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Pedestrian Accessibility and Bicycle Task Force highlights gains, flags data gaps in annual report
Summary
At a committee meeting Feb. 23, the Pedestrian Accessibility and Bicycle Task Force told the Committee of the Whole the city made measurable pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure gains in 2025 — but it flagged missing crash reporting and several lost bike-lane stripings that it says undercut safety improvements.
The Pedestrian Accessibility and Bicycle Task Force presented its annual report to the Committee of the Whole on Monday, outlining infrastructure improvements completed in 2025 and areas that need follow-up.
Rob Delich, a task‑force member, said the city completed a federally funded curb‑ramp project that added or replaced roughly 150 curb ramps and increased the share of ramps with tactile warning surfaces from about 60% to roughly 75%. He noted the Stimson Bridge shared‑use path opened last year and added about 770 feet of multiuse path, and that nearly a mile of sidewalk was replaced as part of ongoing work to maintain the city’s pedestrian network.
"If walking is not safe and comfortable, we are not fully meeting the needs of our community,"…
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