The 2016 Active Transportation Plan will be an update of the 2011 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. The focus of the 2016 Plan update is to match State Active Transportation Program guidelines, incorporate innovative bicycle facility designs, and promote high priority projects.  

The Transportation Agency budgeted $60,999, to be paid for out of TAMC reserve funding, to continue preparation of the Active Transportation Plan update in the 2016/2017 fiscal year budget. The Plan will position high priority projects to be more competitive for grant funding, such as the State’s Active Transportation Program that had $240 million available in Cycle 3 on a competitive basis. 

In addition to creating an Active Transportation Plan that will meet the State's guidelines, and identifying high priority bicycle and pedestrian projects, this effort will also focus on analyzing key gaps in the existing and proposed bicycle and pedestrian networks, identifying opportunity sites for innovative bicycle facility design, and designating areas for enhanced regional and local connectivity.

At the May Committee meeting, staff presented the criteria that will be used to rank proposed active transportation projects and the projects that have been received to date. Since the last update to the Committee, Committee members, and members of the public, suggested more projects to be included in the Plan, such as:

• CSUMB connection to Seaside via General Jim Moore and 6th Ave
• Pacific Grove: Asilomar to the Recreation Trail connection
• Carmel to Monterey connection
• Salinas: W. Alisal bike facilities extended beyond Pajaro St to Front Street
• Gonzales: bike path connection between Gonazales and Chualar
• King City to Pinnacles connection
• King City to San Antonio connection via Jolon Rd
• San Ardo: cycletrack along Cattleman Rd, and sidewalks on Cattleman Rd, College St, Main St and Godchaux St

TAMC plans to hire a consultant to develop conceptual plans and cost estimates for the highest priority regional projects in order to make them competitive for State and Federal funding.

Staff will continue outreaching to bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders throughout the County to obtain more input on active transportation improvements that should be included as part of the Plan. Committee members and members of the public are invited to participate online, via an interactive Wikimap set up for the Plan: http://bit.ly/tamcatp