(A) The Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan provides an updated inventory and assessment of the city’s walkway and bikeway network, and replaces the bicycle and pedestrian element of the city’s 2001 Transportation System Plan. This plan lays out comprehensive strategies for system-wide improvements and specifies exactly what needs to be done to achieve the city’s goal of becoming a better walking and bicycling community. These strategies will help the city leverage the necessary funding and other resources needed to achieve this goal.
(B) City staff, stakeholder groups and most of all - Joseph residents - helped guide this plan. Community workshops were held throughout the project’s duration, enabling residents and other interested individuals to express concerns and ideas for improvements. The city also hosted walking and bicycling tours, allowing participants to gain a user’s perspective on current conditions and needs. The project team conducted stakeholder interviews to identify bicycle/pedestrian issues from the standpoint of various interest groups and organizations. Finally, the project’s walking and bicycling tours, hosted by the project team, gave participants first-hand knowledge of opportunities and challenges facing bicyclists and pedestrians in the city.
(C) Technical Advisory Committee and City Council provided insights in a series of work sessions and public meetings.
(Ord. passed 6- -2009)