2016.05.23 Council Agenda Item 10

In February 2015, staff began a process to develop a 2016 Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. This plan updates and integrates the 2002 Trails Master Plan and 2003 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan into a single plan that outlines recommended and prioritized infrastructure improvements that will interconnect Falmouth’s pedestrian and bicycle network of trails, sidewalks, bike lanes, and paved shoulders. The plan was informed by extensive public outreach. It is intended to be used over the next 20 years as a guide or reference tool to prepare capital improvement plans and road designs and review future improvement requests from citizens and projects proposed by others.

The draft final plan was reviewed by the Community Development Committee in March 2016. Persons involved in the plan's development were given an opportunity to review and comment on the final draft. Comments from four people were received (see attachment).

The Council is asked to take public comment on the draft plan and consider a resolution that states that the Council:

• supports the vision of the 2016 Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan, but not necessarily every recommended action and does not commit to the allocation of funding that will be required to implement any specific action,
• agrees to use the plan as a reference document in developing its Annual Work Plans, operating and capital improvements budgets, and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) development plans, and
• requests that Town staff prepare and submit a draft Bicycle-Pedestrian Work Plan for Council review that recommends the highest priority actions of the plan for implementation for 2016-2017 and 2017-2018.

Attachments include:

• Draft 2016 Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (incl. attachments)
• Public Comments on Draft 2016 Plan
• Presentation for May 23, 2016 meeting
• Draft Resolution