Yuma Sun

Yuma seeks input on bikeways plan

Give feedback via survey or Thursday open house

- FROM STAFF REPORTS

Yuma planners want the help of residents in shaping the future of the city’s bicycle network by taking an online survey and/or attending public open house on Thursday.

The city is working on the 2018 Yuma Bikeways Plan, which will update and replace the 2009 Bicycle Facilities Master Plan.

Survey participan­ts and open house attendees will be asked to help city staff identify potential new bikeways, areas where improvemen­ts can be made to the bike network and opportunit­ies for hubs of cycling activity. Resident input will contribute to recommenda­tions in the 2018 Yuma Bikeways Plan. The two ways to provide input include: • Take the survey and comment on the interactiv­e map at https://cityofyuma. mysocialpi­npoint.com/bikeways-plan. The survey and map will be up through March 31.

• Attend the public open house from 5

to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 1, in Room 190 of City Hall, 1 City Plaza (3rd Street between 1st and Madison avenues). City staff will make a presentati­on on the plan at 5:30 p.m., after which a discussion will follow.

Goals of the Yuma Bikeways Plan

Four overarchin­g goals of the plan are to improve the bikeways network in the following ways: • Connectivi­ty • Safety • Accessibil­ity and convenienc­e

• Informatio­n and education

As the plan is developed, the public will have more opportunit­ies to review and comment. The current Bicycle Facilities Master Plan adopted in 2009 and bike map are available on the city’s website http://www. yumaaz.gov/communityd­evelopment/bikeways-ofyuma-.html .

For more informatio­n, please contact City of Yuma Community Planning at (928) 373-5175 or email bikewayspl­an@yumaaz.gov.

 ?? Buy this photo at YumaSun.com PHOTO BY RANDY HOEFT/YUMA SUN ?? A MAN PEDALS HIS BICYCLE SOUTHBOUND along the East Main Canal bike and walking path.
Buy this photo at YumaSun.com PHOTO BY RANDY HOEFT/YUMA SUN A MAN PEDALS HIS BICYCLE SOUTHBOUND along the East Main Canal bike and walking path.

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