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Committee hears staff updates: truck‑route study, EAA shuttle changes and EV charging plan
Summary
Staff briefed the committee on several planning items: recommending a truck‑route change to be forwarded to council, discontinuing a UWO‑EAA shuttle because of staffing and demand, and an EV charging plan adopted by regional committees as a planning document.
The Oshkosh Transportation Committee received multiple staff reports covering a truck‑route study, a planned change to EAA shuttle service and a regional electric vehicle (EV) charging plan.
Staff said they will recommend to the Oshkosh Common Council removing North Main Street (between Algoma Boulevard and Irving Avenue) as a designated truck route and adding South Park (between Ohio Street and Main Street) after public notice; no residents attended to object. The recommendation will go to council for direction.
On the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) Fly‑In shuttle service, staff told the committee they plan to discontinue city‑run shuttles from the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh lodging site because of operator staffing constraints and falling ridership; staff said UWO and the Oshkosh Visitor & Convention Bureau are willing to coordinate alternatives and private shuttle operators could fill gaps.
Staff also reported an EV charging station siting plan adopted by East Central transportation committees and policy boards as a planning document; staff stressed it is not a funding commitment but would serve as a template if grant or donation opportunities arise. Other brief items included a traffic‑signal review (Bowen/New York) and ridership statistics noting an 8.7% overall ridership increase compared with the prior period and continued adoption of a new electronic fare card system.
No formal committee votes were taken on the truck‑route recommendation or EV plan; staff said they will carry the truck‑route recommendation forward to council and will consult stakeholders about shuttle alternatives.
