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CITY OF FRANKLIN

FRANKLIN TRAILS COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA

FRANKLIN CITY HALL HEARING ROOM

9229 WEST LOOMIS ROAD-FRANKLIN, WISCONSIN

6:00 PM, Thursday, September 9, 2010

I. Call to Order & Roll Call

II. Approval of Minutes

A. Minutes of the regular meeting of August 5, 2010

III. Citizen Comment Period

IV. Business Items (Action may be taken on any item)

A.

Franklin – Pedestrian Road Show/Walking Workshop 2010 GrantReimbursement Claim Form

B. Consideration of sidewalks along West Puetz Road

C. Policy recommendation for inclusion of costs of sidewalks within road

program budget

D. Policy recommendation regarding sidewalk installation and the

consideration of existing trees and natural resources

E. Consideration of personnel for grant writing opportunities

F. Grant Writing USA Grant Writing Class – October 14-15, 2010

G. Potential grants and funding sources available for the design, landacquisition, and construction of a trail connecting Pleasant View School

with South 51st Street

H. Safe Routes to School Grant Application

I. Review of existing and future bicycle and pedestrian circulation facilities

V. Schedule Next Meeting

IV. Adjournment

Notice is given that a majority of the Franklin Common Council and/or Plan Commission may attend this

meeting to gather information about an agenda item over which they have decision making responsibility.

This may constitute a meeting of the Common Council or Plan Commission per State ex rel. Badke v.

Greendale Village Board, even though the Common Council will not take formal action at this meeting.



Notice is further given that upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of

disabled individuals through appropriate aids and services. For additional information, please contact the

Franklin City Clerk’s office at (414) 425-7500.



City of Franklin

Franklin Trails Committee Meeting

August 5, 2010

Minutes

Unapproved

CALL TO ORDER I. The regular meeting of the Franklin Trails Committee was held on

August 5, 2010 and called to order at 6:11 p.m. by Chairman

Fowler in the Franklin City Hall Hearing Room, 9229 West

Loomis Road, Franklin, Wisconsin.

Present were Chairman Fowler, Alderman Wilhelm and Members

Haley, Michlig, and Kowalski. Excused were Alderman Solomon

and Member Bolton. Also present were Senior Planner Fuchs and

Mark Cloutier, Franklin Public Schools Building and Grounds

Manager.

MINUTES II.July 8, 2010 A. Member Michlig moved and Member Haley seconded approval of

the Regular Meeting of July 8, 2010 Franklin Trails Committee

minutes as presented. All voted 'aye', motion carried.

BUSINESS ITEMS III.

Franklin-Pedestrian RoadShow/Walking Workshop 2010

A. Members of the Franklin Trails Committee discussed the finalchanges to the report on the Franklin Pedestrian Road

Show/Walking Workshop 2010 and the reimbursement form. No

action needed, none taken.

Safe Routes to School Grant

Application

B. The Safe Routes to School Planning Grant application is still

under review. No action needed, none taken.

Review of existing and future bicycle

and pedestrian circulation facilities

C. Discussion regarding existing and future bicycle and pedestrian

circulation facilities centered on development of a sidewalk policy

to encourage protection of significant trees and natural resources.

No action needed, none taken.

Member Kowalski moved and Member Haley seconded a motionthat two members of the Franklin Trails Committee attend the

"Complete Streets Workshop" with possible reimbursement if

funds are available. All voted 'aye', motion carried.

Public Input D. No one came forward and spoke to the items as discussed.

Schedule Next Meeting E. The next scheduled meeting of the Franklin Trails Committee is

Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.

ADJOURNMENT IV. Member Haley moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:52 p.m.

Seconded by Member Kowalski. All voted 'aye'; motion carried.



Wisconsin Department of TransportationBureau of Transportation Safety

State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program

PROJECT MATCH REPORT

Federal Requirement: Highway Safety Grants are “seed money” to encourage increased highway safety activity at state

and local levels. The Bureau of Transportation Safety is required to document state and local commitment to highwaysafety annually by means of these reports of contributions to grant activities.

What is “Match?” Your report of estimated project match is not auditable. It should include both in-kind or “ soft” matchand dollar or “hard” match contributions to the federally funded project. Contributions may come from more than onesource; they can be public or private, from state or local groups or individuals. State match is time, materials, etc.received from state agencies. Project Match should not include costs of preparing the grant application or of processinggrant paperwork.

Examples of Match Detail: Volunteer time -- 50 hrs @ $10.00/hr........................$500 LocalOfficer Time ------ 20 hrs @ $40.00/hr........................$800 LocalState Employee Assist ----- 5 hrs@ $20.00/hr...........$100 StateDonation of food (ice cream)......................................$400 LocalDonation of billboard space for 2 months...................$500 Local

Poster printing and paper...........................................$250 Local

PROJECT MATCH REPORT

Project ID: 0950-80-29Project Title: Franklin - Pedestrian Road Show/Walking Workshop 2010

1. Project Totals: Fill in the “Estimated Match from Local Sources” and/or the “Estimated Match from State Sources”lines below, as applicable to your project.

Federal Grant Award: $2,500.00

Estimated Match from State Sources: $ 0.00

Estimated Match from Local Sources: $2,500.00

2. Match Detail: In the space below, please provide a brief description of each type of match, with estimated or actualamounts for each, indicating whether source is from state or local entity, as shown in the examples above.

Volunteer time – 63.79 hours @ $14.00/hr $893.06 Local

Officer Time ----- 41.26 hours @ $40.00/hr $1,764.18 Local

Donation of food and beverages (soda and water) $50.00 Local

Donation of public meeting space (Clare Meadows and City Hall) $100.00 Local

Cash Donations $205.00 LocalCity printing and postage costs $114.04 Local

Total $3,126.28 Local

Date: _____________

Prepared By: Nicholas Fuchs, Senior Planner (Project Coordinator)

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Item IVDRAFT



Franklin Walking Workshop

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Franklin Walking Workshop Final Report August 23, 2010

This document details results of a Walking Workshop held on April 17, 2010 in the City of Franklin,Wisconsin.

The goal of a Walking Workshop is to help neighborhoods increase the number and safety of walking

trips - to school, work, for shopping, errands, and for recreation and health. The Walking Workshop andfollow-up meeting are planning tools to gather public input from neighborhood residents and businessowners about how best to make the area a safer, more pleasant place for walkers.

The Franklin Walking Workshop study area neighborhood is located along S. 51st Street between W.Drexel Avenue and W. Rawson Avenue. The City of Franklin is currently designing a sidewalk for installation on the east side of 51st Street, from Drexel Avenue northward approximately 1/3 mile. At theWalking Workshop, approximately 60 residents, businesspeople and local officials learned about reasonsfor improving walkability and the barriers that discourage people from walking. Workshop participantsundertook a neighborhood walk to identify ways to improve the local pedestrian and bicyclingenvironment and then engaged in a mapping exercise to brainstorm solutions for Franklin.

Workshop participants generated specific strategies to bring about a more walkable community.They offered their ideas about how to complete safe walking connections, calm traffic and improve

compliance with traffic safety laws through education, engineering, and enforcement. A dozen attendeesat a follow-up meeting held at Franklin City Hall on June 8, 2010 reviewed the results of the workshop. Atthat meeting, the draft recommendations were evaluated and prioritized for implementation.

An overview of those solutions to improve walkability in Franklin is found on pages 3 through 5 of thisreport. A detailed list begins on page 8.

Report Organization

Introduction............................................................................................................................... 1

Walking Workshop Overview ...................................................................................................2

Recommendation Summary..................................................................................................... 3

Priority Recommendation Details ............................................................................................. 6

Full Recommendation List with Revisions................................................................................ 8

Map of Study Area.................................................................................................................. 11

Workshop Images .................................................................................................................. 12

Trail Surface Information ........................................................................................................ 13

The Franklin Walking Workshop was sponsored by the City of Franklin Trails Committee, and funded by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Safety. Staff support was provided by the City of Franklin Common Council and Department of City Development. The workshopwas conducted by Nathan Guequierre, a planner at URS Corporation.

This report is conceptual or preliminary in nature and is not to be used as the sole basis for final design,construction or remedial action, or as a basis for major capital decisions. Further studies as noted should be performed prior to such decisions. The recommendations included in this report were developed by workshop participants and based on their understanding of conditions in the study area. URS has relied onthis information as furnished, is neither responsible for nor has confirmed the accuracy of this information.




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WALKING WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

Walking Workshops bring together a wide variety of stakeholders interested in improving walkingconditions in a neighborhood. Approximately 65 residents, business owners, city representatives andothers attended the Franklin Walking Workshop, held on April 17, 2010, at the Clare Meadows senior apartment community, 7700 S. 51st Street.

After a welcome from the mayor and common council members, participants expressed their visionfor the neighborhood’s future or identified particular issues for walkability in the study area. See attachedfigure.

These preliminary statements guided the development of recommended actions:

• Connect to key locations in developingareas, as areas develop

• Safe access to schools

• Motivate Franklin citizens to walk

• Prioritize key projects

• Make pedestrian improvements in afiscally responsible manner

• Maintain existing facilities

• Provide equitable transportation choicesfor all residents

• Create better off-street facilities

• Address traffic speeds

• Provide options for travel

• Lack of terrace makes it difficult to buildsidewalks

• Lack of connectivity is the key issue

• Need a development policy for trails

• Provide for independence for non-driving population

• Access to Pleasant View School

• Walking on 51st Street

• Safety for pedestrians – there was afatal crash near the school

• Create city-county partnerships

• Pedestrian access to the High School

• Provide for ability to walk to communityevents and facilities

• Safe access throughout the city for pedestrians

• Create safe facilities so that Franklinresidents can enjoy outdoor activities

Over lunch provided by Moondance Cafe, the URS facilitator gave a presentation on reasons for improving walkability, barriers to walking, and the range of techniques used elsewhere to improvewalkability. Stakeholders then took a walk of the neighborhood to identify areas for improvement. After the walk, they returned to the meeting room to engage in a map exercise to identify projects, programsand policies to meet their goals.

Approximately 70 individual recommendations were generated in the small group exercises. Therecommendations were revised, elaborated and prioritized at a follow up meeting held on June 8, 2010. Adozen people attended this meeting. The recommendations are summarized in the tables on the followingthree pages. The tables on the following pages provide an overview of recommendations to improvepedestrian and bicycle conditions in the study area. The list is organized by type of recommendation –Project, Program or Policy – and by likely time frame to implement it. Short-term initiatives could becompleted within 18 months; medium-term recommendations within three years; and long-termrecommendations could take up to five years to implement. Priority recommendations are noted with

italics, and those receiving the highest prioritization are in bold italics. The complete list of recommendations begins on page 8.




SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS (Short-term = within 18 months, medium-term = within three years; long-term = w

Short-term Recommendations Medium-term Recommendations Long-te

Projects

Improve key crossings of 51st

Street with in-street yield to pedestrian signs

Install pedestrian countdown signals at 51st

Streetnear high school

Construct sidewStreet

Install in-street yield signs wherever appropriateImprove drainage at 51

stStreet and Rawson

Road, and 51st

Street and Drexel AvenueConstruct share

Install benches for resting where appropriateImprove crosswalks on 51

stStreet at Rawson,

Minnesota, Marquette, Clare Meadows, Drexeland the High School

Do not add veh

Execute Common Council Action Sheet to extendWest Marquette Avenue to South 49

thStreet

Install traffic calming on 51st

Street at key crossinglocations

Encourage the cice cream standAvenue

Construct a trail from Pleasant View School toVictory Creek subdivision; include benches

Create a trail cobetween 60

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Northwestern M

Construct a trail eastward from Pleasant View School

Construct trail cand High View s

Construct a trail between Evergreen Court andnew park to the east (and north-south trailconnection)

Construct a traiMilwaukee nurs

Construct a trail & emergency access from firestation to High School

Create a path aStreet

Construct a trail to High School paths from 51st

Street near Drexel Avenue

Construct worko

City acquire Potrekus property outright Extend MarquetStreet

Extend Marquette Ave. westward to 49th

StreetInstall pedestriacrossing locatio






Programs

Work with High School wood shop classes tocreate signage for trail system

Work with Eagle Scout program to prioritize pedestrian improvement projects: footbridgeto connect to High School; nature trail at HighSchool pond

Work with health department to distribute walkingroutes brochure

Coordinate walking program (group walks) withPleasant View School (Movin’ and Munchin’Program)

Develop Walking School Bus program withPleasant View School

Create safe walking/motorist responsibilitiesinformation materials for schools






Policies

Undertake targeted traffic speed enforcement program on 51

st Street

Develop sidewalk and crosswalk enhancementpolicy to plan for implementation with streetresurfacing or reconstruction to minimize costsand leverage investments

Establish trail delighting, emergeADA standards

Plan trail connections together with school district and neighbors.

Identify partners to pursue grant opportunitiescooperatively and pro-actively: city, county,MMSD, state, school district, health department,economic development committee

Plan major trail Milwaukee Cou

Develop standards for trail and sidewalk design tomeet needs

Commit city resources to research and apply for pedestrian facility and programming grants; this isan ideal internship opportunity

Discourage walcreating paralle

Work pro-actively with the Potrekus family to

complete key connection through their propertybefore a development is proposed

Develop cooperative sidewalk funding policy to

share costs between developers, city andneighbors likely to benefit

Create developsidewalks on al

Focus pedestrian improvement activities on“urbanized” areas of the city

Adopt trail design guidelines that include restlocations, shade, lighting and signage

Include operations and maintenance costs inestimate cost of trails to city

Consider policy to include police call boxes ontrails to enhance perceptions of safety

Prohibit motorized vehicles on trails, except for emergency vehicles and mobility aids

Develop policy to plan trail connections early and integrate them at the design phase of development projects, even if they aren’t to be

constructed right away

Commit to pedestrians at a policy level; determineappropriate policy changes to enhance walkabilityand adopt them

Establish City-wide policy affirming funding for sidewalks for South 51

stStreet and throughout the

City




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KEY RECOMMENDATIONS AND FACILITATOR COMMENTS

Priority recommendations are those judged by workshop participants to have the highest value for immediate implementation. The city and its stakeholders should organize the implementation of thepriority recommendations noted in bold italics in the foregoing tables. This section elaborates on key

priority recommendations.

Construct a trail to connect Pleasant View School to Victory Creek subdivision, include benches.

This recommendation is well supported. Funding could include the use of a Coastal Management Grantor other suitable grant programs as it is close to the Root River. The Parks Committee has some money.Access options will be evaluated in the next month. At least one pedestrian bridge will be necessary,which could cost up to $200,000 for design and construction. This may require an easement from theschool district, and would improve access both the Pleasant View School and the High School. This entirearea needs a plan for the undeveloped park.

The project could be phased this way:

• Evaluate structural condition of existing bridge (city engineers);

• Secure access easement and construct wood chip trail;

• Design east-west connecting trail north of Victory Creek. This project will require improvedcommunication and cooperation between Trails Committee and Parks Committee, and better communication with neighborhood stakeholders.

Facilitator’s Comments.

This is a key recommendation, both to meet stakeholder expectations to achieve the objectives of theFranklin Trails Committee. Its implementation will also enfold a number of other priority and non-priorityrecommendations to meet the challenges of this project. Those challenges largely involve internalorganization, stakeholder involvement and public communication, along with the commitment of resources to this popular project.

Ideally, this trail project would be undertaken in the context of developing an design plan for theundeveloped city park north of the Victory Creek subdivision. However, as the trails will connect theschools, residences and ultimately provide broader transportation connections to businesses andcommunity facilities, it will likely require a cooperative effort including the school district, ParksCommittee, Trails Committee, the Franklin Engineering and City Development departments, and keyneighborhood stakeholders, especially Clare Meadows, the Potrekus estate, adjacent property owners,MMSD and emergency service providers.

Essentially, this means creating an area plan for the whole corridor to ensure that connections arereasonable and stakeholders are supportive of any future improvements. One approach may be theformation of a Trail Design Task Force, including members of all the groups listed above. With theexception of the Potrekus estate, these groups were present at the Walking Workshop, and those resultsform the basis of a conceptual pedestrian plan for the area. It may be desirable to engage a consultant to

advise on trail and park design issues and help manage the public engagement process. Additionally,several potential funding sources have been identified, including the impact fees fund, CoastalManagement Grants, and Safe Routes to School grants. Conducting a special planning process, basedon transparency and good communications between city departments and committee and neighbors willbuild further support for this effort.

The same process could be used to explore the trail connections into and through the High Schoolcampus. As a final note, while wood chips may be acceptable trail surface to enable quickimplementation, they are not necessarily desirable for a permanent trail surface. Wood chip surfaces canbe difficult for cyclists to navigate due to lack of compaction, and may become muddy in wet weather.




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Appended to the end of this document is a page from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’sWisconsin Bicycle Facility Design Handbook. This page documents various trail surface treatments andtheir advantages and disadvantages.

Crosswalk Improvements in the 51st

Street Corridor

• Use countdown signals at an improved crossing of 51st Street near the High School. Theimplementation of countdown signals is a low-budget, high priority item. There may be opportunitiesnear the High School for in-street yield signs

• Improve crossing on 51st

Street at Rawson, Minnesota, Marquette, Clare Meadows entrance, Drexeland at the High School; use in-street signs where appropriate. This recommendation is derived fromthe desire of residents to access walking paths and trails on the west side of 51 st Street.

• Use pedestrian bumpouts where appropriate on collectors

• In-street yield signs where appropriate

Facilitator’s Comments

These recommendations point to stakeholders’ desire to see improvements to crosswalks at higher

pedestrian volume locations throughout the corridor. This will likely become more and more necessarythroughout Franklin as commercial development creates destinations, and residents require options for safe travel between residential, commercial, recreational and institutional land uses. The Sendik’sdevelopment at 51st and Rawson offers excellent design guidance for internal pedestrian circulation. Thecity may identify key crossing locations based on land use, presence of sidewalk and trails, and neighbor input. Once identified, numerous options for crosswalk improvement are available. Key solutions include:

• Pedestrian countdown signals. These are generally appropriate at intersections that are alreadysignalized, particularly those with complex traffic movements or multi-stage crossings (i.e. with refugemedians or free-flow right turn lanes with separating “pork chop” island). Countdown signals providepedestrians with additional information about the duration of crossing phases compared to thestandard walk-flash-don’t walk signal heads. The intersections of 51st Street with Rawson and 51st Street with Drexel are good candidates for countdown signals. Furthermore, due to the presence of ahigh proportion of senior citizens at Clare Meadows, it may be appropriate to evaluate the walk phase

durations with the recently revised slower walk speed assumptions provided in FHWA guidance. Thecity should evaluate likely locations for pedestrian countdown signals using the best information andmethodology available.

• In-Street Yield to Pedestrian Signs. In-street yield to pedestrian signs (Sign R1-6) can be veryeffective in increasing motorist yielding behavior on low-speed, two-lane urban streets, particularly inbusiness districts with high levels of pedestrian activity. As a higher-speed roadway with a rural crosssection and lower pedestrian volumes, they may not be appropriate for 51st Street in the study areaand could presumably lead to decreased pedestrian and motorist safety. It may be better for the cityto provide sidewalks on 51st Street and encourage crossing at signalized locations where motoristsare more likely to expect pedestrian activity. Some locations in the study area may benefit from in-street yield signs, such as near Pleasant View School. Locations must be carefully evaluated usingthe best credible research and the experience of communities where these signs are in use. Thesesigns are relatively inexpensive to implement, but they do have ongoing operating costs, as they must

be regularly refaced and are typically removed for snow plowing. The city could contact other municipalities – Shorewood, Milwaukee, and Whitefish Bay among them – for information onassociated costs.

• High-Visibility Crosswalks. Improvements such as pedestrian-activated signals, speed tables,overhead flashers, and pedestrian bumpouts can have marked impacts on improving pedestriansafety and convenience, lowering traffic speeds and improving rates of motorist yielding. Typically,such infrastructure improvements are implemented with larger street reconstruction or resurfacingprojects where they add marginal costs. The Federal Highway Administration and Institute of Transportation Engineers provide comprehensive guidance on evaluating locations for suchimprovements. The city could consider them in the planning of roadway reconstruction, with other




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capital projects or as grant funding becomes available. Additionally, WisDOT has allowed somemunicipalities to experiment with innovative designs for crosswalk improvements; a new pedestrian-activated signal designed for crosswalks at mid-block locations is being planned for implementation inGrafton.

COMPLETE LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REVISIONS

The following list includes all recommendations generated at the Walking Workshop, includingelaborations and revisions from the follow up meeting. Items in bold appeared multiple times on list of recommendations, but are listed only once for brevity. Starred items were added by the facilitator basedon conversations at the workshop and technical review.

Project Recommendations

51st

Street Projects

1. Construct sidewalk on at least one side of 51st

Street between Drexel and Rawson. Easier toconstruct on west side, serve more people directly on east side. This sidewalk is likely to beconstructed within two years. Maintenance of new sidewalks is a key issue for residents, especially inareas that are not currently served by sidewalks. Responsibility for snow clearance is a particular concern. Some area communities clear snow from sidewalks, some require property owners to keepsidewalks snow-free. Franklin currently falls in the latter category for areas with sidewalks. Sidewalksare a safety and quality of life issue, and some education of citizens may be required.

2. Construct shared use path on 51st

Street

3. Do not add lanes to 51st

Street

4. Fix drainage issue at 51st

Street and Rawson Road and Drexel Avenue and at all highpedestrian traffic locations

5. Use countdown signals at an improved crossing of 51st

Street near the High School. Theimplementation of countdown signals is a low-budget, high priority item. There may be opportunitiesnear the High School for in-street yield signs

6. Improve crossing on 51st Street at Rawson, Minnesota, Marquette, Clare Meadows entrance,Drexel and at the High School; use in-street signs where appropriate. This recommendation isderived from the desire of residents to access walking paths and trails on the west side of 51st Street.

7. Encourage the construction of a rest station/ice cream shop/food stand on 51st Street at Marquette. Alocation for a rest area has been identified in sidewalk planning. Food service is unlikely.

8. Traffic calming on 51st Street at key crossing locations

Trail Connections and Amenities

9. South of Drexel, create a connection between 60th

and 51st

Streets and eastward toNorthwestern Mutual Life office complex

10. Construct a trail to connect Pleasant View School to Victory Creek subdivision, include

benches. This recommendation is well supported. Funding could include the use of a CoastManagement Grant as it is close to the Root River. The Parks Committee has some money. Accessoptions will be evaluated in the next month. At least one pedestrian bridge will be necessary, whichcould cost up to $200,000 for design and construction. This may require an easement from the schooldistrict, and would improve access both the Pleasant View School and the High School. This entirearea needs a plan, for the undeveloped park. The project could be phased this way: 1) evaluatestructural condition of existing bridge (city engineers); 2) Secure access easement and constructwood chip trail; 3) Design east-west connecting trail north of Victory Creek. This project will requireimproved communication and cooperation between Trails Committee and Parks Committee, andbetter communication with neighborhood stakeholders.




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11. Construct trail eastward from Pleasant View School. The trail exists, but should be formalizedand improved. The property is owned by the city. This project is likely possible within the context of the current city budget.

12. Create path to connect Evergreen Court eastward to new park

13. Address pedestrian and bike connection between High School campus and High View subdivision towest and High View drive to south. This should be a priority project. An informal path exists now, and

it should be formalized. Some consider the area unsafe, but this could likely be addressed throughdesign: adequate lighting and landscaping, and through police presence after nighttime events at theHigh School. It will reduce parking demand at major High School events.

14. Construct trail from Fire Station and subdivision to High School

15. Construct a trail to Oak Leaf Trail through the City of Milwaukee Nursery

16. Create emergency access path from Fire Station #3 to High School, also to be accessible topedestrians and bikes

17. Construct trail to High School paths from 51st Street

18. Create pathway along river from 60th Street to River Street

19. Construct workout stations along trail system

20. Add mile markers and informational signage on trail system

Access Projects

21. Extend Marquette Avenue west from 49th

Street to 51st

Street. Include sidewalks. Continue effortsto secure easement.

22. Extend Marquette Avenue westward to 49th

Street. This has been approved by the City of FranklinCommon Council

23. City should acquire Potrekus property outright

Other Projects

24. Use pedestrian bumpouts where appropriate on collectors

25. In-street yield signs where appropriate

26. Install benches for resting at strategic locations

Policy Recommendations

1. Plan connections early and integrate them at initial design phase as land is being developed, even if they aren’t to be constructed right away. This should be a short-term recommendation andimplemented immediately.

2. Targeted traffic speed enforcement on 51st

Street

3. Design trails to include locations for lighting, emergency and maintenance access and to ADAstandards; *10-foot trail width will meet WisDOT Shared Use Trail standards

4. Identify partners to pursue grant opportunities cooperatively and pro-actively: City, County,

MMSD, State, School District, Health Department, Economic Development committee. Theschool district and city should plan trail connections together. *Plan trail development inconcert with Milwaukee County

5. Commit city resources to research and apply for grants; *this is an ideal internship opportunity to beoverseen by Community Development Department. This is a priority.

6. Develop cooperative sidewalk funding policy, to share costs between developers, city and neighborslikely to benefit

7. Develop standards for trail and sidewalk design to accommodate needs. Five-foot sidewalks arestandard, unless they are accommodating two way traffic (i.e. only on one side of a roadway).




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FRANKLIN WALKING WORKSHOP STUDY AREA




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FRANKLIN WALKING WORKSHOP IMAGES

Photos by John Michlig




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From the State of Wisconsin Bicycle Facility Design Manual



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Where's the money? Finding foundation grant programs.•

Where's the money? Finding corporate giving programs.•

Where's the money? Tracking grant opportunities so you don't miss application

deadlines.

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How to write winning grants:

The essential components of a grant proposal package.•

How to customize a proposal to match a grant maker's interest.•

How to initially approach a funder.•

The differences between government and foundation proposals.•

How to report on a grant's progress and impact.•

How to develop working relationships with grant makers.•

What to do if your proposal is denied (don't give up!).•

The behind-the-scenes decisions that determine proposal acceptance and

denial.

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And much, much more . . .

The Agenda

Day One | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Understanding the critical difference between organizational needs and the

needs of the community.

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Developing your credibility as an applicant.•

Research, measure, and objectively articulate the community need to be

addressed with the proposed grant.

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Lunch on your own noon - 1:20 PM.•

Measuring impacts; define success now.•

Present and justify your method for addressing the need; why you've chosen

this method over other possible methods; overcoming the inherently subjective

nature of methods.

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Day Two | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Developing your plan for grant evaluation, both subjective and objective;

integrating your plan with the grant maker's required evaluation and reporting

system.

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Developing a budget and analyzing cash flow; indirect and admin cost caps;determine if you can afford to get this grant before submitting an application;

collaborating with your fiscal affairs, grants managers, and leadership.

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Lunch on your own noon - 1:20 PM.•

Budgets continued.•

Summarizing your request for that impossibly small summary opportunity on

the standard federal cover page or, the one/two page foundation request.

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Locate and track relevant grant opportunities from Federal, State and local

government sources, private foundations and corporate giving programs.

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Allocate and forecast proposal team work load before the RFP is released.•Dissecting the RFP; researching enabling legislation; understanding the "spirit

and intent" of the grant program; technical assistance contacts and the need

for open and honest communication.

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Note: The timing and delivery of components may flex to meet the needs of theclass, but all the info will be covered. If you don't understand some of the termsabove, that's okay. After two days with us you will - because you must!

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September Trails Committee Agenda and Packet

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