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Thousand Oaks adopts 2026 Active Transportation Plan, council flags Hillcrest/Lynn safety as top priority
Summary
Council unanimously adopted the 2026 Active Transportation Plan, which lists 36 bike corridors, 15 intersection improvements and 34 sidewalk projects; members highlighted Lynn/Hillcrest intersection safety and prioritized pavement-program opportunities for early wins.
The City Council unanimously adopted the City of Thousand Oaks 2026 Active Transportation Plan (ATP), an update to the 2019 plan that identifies corridors, intersection upgrades and programs intended to expand walking and bicycling infrastructure and to improve grant competitiveness.
Associate Engineer Mark Bueno and consultants from Linscott, Law & Greenspan presented the plan, which uses a propensity model, collision data from 2020–2024 and the Caltrans Active Transportation Program scoring rubric to rank projects for funding. The draft lists 36 bike corridor improvements, 15 intersection improvements and 34 sidewalk gap projects, and breaks recommendations into those achievable through routine pavement work and those likely to require grant funding.
"This plan relies heavily on data, community outreach and grant-readiness scoring," consultant Angela Bessa said, outlining a set of corridor upgrades including segments of Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Moore Park Road and Lynn Road, plus intersection tools such as leading pedestrian intervals, curb-radius tightening and transition lanes.
Councilmembers and members of the Bicycle Advisory Team urged attention to several high-priority safety bottlenecks. Councilmember Newman repeatedly pressed for stronger design solutions at the Lynn Road/Hillcrest intersection — a key east–west connector cyclists avoid because of multi-lane, high‑speed turning conflicts — and staff confirmed the location appears in multiple corridor and in-design tables and will receive additional design-level study.
Public commenter Benjamin Kuo, a utilitarian cyclist and BAT member, urged the council to go beyond grant-dependent work and consider municipal investments to accelerate projects in key areas, and multiple councilmembers said the city can use the pavement program to complete many short-term, high-impact improvements as streets are resurfaced.
Councilmember Gutierrez moved adoption of the resolution adopting the 2026 ATP and a CEQA exemption finding; the motion passed 5–0. Staff said the ATP will be revisited every five to seven years and that some projects already in design will move forward sooner.
