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BAC backs City’s Transportation Alternatives application for Fort Valley Road improvements
Summary
The BAC approved a letter supporting an ADOT Transportation Alternatives application to design sidewalk infill, ADA driveway work and bike shoulders along Fort Valley Road (US‑180) between Navajo and Seacrest, and to study needed right-of-way acquisitions and crossing improvements.
The Bicycle Advisory Committee voted to approve a letter of support for a City of Flagstaff Transportation Alternatives (TA) grant application focused on multimodal improvements along Fort Valley Road (US‑180).
City staff described the project as a 60% design request that would scope missing curb, gutter and sidewalk segments on the east side of Fort Valley Road north of Navajo, identify required right-of-way acquisitions, provide ADA-compliant driveway treatments and evaluate shoulder reconfiguration to provide bike shoulders on both sides of the road. Staff told the committee the TA program is administered through ADOT and that the proposed city match was approximately 5.7 percent with ADOT funds covering roughly the remaining 94.3 percent.
Staff identified three crossings that would be candidates for enhancement: Seacrest Elementary School, Creekside Drive and Blue Willow (all noted in the meeting as north-of-Navajo locations). Members emphasized safety for students and commuters. One committee member highlighted the value of framing the project as a transportation alternative — not only recreation — that could improve commuter access to schools and job centers.
A motion to approve a letter of support for the TA application passed by voice vote; the meeting transcript records the motion, a second and a unanimous “ayes” but does not include a roll-call tally. Committee members asked staff to add a paragraph about safety and commuter value to the draft letter and to circulate the revised draft for final sign-off.
During discussion, staff clarified jurisdictional detail frequently raised by members: because parts of Fort Valley Road are ADOT right-of-way, some improvements — for example, formal bike lanes — are constrained by state rules and are implemented as shoulders rather than signed bike lanes on ADOT-managed segments. Staff said some segments are narrow and will require pavement widening or lane reconfiguration to achieve balanced shoulders on both sides.
