Print Staff Memo

TO:

Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council

FROM:

Mark Rohloff, City Manager

DATE:

August 27, 2024

SUBJECT:

Direction from Council on Truck Route Changes as a Result of KL Engineering Study Presentation

BACKGROUND

At the request of the Downtown Business Improvement District (BID), KL Engineering was hired to evaluate the city's truck routes through the Central City.

ANALYSIS

Please see the attached PowerPoint that was presented to the City Council by KL Engineering at the July 23rd council meeting.

FISCAL IMPACT

The fiscal impact of any changes will be signage and ordinance updates, which will be handled by staff.

RECOMMENDATION

I recommend that we follow KL Engineering's recommendation of a phased approach. Phase 1 would be to remove the truck route designation on North Main Street between High Avenue and Irving Avenue and add South Park Avenue between Ohio Street and Main Street. There is strong support for the removal of the section of North Main Street. Before adding South Park Avenue, the residents in this area should be notified and invited to provide input at a future Transportation Committee meeting.

Attachments

Oshkosh Designated Truck Route Study