Title
Update; On-Street Bicycle Master Plan
Requested Action
Project Update
Recommendation
Project Update
Description/History
The Mansfield Park Facilities Development Corporation’s (MPFDC) 2009 Parks, Recreation, Trails and Open Spaces Master plan approved by the MPFDC and City Council in January of 2010 included a general overview of proposed bicycle routes and trails throughout the City of Mansfield.
The Master Plan provided a broad overview of all the proposed routes for pedestrian traffic including trails and on-street routes. This more comprehensive look at bicycle and pedestrian routes including on-street bike lanes would include data gathering, site research, site analysis and documentation, visioning sessions, benchmarking, program development, concept development for on-street lanes, preliminary master planning and concept design, and culminated with a final bicycle and pedestrian trail and on-street bike lane plan.
On June 20th, 2013 the MPFDC unanimously approved the proposal from Kimley-Horn for preparation of the On-Street Bicycle Master Plan and on July 8, 2013 City Council approved the proposal.
After a year of public input meetings, work sessions with MPFDC and City Council, the On-Street Bicycle Master Plan was adopted by MPFDC on May 15, 2014 and adopted by City Council May 27, 2014. It is a 20-year master plan that includes a three-year initial implementation plan for $100,000 each year.
August 2017 - Staff has met with Engineering and Streets/Traffic Operations Department to review Phase 3 of the on-street bike implementation plan. Location of the signage will start soon and be reviewed before implementation begins. Staff anticipates this process taking a month with completion late this fall.
September - Staff is currently working with Engineering and Streets/Traffic Operations Department to review the Phase 3 on-street bike implementation plan signage locations. Staff anticipates this process to go into October with completio...
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