Here is a quick summary of our Board of Directors meeting from January 8, 2025, including:
- Board Member re-election
- Presidents Report
- Goals for 2025
- 2025 Event calendar
Board Member re-election:
- Peter Dettmer, President
- Theran Stautz, Treasurer
- Chris Clinton, Member at large
- Louise Floyd, Member at large
Presidents Report: Major milestones & accomplishments in 2024
- Completed and submitted the Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) application on behalf of the city of Sun Prairie
- Awaiting results and feedback in January 2025
- Participated in Ad-hoc Downtown Design Committee meetings
- Downtown design plan was submitted and presented to public
- Participated in Vision Zero Steering Committee and Agency Workshop
- Consultant is finalizing plan
- Participated in Bike Subcommittee meetings
- Reviewed and made suggestions to infrastructure improvements
- Participated in Greater Madison Bike Partners monthly meetings
- Shared and learned about best practices to promote bicycling
- Advocating for MPO to support Safe Routes To Schools SRTS in Sun Prairie
- Submitted letters of support for City of Sun Prairie grant applications:
- Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP)
- Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP)
- Submitted a letter of support to WisDOT for Hwy151/I-90/94/39 redesign
- Advocated for multi-use paths to be part of the design
- Sponsored City of Sun Prairie - Park, Recreation, & Forestry events:
- Concerts in the Park
- Pedal The Prairie Challenge
- Provided information for Park & Rec Comprehensive Plan
- Renewed GuideStar Seal of Transparency
- Maintained Silver status, required for Facebook, PayPal, and GoFundMe (503c)
- Supported, participated in, and organized the following events:
- The Lions Bike Rodeo
- Parks Friends - Earth Day Park clean-up
- Move4BGCC team
- Bike to the Farmers Market
- Creekside Back to School Picnic
- Bikes, Brats, & Brews
- Wednesday Night Bike Ride (WNBR)
- Creekside Elementary Safety Day
- Community Biergarten bike parking
- TREK East Ride and Coffee
- Regular Sun Prairie group rides
- Smart Cycling Winter edition (happening in 2025)
- SPARC Community Transportation Conversation
- Week Without Driving
- Community Bicycle Education at the Sun Prairie Public Library
- Wisconsin Bike Week
- People for Bikes ranking - maintaining a top 15 ranking for WI communities
Goals for 2025:
- Review BFC feedback and make long-term plans to achieve higher level
- Plan a Public engagement meeting for Spring 2025
- Invite Engineering department
- Invite WisDOT
- Update on Hwy151/I90/94/29 re-design
- Continue partnership with SPPRF
- Bike racks for events
- Promote biking to events
- Installation of bike racks in parks
- Continue advocating for multi-modal transportation on all public and private projects
- Maintain participation in “Transportation committee” & other public groups/committees
2025 Event Calendar
- May 17, 2025 - Bike to Farmers Market in Sun Prairie
- June 4, 2025 - SP Moves Bikes, Brats, and Brews Ride (part of WI Bike Week)
- July __, 2025 - Wednesday Night Bike Ride (WNBR)
Next meeting(s):
- Steering Committee meeting, Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Glass Nickel Pizza, 6:30pm
- 2026 Annual Board of Directors meeting, Wednesday, January 7, 2026
- Location tbd, 6:30pm
