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Council hears public input led to 10‑foot trail; bike lanes dropped from Nesbitt Ferry scope
Summary
Staff told council the current Nesbitt Ferry project will include a 10‑foot multi‑use trail on the Johns Creek side and that earlier corridor outreach showed opposition to bike lanes; council members debated retaining 10 feet for multimodal consistency or considering an 8‑foot alternative.
Council members asked staff whether the proposed trail would be five, eight, or 10 feet wide. Assistant City Manager Chris Haggard said the plan calls for a 10‑foot multi‑use trail: "10 feet. 10 feet." He added the corridor study originally considered bike lanes, sidewalks and operational improvements but that "the public did not support the bike lanes," so bike lanes are not part of the current project and the focus is a 10‑foot trail connection on the Johns Creek side of the road.
Several councilmembers argued for keeping the 10‑foot width for consistency with recently passed multimodal policy while others asked staff to provide cost comparisons for an 8‑foot versus 10‑foot section. Staff said it could provide options and that the council could direct engineers to evaluate different widths and associated costs during the engineering phase.
