• 2012 – City Council prioritized bike and pedestrian initiatives as a top goal during their fall retreat

• 2013 – Formed Bike & Pedestrian Steering Committee

• 2014 – In December the Steering Committee presented their recommendations to City Council

• 2015 – Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Board was created

• 2017 – Community Active Transportation Workshop

• 2018 – Search for consultant team began

WALKABILITY & HEALTHY CITY-MAKINGWe help communities reinvent streets, neighborhoods,

towns and cities for people, not for cars.

• Form a Steering Committee

• Staff Planning Team took a “Discovery Tour”

• Stakeholder Meetings

• Community Engagement

• Linear Barriers –freeways, railroads, rivers

• Sidewalk gaps• New Neighborhoods

– old areas are in a grid pattern while newer areas are less connected

Marquee Project Candidates – Pilot Projects

Total Cost - $4,604,000

Implementation Tool Kit

MORPC Technical Assistance Grant1. Educated Service & Engineering Department

2. Forces the City to view all projects through a different lens and ask the question “How can we accommodate all user types?”

3. Created Street Classifications

What kind of bike accommodations do you want to add when we redo Huntley Road?

1. Is Huntley Road identified in our Master Plan?

2. What is Huntley Road’s Complete Streets Street Classification?

• Pick the right consultant• Getting the community to engage• Staying true to the plan• Final approval by City Council