Village of Mount Pleasant Bicycle-Pedestrian Plan

Overview

The update to the Village of Mount Pleasant's 2030 Master Bicycle Plan is intended to provide policy and infrastructure recommendations to better accommodate bicycle and pedestrian travel in the Village. The plan update will recommend bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the Village that, when built, will create a well-connected bicycle and pedestrian network with links to surrounding communities.

The plan update will also identify strategies to encourage more walking and biking trips and policies to guide the development of “complete streets,” or streets that are designed to meet the mobility needs of all users. Upon adoption, this update and its recommendations will be incorporated into the Village’s comprehensive plan. The plan update is estimated to be completed in Winter 2025.

Public Information Meeting #2

A public information meeting to review and provide comments on the preliminary drafts of Section 3: Safety Considerations and Section 4: Goals and Strategies was held on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Comments on the draft sections are still being accepted by Monday, June 10 through the comment form available at the end of this page.

Draft Plan Sections

Sections 1 through 4 of the plan update are available below. The last two sections will be posted on this webpage as they become available.

• Section 1 provides an introduction and overview of the plan update, including the purpose and need for the plan, the role of the Advisory Committee, public participation activities throughout the plan update, and a general summary of each section of the plan.
• Section 2 provides an inventory of existing on-street and off-street bicycle facilities and sidewalks in the Village, a summary of existing land use and employment patterns and their spatial relationships to bicycle and pedestrian facilities, bicycle and pedestrian connections to the RYDE Racine transit system, existing trail and non-motorized count data, an assessment of crashes involving bicyclists and pedestrians, and a gap analysis of the bicycle and pedestrian network.
• Section 3 outlines safety considerations that are grounded in an All Ages & Abilities framework, assesses bicyclist risk by examining vehicular crash rates on portions of the Village’s arterial network without protected bicycle infrastructure, applies a level of traffic stress calculation to the network to assess bicyclist comfort, and describes strategies for improving bicycle and pedestrian safety.
• Section 4 provides a summary of the public survey that collected information on why people who live, work, and visit the Village walk and bike and for what purposes, includes goals and strategies to address concerns expressed in the survey regarding what prevents or limits people from walking or biking as much as they would prefer, and outlines actions to increase and improve walking and biking conditions.
• Section 5 – Alternatives Analysis (under development)
• Section 6 – Recommended Plan and Plan Implementation (under development)

Advisory Committee

The Village organized an advisory committee consisting of staff from local, State, and regional governments and trail advocates from other agencies to provide guidance throughout the development of this plan. The advisory committee will serve as a forum for discussion and review and is tasked with reviewing the project deliverables at key phases of the plan development.

The first advisory committee meeting was held on April 3, 2024, to review Sections 1 and 2 of the plan update. A second advisory committee meeting was held on April 24, 2025 to review Sections 3 and 4 of the plan update.

Public Involvement

Public involvement and participation are critical for the success of this plan. In Spring-Summer 2024 a public survey was made available seeking input on current bicycle and pedestrian usage, perceptions of safety, and factors that influence decisions to walk or bike. Commission staff reviewed and analyzed the responses to the survey to assist with development of goals and policies that will outline actions for improving walking and biking.

Public meetings will also be held at key phases of the plan to further gather public comment and feedback. The first public information meeting was held on April 18, 2024, to obtain feedback on Sections 1 and 2 and inform residents about the plan. The second public information meeting was held on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 to review and seek comments on Sections 3 and 4.