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Bakersfield council adopts long-range Active Transportation Plan to pursue grants, prioritize pedestrian and bike safety
Summary
The Bakersfield City Council voted Jan. 22 to adopt the city’s Active Transportation Plan, a state-required long-range blueprint aimed at improving walking and biking safety and strengthening grant eligibility.
Bakersfield — The Bakersfield City Council voted Jan. 22 to adopt the city’s Active Transportation Plan, a state-required long-range report intended to guide pedestrian and bicycle projects and strengthen the city’s ability to compete for state and federal grants.
The plan lays out 19 proposed trails and 128 miles of active-transportation connectivity, plus about 453 additional miles of neighborhood sidewalk and local connections. The consultant presented a planning-level construction estimate of about $616,000,000 to complete the network; staff and council repeatedly described that figure as a long-range total, not a budget appropriation.
City staff framed the plan as a compliance and prioritization document. Daryl de Ponce, consultant, Kimley Horn and Associates, said the plan…
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