Active Transportation Program (Bike Safety and Storage)

At a glance

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What: the $250,000 bike safety contingency rolled into a broader active transportation program, and whether it could pay for bike storage at city facilities.
Where it stands: at the November 5 budget deliberations the council backed (seven thumbs) staff's proposal to spend the money on bike safety projects first and use any remainder for bike lockers or storage.
Next: budget adoption on November 10; council may add bike storage to a future agenda.

Allen said staff prefer to use the dollars for capital and safety projects, with leftover money going to bike lockers, and that the commute assistance office line item could also help.
The chair suggested a future council agenda item on bike storage at city facilities. Forsythe said safety should come first.

2026-11-05 - City Council Study Session Meeting - Council deliberations #4: seven thumbs for safety projects first, storage with any remainder.