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Commission reviews Bicycle Master Plan update; staff proposes January public hearing and VDOT review
Summary
Planning staff presented an updated bicycle master plan that adds priority routes, clarifies implementation steps and recommends processing the document as a comprehensive plan amendment requiring County and a 100‑day VDOT review; staff proposed a Jan. 15 public hearing and Jan. 27 City Council consideration.
Planning staff presented a final work-session update to the Bicycle Master Plan on Nov. 18, outlining added routes, new implementation language and a procedural change that will route the plan through comprehensive plan amendment procedures and external review.
Staff said the update strengthens the vision ("all ages and abilities"), adds routes such as Southeast Street and Northeast Street between West Broad and Park Avenue, and explicitly references e-bikes available through Capital Bikeshare. The presentation split priority routes into two implementation windows (Fiscal Years 2025–27 and 2028–30) and added…
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