Marathon County is a county located in central Wisconsin which hosts outdoor recreation activities year-round. Anchored by its largest city, Wausau, the area is known as a gateway to northern Wisconsin. The county hopes to expand its rural biking program in the future, as they currently only offer bike-focused amenities in the Wausau metro area. In partial completion of a Master’s in Urban Planning, this student assisted the Wausau MPO analyze current
levels of rural ridership and develop new guidelines to increase the number of rural bicyclists. This report creates a proposal for future bike infrastructure in ArcGIS based on national standards for bicycle safety, Average Daily Travel (ADT) metrics and pavement type.
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Gavin Luter
Managing Director
gavin@cows.org
608-261-1141