Through an update to the Countywide Bikeway Plan, the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is working to implement the community’s vision for a low-stress bicycle network throughout Lawrence and Douglas County that is comfortable for all ages. The plan will reconcile various existing bicycle-related plans into a single comprehensive vision for the future of bicycling, laying the foundation for bicycle work over the next five years.
Over the summer of 2018, we asked people about their comfort level when bicycling on various bikeways. However, making our community more bicycle friendly requires more than simply expanding the bicycle network. The E’s of bicycle planning ― education, encouragement, enforcement programs, and evaluation tools ― are also needed.
Come learn more about the E’s of bicycle planning and share your thoughts about how to make Lawrence more bicycle friendly. There are multiple ways to share your thoughts and ideas:
Attend the Open House:
- Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., October 25th, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
* Open houses/mobile meetings will be held in Eudora, Baldwin City, and Lecompton in the spring.
Participate in the Survey:
- https://lawrenceks.org/mpo/tellus – The survey will be available until December 1st and takes approximately 5-10 minutes to complete.
Talk to Transportation Planners & Bicycle Advisory Committee Members at Mobile Meetings:
- Cottin’s Farmers Market – Indoors, 1831 Massachusetts St., November 8th, 4 pm – 6 pm
- Sports Pavilion Lawrence, 100 Rock Chalk Lane, November 12th, 6 pm – 8 pm
Members of the Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) will be at all of these events. Additional mobile meetings will be posted online as they are scheduled.
Visit https://lawrenceks.org/mpo/bicycle_planning for more information.
* If your group or club is interested in participating but can’t make it to one of our events, contact the MPO to schedule a short presentation about the planning process and we’ll bring surveys.
Special Accommodations: Please notify the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (L-DC MPO) at (785) 832-3150 at least 72 hours in advance if you require special accommodations to attend the open house (i.e., qualified interpreter, large print, reader, hearing assistance). We will make every effort to meet reasonable requests.
Questions – contact Jessica Mortinger, Senior Transportation Planner, Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization, at (785) 832-3165 and jmortinger@lawrenceks.org.