Brown County Bicycle Map (County Wide)
Brown County Bicycle Map (Metro Area)
The Brown County Bicycle Map was created for residents and tourists of Brown County. The map was developed in order to emphasize alternative forms of on-street transportation and recreation. The map identifies existing bicycle lanes and preferred routes that retain continuous routes when bicycle lanes are not available.
Preferred routes were developed with the assistance of a large group of area individuals whose bicycling talents ranged from not touching a bike for years, to UWGB students, to bicycle club members, to transportation and planning professionals, to semi-professional bicyclists who practice on Brown County streets. This allows the map to assist a great variety and diversity of map users.
The map data gathered was reviewed and then organized and refined by a core group of county staff, municipality staff, bicycle advocates, bicycle retailers, and interested public and private agencies. Click here for a full list of core group resources.
Where can I purchase a bicycle map?
The Brown County Bicycle Map can be purchased at the Brown County Planning and Land Services office as well as the following places:
Click here for a list of retailers where the map can be purchased.
Who is the bicycle map designed for?
The map was designed for a diversity of users: - For newer riders, the map emphasizes information about how to be a safer rider with information about helmets, major bicycling laws, and usage of roundabouts and bike racks on buses. Bike lanes are identified where available within the preferred routes. Hopefully this encourages rides to nearby bus stops, stores, or workplaces in order to save gas.
- For regular riders, every road identified as a preferred route connects to the downtown or core of every county municipality. Hopefully this encourages longer rides for exercise while riding to your destination.
- For experienced riders taking longer rides, special facilities are labeled where streets connect to state trails including restrooms, water, and parking.
- For all riders, many park locations are identified for recreational destination travel. Also, hospital locations are identified in case of an emergency and various bicycle store locations are identified in case of a bicycle breakdown.
The map was created with the following four key components in mind:
1.) Transportation to Work Many have heard the phrase “bike-to-work.” This map was designed to help identify bike lanes and preferred routes that interconnect the downtown or core of each city, village, and town in Brown County. Hopefully, this preferred route system will encourage you to try riding a bicycle to work this year.
2.) Tourism Oftentimes, the Brown County Planning Commission and local bicycle stores receive inquiries from out-of-county visitors and bicycle-traveling tourists regarding access to bicycle routes and maps. Other than regional state maps, a county specific source never existed. Tourists now have the ability to obtain a map that identifies preferred routes, municipality boundaries with street names, hospitals, and locations of various bicycle stores in case of a breakdown. The map also identifies connections to three state trails with water, restroom, and parking availability along the trails.
3.) Exercise and Fun Very much like tourism, the map can be used to plan a ride for fun or exercise. Riders now have the ability to identify preferred routes, municipality boundaries with street names, hospitals, and locations of various bicycle stores in case of a breakdown. The map also identifies connections to three state trails with water, restroom, and parking availability along the trails.
4.) GPS and Geocaching
We added “tick marks” to the map to help you find your way with a GPS device.
Who made the bicycle map possible?
The core group that developed the Brown County Bicycle Map provided invaluable and extensive resources, information, and expertise that lead to the creation of the map’s first edition. The following participants worked together for over nine months with local municipalities when verifying and organizing data into an easy-to-understand map for the public:
The map would not be possible without the hours of service contributed by this group.
Want to submit a comment?
This map is the first edition of the Brown County Bicycle Map. Aside from large-scale regional maps, a bicycle map like this for the Brown County area never existed before.
There is a lot of information on this map which was reviewed and verified several times. As with anything new, there is the potential need for a comment to make future editions of the product better. This page was developed to allow you to provide comments about the map.
Keep in mind that this map is based on what the streets were like on January 1, 2008. Thus, a new bike lane built in the fall of 2008 may not be on the map.
Submittal of a comment does not guarantee an immediate response or change on the map.
Staff may forward comments to various individuals or municipalities for verification. Please keep comments concise, descriptive, and clean. Improper or vulgar statements will be deleted immediately without action.
Click here if you would like to submit a comment and fill out a survey form (pdf file).
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