Public Meetings
Throughout the planning effort we will be working with key city staff and the project will be overseen by a steering committee made up of experts from all disciplines. All steering committee meetings will be open to the public.
Steering Committee Members
- Jeffery Polenske, PE - City of Milwaukee Engineer
- David Schlabowske - City of Milwaukee Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator
- Tory Kress - City of Milwaukee Department of Community Development
- Nicholas Kovac - Milwaukee Common Council Member
- Peter Lee - Representative of the Cream City Bicycle Club
- Ann Beier - Director of the City of Milwaukee Office of Sustainability
- Bill Koch - Citizen
- Keith Holt - Citizen
- Andrew Temperly - Crank Daddy's Bicycle Works
- Maurice Williams - Citizen
- Dan Krall - Representative of the Bay View Bicycle Club
- Denny Yunk - Hayes Bicycle Group
- Mike Dix - President, Bay View Bicycle Club
The Steering Committee will meet at the Zeidler Building, 841 N Broadway, 7th Floor Conference Room, on the following dates:
April 30th, 2008June 25th, 2008August 27th, 2008November 19th, 2008, 8:30 AMDecember 10th, 2008- January 21st, 2009
- March 25th, 2009
- May 27th, 2009
- July 29th, 2009
- September 23rd, 2009
- November 18th, 2009
The project start date was April 30th, 2008 and will be finished by December 2009.
Milwaukee Bike Plan General Timeline
| Comprehensive Public Outreach Plan | Ongoing |
| Existing Condition Inventory and Evaluation | Complete |
| Needs Analysis | Fall/Winter |
| Present Plan Ideas and Research Findings | Complete |
| Start Developing Recommendations | December 2008 |
| Evaluate and Update Design Guidelines | Spring 2009 |
| Present Recommendations | May 2009 |
| Draft Plan | October 2009 |
| Present Draft Plan | November 2009 |
| Final Plan | December 2009 |
(Public Meetings in Bold)
The first public meeting was an open house on November 13th from
4:30 - 8:00 pm at the Washington Park Senior Center on 4420 W. Vliet
Street. The meeting was well attended with 71 registered attendees.