HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-12-07 - BPAC AgendaBicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
AGENDA
Thursday December 7, 2023 12:00 to 1:30 pm
This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom:
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(12:00) Call to order - Dave
(12:00) Introductions
(12:05) Public comment
(12:08) Approval of prior minutes (November)
(12:10) Committee Business – Dave T
•None this month
(12:10) TSP Update – Dave T
•Report from BOCC hearing Nov 29 and thoughts from attendees
•Next Steps
(12:20) Big Chainring award nominations - Neil
(12:35) Setting new committee goals for 2024 - Dave T (2022 goals included below)
(12:45) Bend - Lava Butte trail project update - Dave T
(12:50) External Committee Reports
•COACT – Dave T
•MPO TAC - Dave T
•Lava Butte - La Pine trail planning - Mark
•Baker Road Interchange Area Management Plan - Dave R
(1:05) Updates: South County, Bend, Sisters , Redmond, Deschutes County, ODOT, Bend
Parks, Commute Options, COIC/CET
(1:25) Open Floor: Comments & Announcements
Messaging: None
(1:30) Adjournment
Next meeting: Thursday, January 4th, 12:00 to 1:30 pm - In Person
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
Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
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
BPAC 2022 Goals
Adopted March 3, 2022
1.E-bikes: Engage in on-going conversa0ons about e-bike rules and use. BPAC does not
currently have a posi0on on how to address these issues.
2.Par=cipate in planning transporta=on infrastructure projects: Improve our effec0veness at
par0cipa0ng in planning of transporta0on infrastructure projects within the county by focusing
on these topics:
a.Engage early: Engage in project planning early to ensure the project goals include bike
and pedestrian transporta0on needs.
b.Safety: Ensure that bikes and pedestrians can safely travel along or cross any new or
reconstructed routes. Safe crossings of Highways 97 and 20 are of par0cular concern.
c.Connec=vity: Work to make sure that each project connects to the community around
it, nearby bike and pedestrian routes, and that new projects lessen exis0ng barriers and
don’t create new barriers to pedestrian and bike travel.
Brief the Board of County Commissioners and county staff on our findings and
recommenda0ons about ODOT projects within the county and help them influence ODOT’s
project selec0on for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act spending.
3. Community Outreach: Increase our community outreach efforts by:
a.Maintain our role as a hub of informa0on about bicycle and pedestrian transporta0on
issues and projects between Deschutes County, the ci0es in the county, ODOT, Bend
MPO, COACT, and others as appropriate.
b.Developing a community outreach program to understand community viewpoints from
a variety of organiza0ons such as neighborhood associa0ons and road districts.
c.Re-establishing the Three-County Summit for bike and pedestrian transporta0on.
d.Working with organiza0ons and agencies such as Commute Op0ons, School Districts,
Park and Recrea0on Districts, city BPACs, US Forest Service, Bureau of Land
Management, Cascades East Transit, Deschutes County, and Oregon Parks and
Recrea0on Department on topics such as safety, e-bikes, connec0vity, and open street
events.
4.Bike Share: Support any efforts to develop bike share programs in the county or in any of the
county’s ci0es.