I am going to stick my neck out. I am not opposed to plans having set goals and expectations. BUT, if you are going to set goals, you also have to include what the costs of achieving those goals are and then work to make sure that the budgets of the agencies responsible for carrying out the goals are increased accordingly. These costs are varied. It can be added staff for planning and design. It can be capital construction costs. Any capital construction costs have to also recognize and account for ongoing maintenance costs. Improved maintenance is a priority in and of itself without adding anything new. There will be needs for more equipment (paint trucks, plows, etc.) as well as for crews / personnel to operate them. What does an effective education program look like? How much does it cost to implement? Who should implement it? If you want an effective program it will take a lot more resources than one person at the city. Etc. Etc. Not including resource needs in the Platinum Plan was a major failure of that plan, in my opinion. Now go ahead and chop my head off.
Arthur Ross, Pedestrian-Bicycle Coordinator City of Madison Traffic Engineering Division 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Suite 100 PO Box 2986 Madison, WI 53701-2986 608/266-6225
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