Editing Milwaukee (section)

====Bicycling====
[[File:Oak Leaf Trail Milwaukee River Line October 2022 2.jpg|thumb|The [[Oak Leaf Trail]], pictured on the [[East Side, Milwaukee|East Side]], connects parks in the Milwaukee County Park System.]]

{{As of|2022}}, Milwaukee has {{convert|195|mi|km}} of on-street bicycle facilities, including various kinds of bicycle lanes, bicycle boulevards, and trails. In the following year, the city set a goal of increasing their [[protected bicycle lane]]s from {{convert|2.6|miles}} to {{convert|50|miles}} by 2026.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dirr|first=Alison|date=December 6, 2023|title=You may have noticed new lane markings on Highland, Walnut, North Avenue. Here's what's behind that|work=Journal Sentinel|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2023/12/06/how-to-drive-on-new-bike-lanes-in-milwaukee-on-north-avenue-walnut/71654426007/|url-access=subscription|access-date=December 6, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231206200629/https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2023/12/06/how-to-drive-on-new-bike-lanes-in-milwaukee-on-north-avenue-walnut/71654426007/|archive-date=December 6, 2023}}</ref>

In 2006, Milwaukee obtained bronze-level status from the League of American Bicyclists,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bicyclefriendlycommunity.org/AllBicycleFriendlyCommunities.htm|title=League of American Bicyclists * Bicycle Friendly Community Campaign|publisher=bicyclefriendlycommunity.org|access-date=July 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091211202721/http://www.bicyclefriendlycommunity.org/AllBicycleFriendlyCommunities.htm|archive-date=December 11, 2009}}</ref> a rarity for a city its size,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.silentsports.net/madison_makes_sense.html|title=Madison Makes Sense|url-status=dead|website=Silent Sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602041314/http://www.silentsports.net/madison_makes_sense.html|archive-date=June 2, 2008|first=Joel|last=Patenaude}}</ref> then silver-level status in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Quirmbach|first=Chuck|date=June 3, 2019|title=Milwaukee Rolls Up A Notch In Ratings Of Bicycle-Friendly Cities|work=[[WUWM]]|url=https://www.wuwm.com/news/2019-06-03/milwaukee-rolls-up-a-notch-in-ratings-of-bicycle-friendly-cities|access-date=July 26, 2023}}</ref>

The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfw.org/|title=Wisconsin Bike Fed|access-date=January 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518105922/http://bfw.org/|archive-date=May 18, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> holds an annual Bike to Work Week. The event, held in May each year, has frequently featured a commuter race between a car, a bus, and a bike; and also a morning ride into work with the mayor.

In 2008, the city identified over {{convert|250 |mi|km}} of streets on which bike lanes will fit. It created a plan labeling {{convert|145|mi|km}} of those as high priority for receiving bike lanes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.milwaukee.gov/BikeLanesandBikeRout14143.htm|title=Bike Lanes and Bike Routes|access-date=March 22, 2008|author=City of Milwaukee|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619065548/http://www.city.milwaukee.gov/BikeLanesandBikeRout14143.htm|archive-date=June 19, 2008}}</ref> As part of the city's Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Force's mission to "make Milwaukee more bicycle and pedestrian friendly", {{As of|2008|lc=y}}, over 700 bike racks have been installed throughout the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.milwaukee.gov/BicycleTaskForce3727.htm|title=Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Force|access-date=March 22, 2008|author=City of Milwaukee|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511200236/http://www.city.milwaukee.gov/BicycleTaskForce3727.htm|archive-date=May 11, 2008}}</ref> Since October 2018, when it enacted a Complete Streets policy, the city continuously considers the addition of bicycle facilities to roadways as part of new road projects.<ref>{{Cite news|date=October 17, 2018|title=Complete Streets policy passes Common Council unanimously|work=[[OnMilwaukee]]|url=https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/milwaukee-gets-complete-streets-policy|access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref>

In 2009, the [[Milwaukee County Transit System]] began installing bicycle racks to the front of county buses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ridemcts.com/riding_the_bus/index.asp?id=1276|title=Bikes on Buses|access-date=June 12, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328211911/http://www.ridemcts.com/riding_the_bus/index.asp?id=1276|archive-date=March 28, 2010|website=Milwaukee County Transit System}}</ref> This "[[Environmental movement|green]]" effort was part of a settlement of an [[asbestos]] lawsuit filed by the state against the county in 2006.<ref>"[http://www3.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=715962 County hopes bike racks on buses cancel out asbestos – Plan may settle environmental lawsuit by state] {{webarchive|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080222074344/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=715962 |date=February 22, 2008 }}". ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel''.</ref> The lawsuit cites the release of asbestos into the environment when the [[Courthouse Annex]] was demolished.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom021308.html|title=Rack and Roll|work=City reaches accord on Kilbourn Tower settlement|publisher=Onmilwaukee.com|first=Doug|last=Hissom|date=February 13, 2008}}</ref>

In August 2014, Milwaukee debuted a [[bicycle sharing system]] called [[Bublr Bikes]], which is a partnership between the City of Milwaukee and a local non-profit, Midwest Bike Share (dba Bublr Bikes).<ref>{{cite news|title=Initial locations announced for Milwaukee bike-share program|url=http://www.biztimes.com/article/20140806/ENEWSLETTERS02/140809877|date=August 6, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808055513/http://www.biztimes.com/article/20140806/ENEWSLETTERS02/140809877|archive-date=August 8, 2014|work=BizTimes.com|access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2014/08/06/eyes-on-milwaukee-bublr-bike-share-system-is-launched/|title=Eyes on Milwaukee: "Bublr" Bike Share System Is Launched|work=Urban Milwaukee}}</ref> {{As of|August 2023}}, the system operates over 100 stations in the city and neighboring West Allis and Wauwatosa.<ref>{{Cite news|author-link=Bublr Bikes|date=August 15, 2023|title=Bublr Bikes Celebrates 10 Years of Exploring Milwaukee|work=[[Urban Milwaukee]]|url=https://urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease/bublr-bikes-celebrates-10-years-of-exploring-milwaukee/|access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref>