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Council endorses 2024 Bicycle Plan after debate over costs and maintenance (5-2)
Summary
The City Council voted 5-2 to endorse the 2024 Wichita Bicycle Plan, which outlines a 10-year vision and a 33.5-mile priority bikeway network; supporters cited safety and equity, while dissenters raised concerns about costs, maintenance and use of sidewalks.
The Wichita City Council voted 5-2 on Jan. 16 to adopt a resolution endorsing the 2024 Wichita Bicycle Plan, a policy document that updates the 2013 master plan and identifies priority bikeways, programs and implementation steps for the next 10 years.
Public Works presented the plan, noting it was developed with consultant Tooele Design Group and extensive community engagement — two public surveys, eight pop-up events and presentations to advisory boards — and that safety, comfort and equity were guiding principles. Paul Gonsalman, the city's project lead, told the council the plan identifies 33.5 miles of "priority bikeways" and a long-term bikeway…
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