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Building a sustainable multimodal transportation system that includes nonmotorized modes of travel, typically walking and biking, is a goal detailed in the NOACA vision statement. The NOACA ACTIVATE Plan fulfills this vision and provides guidelines for practitioners, planners (transportation/urban/community), and decision makers to expand and improve the existing bikeways and walkways in order to increase the travel share of nonmotorized modes safely and use the street network more equitably.
The ACTIVATE Process
In late 2019, NOACA began the process of creating a new bicycle and pedestrian plan, called ACTIVATE. As with all of NOACA's projects, the planning process included significant opportunity for public involvement to best determine the plan's objectives, needs and goals.The first phase of this public involvement included a public survey, which closed on April 13, 2020. NOACA staff used your feedback to ensure that ACTIVATE addressed the issues that affected you.
Completed phases of the planning process are outlined as below:
| The ACTIVATE Public Involvement Process |
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| Public Survey January - April 2020 |
Community Staff Survey April/May 2020 |
Stakeholder Focus Groups Summer 2020 |
Public Workshops Fall 2020 |
Final Plan Showcase December 2020 |
| Obtaining feedback from the community at large to better understand challenges and issues related to bicycle and pedestrian travel |
Understanding the baseline of pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure and policy at the local level |
Opportunity to build support for ACTIVATE concepts and development of local tools | Opportunity for the public to review and comment on draft ACTIVATE analysis and products | Public release of the final plan |