November 9, 2018
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.
You can share your thoughts about how to make Lawrence more bicycle friendly in two ways:
Take our 5-10 minute survey at https://lawrenceks.org/mpo/tellus now through December 1st.
OR
Stop by a Mobile Meeting to talk to Transportation Planners and Bicycle Advisory Committee Members:
- Sports Pavilion Lawrence, 100 Rock Chalk Lane, November 12th, 6 pm – 8 pm
- Cottin’s Farmer’s Market – Indoors, 1831 Massachusetts St, November 15th, 4 pm – 6 pm – (Rescheduled to the 15th due to snow)
- Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St, December 1st, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Visit https://lawrenceks.org/mpo/bicycle_planning for more information. Additional mobile meetings will be posted online as they are scheduled.
Questions – contact Jessica Mortinger, Senior Transportation Planner, Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization, at (785) 832-3165 and jmortinger@lawrenceks.org.