Draft Mobility Master Plan proposes 12 miles of protected bikeways, safe routes to schools and transit-stop upgrades

Consultants from KTUA presented a draft Mobility Master Plan to the Public Works Committee on July 8 that recommends a citywide program of pedestrian, bicycle and transit-stop improvements including nearly 12 miles of protected bikeways, new class‑1 trails in key corridors, and safe‑routes‑to‑school projects.

Why it matters: The mobility plan identifies priority projects that would expand safe walking and bicycling access, improve transit stops and support active-transportation grant applications. It also highlights equity concerns for parts of the city south of Foothill Boulevard.

Plan overview and priorities

Alex Samarin, KTUA GIS manager and project manager, said the plan’s focus is walking, biking, rolling (including scooters) and transit stops; engineering was provided by Mark Thomas. The draft includes a prioritized project list built from field work, collision data, demographic maps identifying disadvantaged areas (South of Foothill) and more than 600 community-survey responses.

Key recommendations include:

- A proposed network that adds nearly 12 miles of protected (class‑4) bikeways, including a notable class‑4 corridor on Foothill Boulevard intended to connect to bike networks in adjacent jurisdictions. - Class‑1 multiuse trail extensions — for example along Euclid and San Antonio — to…