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Port Moves bicycle and pedestrian plan tabled as board calls for more outreach
Summary
The Board of Public Works heard a presentation on the Port Moves bicycle and pedestrian plan from Toole Design and voted to table action until May 12 after members said recent community engagement was insufficient and asked staff to collect written comments ahead of a May 5 Common Council presentation.
Sarah Schooly, principal planner at Toole Design, presented the Port Moves bicycle and pedestrian plan, a two‑year effort that sets a vision and goals to make Port Washington “safe, convenient, accessible, and enjoyable” for walking, biking and rolling. She told the board the team engaged roughly 350 residents via pop‑ups, online maps and steering‑committee meetings and said the plan organizes recommended projects into three networks (sidewalks, bicycle facilities and pedestrian improvement areas) and a prioritized near‑term list for implementation.
Alderwoman Miller and other board members said they had only recently seen the plan and urged more public outreach before the council considers adoption. Miller specifically questioned placing paths along Highway 32 and Highway 33 and warned that narrowing streets or removing parking could provoke community opposition. Rob (staff member) and Schooly described the document as a planning‑level roadmap — not final designs — and said engineering details and traffic counts would be refined when individual projects advance.
Board members agreed to postpone action to give members and the public more time to comment. On a motion to table brought at the meeting, the board voted to delay consideration until the May 12 Board of Public Works meeting; staff asked that written comments be submitted in the next two weeks so they can be addressed before the Common Council agenda item.
Why it matters: Port Moves is the city’s strategic plan for active‑transportation investments and ties to capital projects and grant deadlines (staff noted a grant deadline of June 30). Deferring action gives staff time to collect additional community input and allows consultants to refine maps and policy recommendations based on board feedback.
What’s next: Staff will accept written comments ahead of the May 12 board meeting and plans to bring a revised packet to Common Council for adoption after the board’s next review.
