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County presents near-final bicycle‑pedestrian master plan; public input and project prioritization to continue
Summary
The county presented a draft countywide bicycle‑pedestrian master plan with nearly 500 projects, public engagement results (2,000+ survey responses), and prioritization/feasibility criteria; staff will host a third public meeting in March and refine the prioritized project list for TPO and commission review.
Allison Moss, county transportation planning manager, presented an update on the countywide bicycle‑pedestrian master plan to the City Commission Feb. 19, outlining the methodology and next steps toward adoption.
Moss said the plan team developed an "all ages and abilities" network by mapping existing facilities, destinations and gaps; the study incorporated a "level of traffic stress" comfort metric and community input gathered at two large public meetings and more than 2,000 online responses. The consultant identified nearly 500 candidate projects across the county and proposed an initial prioritization that balances safety, connectivity and feasibility.
Moss said the team used feasibility criteria that included right‑of‑way needs, drainage and curb work and that the consultant adjusted prioritization thresholds (a 65/35 balance of feasibility vs. need) to avoid a purely aspirational network. The plan proposes shared use paths, separated bike lanes in high‑use corridors (e.g., University Avenue east of 13th and 13th Street) and bicycle boulevards on neighborhood streets. Moss said staff will refine priorities and present the prioritized list to the TPO (meting March 2) and hold a third public meeting in March before returning final recommendations to local governing bodies in May.
Commissioners asked about alignment with the city’s mobility plan and whether the master plan’s aspirational projects could feed the city’s mobility fee and capital program. City transportation staff said both efforts are complementary; the bike‑ped master plan is more aspirational while the mobility plan tends to be project‑specific and used for cost‑and‑fee inputs. Moss and city staff said they will refine project consolidation and cross‑check mobility‑plan projects in the next prioritization pass.
Next steps: the consultant will publish a more interactive map and a refined prioritized list for public comment; staff will return to relevant boards and the commission for final consideration.
