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Wauwatosa bike-and-pedestrian committee reports 2025 work, asks council for two volunteers
Summary
The bike and pedestrian facilities committee reviewed 2025 accomplishments — from revised bike‑parking standards to helmet giveaways and outreach — and outlined 2026 priorities including a city inventory of racks and benches, expanded GIS mapping and TAP grant–driven plan updates. The committee said it has two volunteer openings.
Ryan, chair of the bike and pedestrian facilities committee, delivered the panel’s annual report and asked the council to help recruit two volunteers to fill open two‑year seats.
Ryan said the committee is chartered for eight citizen members but currently has six, with two openings and a ninth voting seat represented by the school district. "We currently have 6. So if you know of anyone who would be interested, we have 2 openings," he said.
The chair summarized the committee’s 2025 work, saying members helped planning and zoning adopt more rigorous bike‑parking review standards to raise the quality of facilities at new developments and coordinated helmet giveaways with the health department; committee funds are often used to purchase helmets for distribution. He also described outreach at the farmers’ market and the library and a touring event that visited Lincoln, Roosevelt and McKinley elementary schools.
Ryan said the group is pursuing several near‑term goals for 2026: improving GIS data on bike and pedestrian infrastructure to produce interactive online maps and printable PDFs; compiling a reliable inventory of city‑owned bike racks and benches (while noting non‑city racks); and pursuing interim 'quick‑build' installations while larger CIP projects remain years away. "We’re looking to do that pretty aggressively in 2026," he said.
The committee plans to continue education efforts — Bike to School Day and Bike to Work Week were cited — and wants to reapply for recognition from the League of American Bicyclists. Ryan said the city scored lowest previously on items that are primarily under the school district’s purview, such as in‑school curriculum, and the committee has participated in curriculum review conversations in hopes of improving future scores.
Ryan also noted the committee received a presentation on State Highway 181 and provided feedback, and that Public Works has completed most of the greenway signage tasks that were easy to affix to existing infrastructure.
Alder Foley praised Ryan’s long service and the committee’s volunteer commitment. "You do a terrific job," Foley said, adding that serving on the committee had broadened his perspective on city bicycle and pedestrian projects.
The chair and council members urged outreach to recruit additional volunteers. The meeting closed with a thank‑you to the committee and an adjournment.
