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Adopting the City of Saint Paul Bicycle Plan as an addendum to the City of Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan includes a number of strategies for improving the bicycle network and increasing bicycling in Saint Paul, such as:
T3.4 Develop and maintain a complete and connected bikeway system.
T3.5 Support existing off-street shared-use paths and add facilities and amenities supportive of active living principles.
T3.6 Fill gaps in the bikeway system.
T3.8 Promote "bicycle boulevards as a new type of bikeway; and
WHEREAS, staff from the Departments of Public Works, Planning and Economic Development, and Parks and Recreation, contributed to a draft "Saint Paul Bicycle Plan"; and
WHEREAS, from 2011 to 2013, city staff solicited input to help in the drafting of the "Saint Paul Bicycle Plan" through holding open houses, web-based surveys, and through Open Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, in January 2014, a first draft of the "Saint Paul Bicycle Plan" was released; and
WHEREAS, between January and April, 2014, a series of open houses were held and presentations made to various District Councils and other interested community groups; and
WHEREAS, comments from the open houses and other community meetings were overwhelmingly positive regarding the "Saint Paul Bicycle Plan," with specific requests to enlarge the scope of the Plan, change certain bikeway alignments in the Plan, and clarify certain components in the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Committee of the Planning Commission considered the Plan and the comments received on 5/19/2014 and provided recommendations for revisions to the Plan; and
WHEREAS, revisions were made to the draft "Saint Paul Bicycle Plan" to reflect and address the input of the community and the Transportation Committee; and
WHEREAS, a second draft of the "Saint Paul Bicycle Plan" was released in October 2014; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, on 10/17/2014, released th...
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