Commission hears draft bicycle and pedestrian plan update; staff seeks public input on network, crossings and pedestrian districts

City transportation staff presented a draft Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan update and asked the Planning & Transportation Commission for initial feedback on a proposed bikeway network, facility types and pedestrian district guidelines.

Ozzie Arce, Senior Transportation Planner, introduced the study session and said the project team (city staff and consultants) is seeking public comment through April 30, with a community workshop planned in early April. Project consultant presentations described a network approach that pairs street corridors designated as bikeways with bicycle‑friendly zones concentrated around commercial cores.

What the draft contains: The plan updates the city’s 2012 bicycle plan, adds a simplified hierarchy of facility types (bike boulevards, painted/striped bike lanes, buffered bike lanes, protected bike lanes and shared‑use paths), and recommends…