DOT says no to Hoan bike lane
December 30, 2011
After months of entertaining spirited discussion about different infrastructural modifications that could provide bike and pedestrian access to Milwaukee’s Hoan Bridge, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced in December that it had rejected all options.
“Given the need to prioritize the top economic development projects, after careful study, WisDOT is not moving forward with a bike path on the Hoan Bridge,” according to a Dec. 16 press release posted at DOT’s website.
“The Hoan Bridge is a vital part of the Milwaukee-area freeway system. However, the alternatives presented in the feasibility study would impair our ability to provide safe, efficient travel and deliver less value than other possible department investments in economic development in Milwaukee,” DOT Secretary Mark Gottlieb stated in the release.
Bay View resident and bike-the-Hoan advocate Bill Sell tallied the public input for and against a bike/ped option. Sell reported 5,963 citizen contacts in favor of the amenity and 1,425 against at bikethehoan.com.
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Scott Kerssen on Sat, 31st Dec 2011 1:30 am
*sigh*
More blinkered and myopic thinking which keeps Milwaukee from addressing it’s problems and learning from it’s mistakes.