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Downtown mobility and Active Mobility Plan map modal priorities and set a 'Big Jump' target for sidewalks and bikeways
Summary
Transportation staff and consultants presented a coordinated Downtown Mobility Study and an Active Mobility Plan that prioritize modal uses for downtown corridors, align with upcoming BRT projects and Vision Zero work, and propose a "Big Jump": more than 5 miles of sidewalks and 50 miles of bikeways in five years.
Margaret Tartala, mobility strategy supervisor in the Department of Transportation, introduced two coordinated planning products — the Downtown Mobility Study and the Active Mobility Plan — that staff and consultants said are intended to set modal priorities for downtown corridors and provide a citywide map and implementation toolbox for sidewalks and bikeways.
Tartala said the studies were developed over roughly 18 months with stakeholder and public engagement and that outcomes will guide project development as Raleigh adds rapid-transit capacity. "There is a lot of need all across the city, but there's also a lot of opportunity," Tartala said.
Why it matters: Staff said the two plans will guide trade-offs on constrained downtown streets — where curb space, bike lanes, sidewalks and transit stops compete for limited public right-of-way — as the city's first major bus-rapid-transit (BRT) corridors are implemented. The plans are also intended to align with the city's safety-action (Vision…
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