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Mobility: Delivering transportation choices that result in efficient trips and no unexpected delays. | |
Transit Availability
Calendar year 2017 | Percent of population served by transit | 54.0 | 55.0 | |
| There was a two percent decrease from 2016 to 2017. This decrease was the result of decline in transit coverage areas and data analysis changes (result in more accuracy). | 1/2018 |
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Bicycling Conditions on Rural Highways Calendar year 2017 | Percent of rural highway miles with favorable bicycling conditions | State hwys: 65.0; County roads: 91.6 | 100 percent on roads where bicycles are not prohibited | |
| Overall, the number of miles rated as favorable for bicycling increased on county highways but decreased on state highways. | 4/2018 |
Incident Response
Calendar year 2017 | Percent of incidents cleared within a specific timeframe | Intermediate incidents: 87.2;
Major incidents: 83.7
| Intermediate incidents: 90.0;
Major incidents: 80.0 | |
| In 2017, Wisconsin exceeded the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) goal of having 30 percent of all identified responders in the state trained in Traffic Incident Management. Since 2012, over 9,400 or 35 percent of the state’s responders have been trained. The number of major incidents increased in 2017 from 837 to 1,027 respectively. | 1/2018 |
Winter Response
State fiscal year 2018 | Percentage to bare-wet within a specific time period after a storm | 73 for 24-hr. roads |
70.0 within specified time |  |
| The department continues to develop and implement best practices for effective and efficient winter response. One of such is the expanded use of salt brines in lieu of rock salt. | 7/2018 |
