Iowa City progresses with bicycle master plan

BACKGROUND

IOWA CITY — The city announced a year ago it would begin the process of developing a bicycle master plan with the hopes of increasing both bicycle ridership and safety.

The plan also was meant to outline steps to bolster Iowa City’s bicycle friendliness ranking from a silver to a gold award, which is given out by the League of American Bicyclists.

WHAT’S HAPPENED SINCE

The city and consultants held a public workshop last month to collect additional input on draft master plan ideas, which are published on the city’s website. Sarah Walz, assistant transportation planner with the city, said community members were shown a proposed bicycle network and potential infrastructure improvements.

Walz said the consultant will now fine-tune the plan and help prioritize actions and ideas. Walz said she expects a plan to be submitted to the City Council in a July 18 work session.

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