Category Archives: Hoan
WisDOT: No Bikes On Hoan
This afternoon, the Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation released the announcement below that they will not accommodate bicycles or pedestrians on the Hoan Bridge. While this is certainly a severe blow to the decade-long efforts to fill the missing link in the 162 mile long Lake Michigan Trail Network, the staff at the Bike Fed have [...]
Overflow Crowd At Hoan Meeting
Even with the Packers-Vikings game on Monday Night Football nearly 300 people pedaled and drove to last night’s public information meeting about a bike path on the Hoan Bridge. While the Packers easily trounced the Vikings on the frozen tundra later that night, path proponents at the meeting made the case that Minneapolis continues to [...]
You Will Make a Difference: Final Hoan Bridge Public Meeting
Next week Monday there will be a very important public involvement meeting (PIM in government speak) to get public comment on the WisDOT feasibility study for a bicycle path on the Hoan Bridge. It is vitally important supporters of the project turn out for the meeting to demonstrate steadfast support for this once in a [...]
WisDOT Hoan Bike Path Study Identifies 5 Options
Today the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) released a report that identifies five workable options to add a bicycle and pedestrian path on the I-794 Hoan Bridge on Milwaukee’s lakefront. The Federal Highway Administration directed WisDOT to do the study because since 2001 federal policy has required bicycle accommodations on projects that use federal funds unless [...]
What Does a Bridge in Milwaukee Mean for Bicycling in Wisconsin?
In April, Governor Scott Walker announced that the Hoan Bridge would be reconstructed beginning in 2013. The bridge reconstruction is estimated to cost between $275 and $350 million dollars, and when complete, is expected to last between 40 and 60 years. For years the possible bicycle and pedestrian accommodations on the Hoan Bridge have been [...]
Why Bike the Hoan matters for Wisconsin
Tomorrow night there will be an incredibly important meeting to discuss a possible bicycle and pedestrian path over Milwaukee’s Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge. This project more than any other, could be a watershed moment for bicycling in Wisconsin. The upcoming redecking of the bridge offers a once in a generation opportunity to build a landmark [...]
Put a bike path on the Hoan and the world won’t stop turning
The current maintenance work that has one northbound and two southbound lanes shut down on the Hoan Bridge is just a band-aid to keep it open until it is re-decked in 2013. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recently reported that the “Hoan Bridge is poised for a 21st century makeover.” Gov. Walker announced that the three-year project to reconstruct the bridge [...]
Petition to Bike the Hoan
Last Sunday, my daughter and I joined thousands of people on the Miller Lite Ride for the Arts to see in person just how great it would be to have a permanent bicycle and pedestrian route over the Hoan Bridge. It was wonderful to say the least. People of all ages and abilities on every kind of bicycle, from [...]
Bike and Peds on the Hoan: it’s the law.
If the Wisconsin DOT wants to use federal funds for the project, they may have to allow bicycles and pedestrians on the Hoan Bridge. In 2010 the Federal Highway Administration released a general policy statement on including bicycle and pedestrian accomodations in highway projects: Policy Statement The DOT policy is to incorporate safe and convenient walking [...]
The Hoan Repair: A conservative evaluation
A real conservative starts any discussion about a very expensive proposed public project with a few questions: First, how much will it cost? Second, how will we pay for it? In trying to answer those questions about the planned refurbishment of the Hoan Bridge, the WisDOT staff have estimated the repairs will cost between $275 million and $350 million. A fiscally [...]
