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Planning commission recommends adoption of Nibley's Active Transportation Plan
Summary
Staff presented the city's first active-transportation plan, developed with Alta Planning & Design. The plan updates the trail master plan, maps a connected network of paved paths, bike lanes and neighborhood byways, and includes project cost estimates and implementation guidance. The commission recommended adoption to Council 5-0.
The Nibley City Planning Commission voted to recommend that City Council adopt the Nibley City Active Transportation Plan (Resolution 252), a comprehensive update to the city's trail master plan that identifies a citywide network of paved paths, bike lanes, and neighborhood byways and provides policy and implementation guidance.
Levi said the plan was prepared with Alta Planning & Design and guided by a steering committee composed of staff, commissioners, parks and recreation members and a private citizen. Staff summarized public outreach: a community survey with 314 respondents, a web map with 146 contributions that identified barriers and destinations, a Walkability Virtual Academy focused on Nibley Elementary, and a bike/walk audit. Key findings included a split among respondents preferring conventional bike lanes versus separated/low-stress facilities and strong interest in enhanced safety and walkability in other surveys cited by staff.
The plan identifies nearly a dozen corridors and numerous projects, including paved multiuse paths, buffered and separated bike lanes, neighborhood byways, and targeted corridor studies (Main Street / Highway 165 and Hollow Road require further study). It provides planning-level cost estimates and recommends whether to pursue individual projects through city capital programming or rely on developer-implemented improvements during subdivision. Staff noted the plan does not prioritize projects; a project-prioritization exercise will be a city task following adoption.
Policy recommendations include adopting updated cross sections in the transportation master plan to accommodate active facilities, clarifying parking prohibitions where bike lanes are designated, implementing an ongoing traffic-calming program, updating paved-path standards to wider widths where justified, and promoting education programs.
Commission discussion noted the regional Blacksmith Fork trail opportunity, the need to prioritize projects and budget, and the value of aligning the active-transportation plan with the transportation master plan update. Commissioner Troy moved and Commissioner Brett seconded a motion to recommend Resolution 252 to City Council; the motion passed by voice vote, recorded 5-0 in favor.
Adoption by City Council would make the active-transportation plan an adopted guiding document for capital programming and for review of future subdivisions and street cross sections.
