TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kristoff Bauer, ICMA-CM, Deputy City Manager
FROM: Lee Jernigan, PE, City Traffic Engineer
Sheila Thomas-Ambat, PE, CCM, CFM, Director of Public Services
DATE: January 6, 2020
RE:
Title
Citywide Comprehensive Bicycle Plan Update
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal IV: Fayetteville will be a highly desirable place to live, work and recreate with thriving neighborhoods and a high quality of life for all residents.
Objective C: To improve mobility and connectivity by investing in traffic flow strategies, sidewalks, trails and bike lanes.
Executive Summary:
Stantec Consultants was selected to develop the Citywide Comprehensive Bicycle Plan, Bike Fayetteville. They will be reviewing recommendations from the final draft of the plan and responding to questions or comments from City Council. In accordance with the grant criteria, NCDOT is required to review and provide comments on the plan to the consultant prior to final approval by City Council. In order to accommodate this requirement, staff is requesting consensus of City Council to place the plan on their February 24, 2020 meeting for final approval. Staff will update Council should NCDOT provide significant comments on the plan prior to Council's final approval, however, at the last steering committee meeting on December 18, 2019, NCDOT noted they did not foresee significant changes to the plan based on their initial review.
Background:
City Council's adopted FY2017 Strategic Plan included a Target for Action to seek an alternative funding source for a bicycle master plan. To meet this direction, staff researched opportunities and learned that the NCDOT was accepting grant applications for pedestrian and bicycle planning studies. On October 24, 2016, Council approved Resolution 2016-067 authorizing an application for funding through the NCDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Grant Initiat...
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