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Home My WebLink About2022-09-01 - BPAC Minutes 117 NW Lafayette Avenue, Bend, Oregon 97703 | P.O. Box 6005, Bend, OR 97708-6005 (541) 388-6575 bpac@deschutes .org www.deschutes.org/bpac MEETING MINUTES DESCHUTES COUNTY BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE Thursday, September 1, 2022, 12:00 to 1:30 pm Barnes Sawyer Room, Deschutes County Service Center Members Present: Dave Thomson, Chris Cassard, Ann Marland, David Roth, Wendy Holzman, Mason Lacy, Ken Piarulli, Mark Smith. Agency/Organization: Tanya Saltzman (Deschutes County – CDD), Chris Cheng (ODOT), Kim Curley (Commute Options), Greg Bryant, Barb Campbell (Bend City Council). Call to Order Meeting was called to order at 12:00 p.m. Introductions Attendees of the meeting introduced themselves and, if applicable, identified the organization they represent. Approval of Prior Minutes The August 2022 minutes were approved. Public Comment There were no public comments. Committee Business  Format for October meeting will be – Zoom. Still looking into possibility of hybrid—Mark may have some tech to offer.  Officer elections: Dave noted last meeting that he would like to step down as chair. David Green is willing to step into vice chair role with help from Dave Thomson. Rachel volunteered to continue in her role as secretary.  BPAC unanimously approved all three positions. Page 2 TSP Subcommittee Update (Mason, Dave G.)  (limited update via Peter Russell)  TSP remains in slumber; KAI may have an online open house this month or next. Still revising policies based on comments from Planning and Road Dept. Not sure if KAI has reached out yet to local agency partners for comments, but that is part of the next steps prior to a public online open house. External Committee Reports COACT  Kicked off safety subcommittee, which reviewed past developments. Next COACT meeting is next week. Sisters Rural Trails stakeholders  Had second meeting recently. Consultant is working on plan still, dependent on plans and funding. Tumalo Community Plan Active Transportation stakeholders  Open house was held on August 22; approximately 50 people were in attendance.  In the dot exercise, the concept of making Tumalo a destination for cycling was voted against by many people. Having a transit stop there was also downvoted. This is presumably about desires for the community to remain small/quiet. Bend MPO TAC  Meets next week; will be discussing new application process for the surface transportation block grant program. Bend Transportation Bond Oversight Committee:  Last meeting August 23  Olney undercrossing project is moving forward; issued RFP for design  Midtown crossings feasibility study: some TBOC reps will meet with consultants soon. Study will be done in mid-October before presenting to City Council.  Other bond projects moving: Portland Ave improvements (sidewalks and bike lanes, mini roundabout at 9th and Portland). Will possibly seek additional funding for this project. Design is beginning.  Boyd Acres and Butler Market project: currently doing surveying now, anticipate opportunities for public input  Barb Campbell: Council has been looking at key route maps to look at east-west and north-south crossings  Dave T. noted a Bend Bikes survey about bike lane barriers: people want jersey barriers Page 3 Other Updates ODOT:  Bend North Corridor: work is happening and will continue through 2024.  3rd Street construction is ongoing  6th Street crossing is built!  US 20 corridor should be kicking off shortly, will likely be reaching out for public comments soon  US 20/Cooley to Tumalo: went out to bid.  Lots of funding opportunities around currently (OR Community Paths, ODOT Great Streets, Reconnecting Communities) Commute Options:  School starts next week. Have been contacted by lots of people about transportation options (due to bus staffing issues and gas prices).  Regional programs they’re working on: School Pool (closed shared ride network on the Get There site); paid walking school bus leader. South County:  Pathway master plan was completed and adopted by the Board  Parks master plan in process, will be completed in 6 months Bend:  Commute Options received some money to help with construction/detours during Neff-Purcell project process  City is applying for a grant for lower income kids to be able to buy electric bikes Sisters:  Roundabout at Locust and US 20 has been funded  Working on connections from downtown; will put multi-use path from Hwy 242 to Railway Ave. Redmond:  Applying for Community Paths grant: connecting Wickiup Ave to Ridgeview High School via a 10- ft multi-use path (about $500k)  Redmond BPAC want to improve education about shared path use in Dry Canyon. Going to put down more pavement markings to share the trail Deschutes County  Recap of Tumalo Community Plan Open House #2, lots of feedback about draft goals and policies. Those that pertain to bike/ped/transit showed a mixed response to making/keeping Tumalo a biking destination. In discussions at Transportation table, it appears this was more of an anti-tourism response than anti-bike. Tweaking policy to make it more inclusive of bike/ped traffic both internal (Tumalo only) and external (riders passing through on Twin Bridges State Scenic Bikeway). Page 4  Rural trails in Sisters Country is moving along and hopes to have an online public open house in Oct. summarizing what the public has said so far about where trails should go. Lots of TAC discussion about the controversial trails from Sisters to Black Butte and how to teach the controversy and present a proposed trail alignment. Much of trail is on USFS land and Forest Service will wait to see more support for trail before beginning any more planning work to meet NEPA. Bicycle Pedestrian Summit Planning  Save the date handouts were distributed for anyone who would like to distribute them  Working on agenda and speakers  Will distribute some draft questions for the various geographic areas to share with larger BPAC  One topic for discussion: e-bikes. Will have owner of an e-bike shop to speak about various regulations. Also, potential forest service and/or/BLM. Meeting Adjourned at 1:35 pm Next Meeting Thursday, October 6 – 12:00 to 1:30 pm – Zoom, with hybrid possibility