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Wisconsin Pedestrian Policy Plan 2020

Vision Statement: To establish pedestrian travel as a viable, convenient, and safe transportation choice throughout Wisconsin.

Achieving the Vision would mean:

• An 8 year-old child, carrying a carton of milk, could walk safely to and from the local grocery store a few blocks away from his or her home.

• An elderly person could walk safely and conveniently from his or her house to the bus stop.

• A disabled person could travel by wheelchair from one retail store to another within a large, outdoor shopping center or within a central business district without barriers that block access.

• A tourist could walk along a State Trunk Highway (often the main street in many small communities or the commercial hub of suburbia) and safely cross it to get from his/her motel to a restaurant.

• A fifth grade child could escort his or her second grade sibling to school by themselves, confident that their trip will be safe.

Role of the Plan

1. Provides statewide policy framework
2. Identifies WisDOT as a partners
3. Identifies local role

Goals of the Plan

1. Increase the number and improve the quality of walking trips in Wisconsin.
2. Reduce the number of pedestrian crashes and fatalities.
3. Increase the availability of pedestrian planning and design guidance and other general information for state, local officials and citizens.

This page was last updated 09/30/04