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Atherton council approves $250,000 bike-and-ped master-plan update, defers Selby Lane project
Summary
The Atherton City Council authorized a professional services agreement with Alta Planning + Design to update the town's bicycle and pedestrian master plan (not to exceed $250,000) and agreed to defer the previously planned Selby Lane bike-lanes project pending the broader plan update and additional public engagement.
The Atherton City Council voted to authorize a professional services agreement with Alta Planning + Design to update the town's bicycle and pedestrian master plan and to defer implementation of the Selby Lane bicycle lanes project.
Town staff and consultants told the council the existing master plan dates to 2014 and that the San Mateo County Grand Jury has recommended that local plans older than five years be refreshed. Robert Ovadia, a staff member presenting the item, said the update will document accomplishments, revisit previously identified projects, conduct robust public engagement and produce cost estimates for prioritized projects. "Through the public engagement efforts that we have led, there's been significant opposition to the project as it was originally outlined," Ovadia said of Selby Lane.
The council approved a…
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