13 Bikeway 9 Westport / 17th Install a bicycle boulevard from 21st St to Bella Vis, to 10 St Bicycle Westport St, to 17th St to 16th St, to the Woodchuck Bicycle Boulevard Boulevard (east/west) 10 St. Paul Shared From the Big Arkansas River Path south on St. Paul to 8 Lane Markings University, then east to Friends University (north/south) 11 Cleveland / Pattie Install shared lane markings from the I-135 Path at 15th St 7 Bikeway to Ohio Ave to 11th St to Cleveland Ave to Douglas Ave to Pattie Ave to the pedestrian bridge over Kellogg, then a bicycle boulevard from Kellogg to Osie St to the I-135 path 12 31st St Bike Lanes Install bike lanes on 31st St from I-235 to Old Lawrence Rd, 4 / Old Lawrence and a bicycle boulevard on Old Lawrence Rd from 31st St to Rd Bicycle the Arkansas River Path Boulevard 13 Glenn Ave Install shared lane markings from Orient Blvd to 35th St. 2 Shared Lane (north/south) Markings 14 9th St and Hoover Install a bicycle boulevard on 9th Street from the Big 1 Ave Bikeway Arkansas River Path to Hoover St, then south on Hoover to 2nd St, then west on 2nd to Elderst, then south on Elder St (north/south & east/west) 5 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14 Vote – Off-Street Priorities Ranking Based on Name Description Total Votes Count Votes 1 Redbud Path K-96 to Construct path on former railroad right-of- 25 the county line /159th way from K-96 to the Andover path at the (east/west) Sedgwick/Butler County line (east/west) 2,3 (tie) Big Ditch Trail/Path Study the installation of a paved path or 22 chipped rock trail along the Big Ditch from approximately 37th St to the Arkansas River (north/south) 2,3 (tie) Prairie Sunset Trail Construct a paved path or unpaved trail on 22 the former railroad corridor south of Kellogg from Tyler Rd. to 167th St. (east/west) 4 Redbud Path Install a path from Woodlawn Blvd to Rock 15 Woodlawn to Rock Rd. (east/west) 5 Delano Construct a path along the former Railroad 14 Neighborhood Path Right-of-way between Seneca and Delano Park (east/west) 6 K&O Path Install path along the active Kansas and 11 Oklahoma Railroad corridor from Zoo Boulevard to I-235 7 Redbud Path Rock to Install a path from Rock Road to the K-96 9 K-96 (east/west) Path 8 Delano (write-in) See graphic for a description 8 9 South Central Path Construct path along east side of the 2 Arkansas River from Kellogg to Broadway Ave (north/south) 10 Ark River to Haysville From the Arkansas River Path to Gold Street 2 Bikeway (on-street facility), south to McArthur Rd, then south on the former railroad corridor between Seneca and Broadway, then southeast on the former railroad corridor to Haysville (north/south) 6 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14 Station 10: Bikeway Designs This station consisted of a table with preliminary conceptual designs for the following bikeways listed below. The table was staffed by personnel from the City of Wichita Public Works and Utilities Engineering Division, to answer any questions and provide an overview of the plans. • Market and Topeka Bike Lanes • 1st and 2nd Street Bike Lanes • Armour Bicycle Boulevard • Woodchuck Bicycle Boulevard Station 11: Bicycle Network Four maps of the recommended Bicycle Network, one of each quadrant of the city, were available for participants to review. Sticky notepads were available for individuals to provide comments on the maps. A table with the comments posted on the Bicycle Network maps is provided on the next page. 7 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14 Quadrant Comment NE Don’t spend $ for bike path on 37th St. N., when K-96 is ½ - 1 mile away. Do, however – put in sidewalk(s). NE To have a bicycle friendly university setting will attract more students, both local and from abroad. More students promotes a healthy intellectual community, enriching the city in more ways than one. NE The extension of the I-135 path to reach WSU is of the utmost importance. In fact, to provide paths connecting WSU to the rest of the city at all is a priority. NW Please finish the connectivity that the Redbud Path has sparked. Thanks NW To enable cyclist in west (not NW) Wichita to be able to effectively commute downtown, improving biking conditions on Maple, working on the Westlink / Woodchuck Boulevard, and studying I-135 crossings are essential. NW It makes sense to connect the paths to make them more functional for both recreation riders and commuters. SW Disappointed schools are not targeted with bike routes! SW Connect Downtown with 3 new apartment projects to Delano, Friends University and Newman University and onto the Sunflower trail to Goddard and Clearwater SW Chisholm Trail Parkway (Delano) High Return on Investment! Comment Forms Comment forms were also available for participants to provide written comments on bicycling related issues. The forms provided space to answer the specific question – Please tell us why bicycling is important to you, as wells as general comments. The transcribed comment forms follow, also below are word maps from the comments. Please tell us why bicycling is Comment important to you Cycling is efficient Would like to see faster progress  transportation that is healthy, fun, and creates great friendships I ride to work and for pleasure. NA Exercise and a great way to be outside. It is a good de-stressor for me. I am a regular bicycle Please keep in mind some possibly esoteric but nonetheless commuter, for aesthetic, potentially important concerns: 1) laws requiring helmets discourage physical, environmental, many marginal cyclists, thus keeping them off the road, lessening financial, and sustainability cycling presence, thus making less safe overall; 2) bicycles really reasons. shouldn’t follow completely every traffic law (for example, the “Idaho stop,” the understanding that bicycles ought be able to continue 8 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  through low traffic intersections when the way is clear). Conserves resources! NA Gave up a car 2 years ago + I’d love, love, love, to see AU (+more) of these ideas come true + I struggling against the challenge our city’s leaders to go about daily activities on the mainstream is more + more my roads/walkways they expect us to use – to think more about what they jam. I love the physically + can do vs. are used to doing. Just ride to work/the store/an event (1x a satisfaction, the local-ness + week) and see how rewarding it is. We are a minority but a priority! sense of connection it Bike safety education, reinforcement of road rules, cycling advocates – encourages. these are my dreams + bike lanes, bike lanes, bike lane! – love from the road. NA 1. If you do not street sweep bike lanes then they are unusable 2. Please ensure stop lights register bike riders 3. Check Strava labs for dot bike information Healthy living – reasonable NA commuting costs Commuting, stress reduction Please be aware of lighting and shrubbery on bike paths. The path that connects 21st St. to 13th via Perry St. is not well lit. Residents and vehicles can miss a bike. Large shrubs and bushes need to be trimmed so that cyclists can see around a curve. Also for personal safety bike paths with large bushes and poor lighting may become more proned to crime. NA Where the bike path underneath I-135 crosses 13th Street is quite dangerous. The crosswalk overlaps w/the traffic to where you have to zig-zag between up to 6 cars just to get to the other side. Also, cars exiting the off-ramp are often unaware of anyone crossing. NA Consider public use bike maintenance installations around the city/bikeways. Lights under I-135 bike path are never on. Healthy, transportation 1. WPD, SCSO need to improve on ticketing, automobile drivers that pass to close. 2. Security @ parks is poor. Many people are afraid to leave vehicles @ parks because of auto break ins. 3. Trails need to be swept & glass, debris removed. 4. Marking to paths from paths need to improve I ride every day to school and Improve drainage along side streets along Burton St. improve stop work signs down Burton. It is, by far, the most efficient 2023 is both a reasonable and timely deadline by which to execute mode of inter-city these initiatives. As it happens, not all of the initiatives will be fully transportation. For the last realized. We shall have to restrict and alter our vision, allowing year, moreover, it has been my resources to flow into other channels of influence, which perhaps we only mode of transportation. had not yet imagined. But whatever changes must be made, we The bicycle was conceived cannot sacrifice the education of our youth – they will become, and in before the automobile and some ways already are, the other half of the wheeling are that we shall, for both old and new have to set to spinning today. By investing in the education of our reasons, outlive the youth – through hands on experiences – oriented programs – we automobile. extend a greater influence over the world than by manufacturing pathways, which cannot repair themselves, or by painting white bike 9 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  lanes, which fade and cannot bring the brush to fill their own pallor. Unlike these luxuries, we humans have the unique capacity – something we share with all life on earth – to repair ourselves, to deepen our understanding of our place in the world by passing along what we know from the next generation to improve, to learn from, to test against the *** of science – the hallmark of human intellect – and to make that of all the technological vanities of our time we managed to preserve the one which as never field to demonstrate its utility, its ecological viability, its robust influence on human health, and for all that its inspiring simplicity. I would like to bike more often I would love to see the city prioritize bike paths, lanes, bike racks as a means of transportation. I (needed!) etc. The more emphasis on biking, the more educated the did this in Europe while living public will be, making biking safer for adults and children. there and also while I was in college. It’s a great form of exercise. We have bicycles and bicyclists, NA we need better, safer places to use them. Delano is such a “small” project with such obvious benefits – why does it keep getting put off? Health, safety, and connectivity We are ready to launch the Chisholm Trail Pathway and get funding. with bicycling paths keep History has not been kind with us always down the list. Now is the seniors and children off streets. time to fund it so we can connect downtown, Delano, Friends, and Newman Universities. Physical fitness Fix Greenwich north from 21st to 254 – the seams in the road are Triathlete – for practice horrible  Would love to commute but too dangerous Exercise / Fun So happy to see a planned sidepath on Ridge from 29th to 37th. I Activity with kids currently live on an island in terms of sidewalks. I want to be Training for races connected to Sedgwick County Park and Maize South Schools. Thank you! Great Plan Exercise; reduce pollution, with NA updating bike paths – enjoyment right thing to do. An excellent choice. Promote active lifestyle and I would like to see more on-street paths and support the new Douglas encourages people to explore design incorporating bike lanes. Also during the summer walk/run our city and reduce car events close almost all bike paths which is very frustrating. congestion Please include bike path maps at major activities. The schools desperately need After nearly 20 years of waiting, Delano Neighborhood Associations safe and where possible off- have begun the funding process for 20% funding for the Delano Path – street paths to schools sometimes called Pearl Street but newly adopted the name Chisholm Trail Pathway. We ask to have it placed back on the list. Exploring the city and county Great job! Love riding in Wichita! 10 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14 while running errands or riding to work! Enjoy our paths + park system Exercise Provide avenue for safe travel for those who have bike – example: look Cost savings @ West St. Great paths from Spirit to Dog Park to River up north to down town. Other plans East + West need to follow. Exercise! I love visiting other I’m encouraged to see that this is in progress and being worked on. We cities and riding on their paths visit other cities and wish Wichita had great bike paths like other places. I was afraid nothing was being done. Heart and joint exercise, overall The canal bike path has numerous blind corners due to foliage and health fences. Any improvement in visibility would be welcome and would enhance safety. Health / pleasure Education for auto drivers Bike rack at businesses (lockable) Tell other about great trails Maps available more places 11 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14 Word Map – General Comments Word Map - Please tell us why bicycling is important to you 12 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14 Station Boards The following boards were displayed at the open house. 13 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  14 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  15 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  16 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  17 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  18 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  19 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  20 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  21 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  22 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  23 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  24 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  25 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  26 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  27 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  28 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  29 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14  30 Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan Open House 2 Report DRAFT 5/12/14