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Complete Streets Commission reviews 2025 work-plan finish and outlines 2026 priorities including Safe Routes to School
Summary
The commission closed out its 2025 work plan, reported five completed projects and several on hold, and moved to prioritize 2026 items including Safe Routes to School field surveys, traffic-calming pilots (radar surveys), bike parking and downtown safety.
The Complete Streets Commission used its Nov. 19 meeting to finalize a closeout of the 2025 work plan and begin crafting priorities for 2026, emphasizing safe routes to school, targeted safety projects and a workshop-based process to set goals.
A commissioner summarized the year’s work: the commission set five goals and tracked 14 projects, of which five are completed, three are on hold (including the San Antonio project) and six are in progress. Commissioners asked staff for clearer status indicators on the project spreadsheet (for example, a column labeled designed/complete/pending and dates for milestones) to make future reporting less verbal and more trackable.
Safe Routes to School and field surveys were a recurring focus. One working pair reported starting field surveys (Montclair first) and finding uncompleted master-plan items; commissioners agreed that school-area checks and a prioritized list of safety fixes are appropriate 2026 tasks. The commission also discussed traffic-calming options tied to an upcoming radar survey, noting the need for empirical evidence (high-speed crash or speed data) before recommending citywide policy changes such as AB43/AD43-type tools.
Process and outreach: The commission planned a one-hour, sticky-note workshop (with an AI tool to parse the Complete Streets Master Plan) to distill proposed 2026 goals and projects. Commissioners agreed to meet again in January to review a refined proposal; staff will circulate materials in advance.
Why it matters: The commission’s 2026 priorities will guide its advocacy to council and staff and help determine what projects the commission can pursue directly, which items require staff or council action, and where interagency coordination is needed.
