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Clark County BPAC forms subcommittees, sets 2026 work plan and eyes master plan update
Summary
At its Jan. 27 meeting, the Clark Community's Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee formed a comprehensive‑plan subcommittee, identified long‑range and outreach tasks, and prepared to press the county council for funding to update the 2010 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan while assigning members homework to accelerate onboarding and project review.
The Clark Community's Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) on Jan. 27 organized multiple subcommittees and assigned homework to advance a 2026 work plan and lay the groundwork for an update to the county’s 2010 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.
Chair Dave Zilly, who opened the meeting by noting the committee has grown from nine to 13 members, proposed a focused Comprehensive Plan Update subcommittee to review staff recommendations and return a formal recommendation to the full committee. Zilly said the group should become fluent in the county’s existing materials, proposing members “read the 2010 bicycle and pedestrian master plan” together to build a shared foundation.
Staff described a year of heavy involvement for BPAC: reviewing the transportation element of the county’s comprehensive plan, helping to prioritize a project list for grant competitiveness, and advising on code and policy changes (including Title 40 development‑code sections that affect sidewalks, bike lanes and roadway cross sections). Harrison Hastings, the county’s staff coordinator, said the subcommittee would meet more frequently than the monthly BPAC meeting to accelerate review and preparation for decision points that feed the planning commission and county council.
BPAC also agreed to maintain and expand existing subcommittees: a long‑range group to build institutional knowledge (reading onboarding materials and the 2010 master plan), and an outreach group to shape public messaging and training for engineers and decision‑makers. Members discussed using the subcommittees to curate manageable monthly homework assignments so the full committee can act efficiently at public meetings.
The chair said BPAC plans to ask the county council in February for funding to update the 2010 master plan but cautioned that county budgets may delay external contracting; if outside funds are not available, BPAC members discussed the possibility of leading in‑house updates to select chapters.
The committee set near‑term next steps: create the Comprehensive Plan Update subcommittee roster, circulate a schedule of reading assignments and background materials, and let staff coordinate weekly subcommittee sessions to prepare recommendations for the full BPAC.
