6-13-12 Meeting Notes
Sidewalk Task Force Committee Meeting Notes
June 13, 2012
Approved June 21, 2012
PRESENT:
Committee Members - Scott Bever, Dave Hyde, Sam Liebert, Ed Madere, Tom McDonald,
Russ Steeber, Carol Tidwell, Dan Warden, and Bob Yeomans
Staff - Eric Levitt and Carl Weber
Visitors – Jim Fowler, Bill Olmsted (the Janesville Gazette), and Helen Kummer
ABSENT: Committee Member Chuck Behm
Committee approved meeting notes of June 11, 2012 after revising a sentence on page 2
under #8 Address the gap – how long is a gap? to read, “Committee agreed to talk about
combining personal preference of property owners with neighborhood preference.”
Carl Weber distributed to members a City of Janesville Comprehensive Plan Map of future
uses of land in and near the City. He indicated staff is in the process of creating a map
identifying where multifamily units are located.
Discussion began regarding the updated criteria list and the optional criteria submitted by
Scott Bever dated 6/12/12. A suggestion was made to use the optional criteria for the weight
system. Others recommended the committee get through the criteria and then decide if items
should be combined or pulled apart before ranking.
Regarding preferences, personal and neighborhood preferences should be separate filters.
Discussion continued to define distance/separation. The group chose to use ¼ mile to ½
mile.
#8 Address the gap – how long is a gap? A block – street to street
Filter #4 – general connectivity & common sense application
Committee discussed next step is to quantify and rank criteria. The highest priority area will
be ranked with the highest points. Each committee member had five votes and cast them
among the criteria. Results were:
Criteria Votes
Street Classification (Traffic) 13
Connectivity to Schools & Transit Routes 9
Gaps 8
Connectivity to Retail or Public Facilities 6
Population Density 6
Accident data (5 year history) 3
Connectivity to bike trail 0
Connection to Future Development 0
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These criteria will be applied to the current sidewalk plan using a 100 point system. Point
values are assigned in relation to criteria vote results above.
100 Point System
Street Classification (Traffic) 25 (Notes: both sides? Come back to this after
Principal Arterial 25 #s assigned)
Minor Arterial 20
Collector 15
Connectivity to Schools
&Transit Routes 20 (Notes: use transit routes not designated
¼ mile 20 stops)
½ mile 15
Gaps 15
Connectivity to Retail or
Public Facilities 10
¼ mile 10
½ mile 5
Population Density 10
≥ 4 plex 10
> 2 units 5
Accident data (5 year history) 10
2 or more 10
1 5
Connectivity to Bike Trail 5
¼ mile 5
½ mile 3
Connections to future development 5
future collector 5
Carl Weber indicated staff will apply established criteria on zones 1 and 2 of the Sidewalk
Plan and create a spreadsheet of the results for committee members.
Public input:
Helen Kummer, 3521 Woodhall Drive – Suggested committee should tour area to see
topography instead of looking at a flat map. She was informed it will cost the City
$21,500 to install a sidewalk on Wright Road from Skyview Drive to Ruger Avenue and
does not consider this a sensible sidewalk.
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Tom McDonald replied most of the members have toured the area and the committee intends
to view it again. Their intent now is to develop a set of criteria.
Jim Fowler, 4015 Wilshire Lane – Questioned calculation of pointing system.
Next two meetings of the Sidewalk Task Force Committee will be:
June 21 (Thursday); 2:30-4:30PM; Training Room #416 (Municipal Building)
June 27 (Wednesday); 2:30-4:30PM ; Training
(may be longer depending on progress)
Room #416 (Municipal Building)
Submitted by Suzanne Wellnitz
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