Committee debates making sidewalks, pathways and trail connections mandatory in Transportation Element

Jenna Huennekens presented a draft Transportation Element and new goals; committee members spent extended time debating whether sidewalks, pathways and trail connections should be required rather than encouraged. Planning and Zoning Administrator Milton Ollerton urged that the sub‑plan reach final form so staff can use it to justify ordinance changes, saying, "the plan is not an ordinance, it is the underlying policies and goals that drive ordinances."