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Regional active transportation plan aims to reduce pedestrian and bicyclist deaths
Summary
NVCOG staff described a regional active transportation plan covering walking, bicycling and micromobility; staff cited crash data (about 60 pedestrian crashes per year and 47 pedestrian fatalities from 2019–2024) and said a draft plan and complete-streets policy would be shared for comment.
Mark Nielsen, NVCOG, briefed the committee on the regional active transportation plan that combines pedestrian, bicycle and micromobility planning into a single framework.
He said the plan will look at infrastructure, education and a proposed regional complete-streets policy so local projects can better accommodate walking, biking and electronic assisted devices such as e-bikes and scooters.
Nielsen summarized safety…
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