STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Sustainable
AGENDA DATE: May 28, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Citywide
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation and Public Works
EXECUTIVE: Dev Rastogi
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SUBJECT
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A resolution authorizing the adoption of the update to the Dallas Bike Plan - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information for future costs)
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BACKGROUND
On April 28, 2021, the City Council unanimously adopted the Strategic Mobility Plan (SMP), also known as "Connect Dallas", by Resolution No. 21-0691. The SMP provides a framework for developing transportation policies, programs, and investment strategies by incorporating integrated transportation decision-making with housing, economic vitality, equity, environmental sustainability, innovation, and safety.
One of the policy recommendations within the SMP is to "Update the Bike and Thoroughfare Plans." The SMP noted that "one of the greatest challenges to creating a list of future priority projects is the lack of vetted and scoped projects in the Needs Inventory. The City's transportation planning documents have exceeded their useful life and therefore no longer serve as a useful guide for project needs. [...] The Dallas Bike Plan has not been updated since 2011. Due to the aging nature of these plans, they no longer reflect the existing conditions, needs, and preferences of the City and its residents."
In its efforts to implement the SMP, the City of Dallas Department of Transportation and Public Works, with the support of a consultant team and input from stakeholders, have been working to develop the update to the Dallas Bike Plan. This update to the Dallas Bike Plan accomplishes three major goals, as follows: (a) updates the Bike Network, which identifies the city streets on which bike facilities could be installed and the type of facility that is recommended, with the intent to serve all ages and abilities; (b) u...
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