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Committee backs active participation in CIP transit study; staff cites $50,000 evaluation allocation
Summary
Members urged committee participation in a CIP 'micro‑transit' study and a task force to integrate walking and biking; planning staff noted a $50,000 evaluation has been appropriated and an RFP was released to hire a consultant.
A committee member calling in (Bill) pressed the Blue Ribbon Committee to play an active role in a CIP project often labeled "micro‑transit feasibility," urging that walking and biking be included in any transit study and task force. He said the project should consider shuttle or loop options and integrate connectivity to bike/ped networks and downtown destinations.
Planning staff (Peter Brits) said $50,000 was appropriated last year to evaluate this question and that the RFP was released in July to secure a consultant; staff said they expect to collaborate with Coast transit and involve the committee in the study. Committee members discussed private‑public partnership options and targeting hospitality and hospital partners as potential contributors to shuttle solutions.
The committee did not take a formal vote but members signaled support for participating in task force work and asked staff to loop the committee into upcoming consultant selection and outreach.
