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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and adopt resolution approving an update to the Bicycle Master Plan as a technical appendix to the Mobility Element of the Long Beach General Plan; and
Accept Mitigated Negative Declaration No. MND 04-16. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On December 11, 2001, the City Council adopted a new Bicycle Master Plan to guide the development of a comprehensive bicycle network and support facilities. Subsequently, the City has installed over 78 miles of bikeways, completing many of the bicycle facilities identified in the Bicycle Master Plan. Some of the signature bicycle facilities completed include the downtown parking-protected bicycle lanes, Second Street green lane sharrows, and Vista Bike Boulevard. The proposed update builds upon those investments and will guide the creation of new bicycle infrastructure over the coming 20 years. An up-to-date Bicycle Master Plan is also a prerequisite for grants the City may pursue to fund those improvements.
On October 15, 2013, the City Council adopted an update to the Transportation Element (renamed Mobility Element) establishing a Citywide vision and policies necessary to achieve a balanced mobility system by facilitating an increased use of bicycling as a viable option for both work and non-work trips. The Bicycle Master Plan is one of several supporting documents recommended for updating to implement the multi-modal policies and complete streets policies identified in the Mobility Element.
On April 14, 2016, the Departments of Development Services and Public Works held a Citywide kickoff meeting for an update to the Bicycle Master Plan. The Bicycle Master Plan update was developed through a comprehensive and collaborative process that included community outreach, an analysis of existing conditions, City departmental coordination meetings and stakeholder interviews. Public outreach was organized around fun, innovative, an...
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