The new plan will update the city's 2010 Trails Master Plan and the 2015 Transportation Master Plan and also incorporate the 2020 transit study. The completed plan will integrate all three plans into one comprehensive mobility plan.
Randy Lueders, the city's director of engineering and capital projects, said this meets a council strategic goal to create a mobility plan that will develop a vision for a diverse transportation system and a plan to improve multimodal connectivity in the community.
The plan will also improve bike and pedestrian connectivity between popular destinations and update design standards for bike and trail facilities, Lueders said. Public engagement will be part of the plan process.
City Council authorized the city manager March 10 to negotiate an engineering agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. The agreement is not to exceed $275,000.
Several council members expressed excitement about the mobility plan.
“I’m so excited about this. I feel like I’ve been harping on this forever,” Council Member Heather Jefts said.
