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Commissioners vote to disapprove recommending Billings Area pedestrian and bicycle master plan to regional policy committee
Summary
The Yellowstone County Board of County Commissioners voted March 4 to disapprove forwarding the Billings Area Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan to the Policy Coordinating Committee, citing questions about return on investment, maintenance funding and how on‑street bike lanes are used.
The Yellowstone County Board of County Commissioners voted March 4 to disapprove recommending the Billings Area Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan for adoption by the Policy Coordinating Committee (PCC).
The motion to not approve the recommendation was moved and seconded during the commission’s regular meeting and passed after commissioners voiced concerns about the cost-effectiveness of painted on‑street bike lanes and the plan’s maintenance funding. County staff and the plan consultant stressed the document is a nonbinding guidance document and that the plan will still proceed through the MPO adoption pathway, including technical review and a forthcoming City Council decision.
The master plan, prepared as an update to the 2017 trails and bikeways plan, presents a two‑tier network: a “high comfort” spine intended for people who want separation from motor vehicle traffic and a supplemental network for opportunistic or lower‑comfort connections. Mac Driziah, the consultant from Alta…
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