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Draft Walk/Bike action plan reviewed; councilors press for funding and faster implementation
Summary
Committee reviewed a draft update to Burlington’s Walk/Bike (active transportation) plan; staff urged the update to satisfy federal grant requirements and to position the city for Safe Streets for All funds, while council members asked for prioritization, cost estimates and a tighter implementation timeline.
BURLINGTON, Vt. — City staff walked the Transportation, Energy & Utilities Committee through a draft update to Burlington’s active‑transportation (walk/bike/roll) plan and said the update is both required by federal guidance and intended to position the city to pursue grants such as the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets for All program.
Philip Peterson, senior transportation planner, told the committee the draft emphasizes arterial corridor configurations (for example narrowing lane widths and adding buffered bike lanes on corridors such as Shelburne Road), data‑driven countermeasures at high‑crash locations and project lists that could be advanced through grant applications. “We need to show…
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