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BPAC tells council: don’t bank TDA Article 3 funds, move Poplar sidewalks toward construction
Summary
The Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission voted to recommend that City Council not bank Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 funds, signaling support for moving the long‑planned Poplar Avenue sidewalk project toward construction rather than saving the funds for later years.
The Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission voted Feb. 20 to recommend that the City Council not bank Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 funds for a future year and instead proceed with using the funds this fiscal cycle.
What commissioners decided: After staff outlined several eligible projects for the roughly $621,513 in TDA Article 3 money (which included $411,038 banked from the prior year plus returned rescission funds), commissioners debated whether to hold the funds for future years or push a long‑planned Poplar Avenue sidewalks project toward construction this summer. Commissioner Hageman moved that the commission recommend to council that the funds not be banked; the motion passed in…
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