Pedestrian & Bicycle Advisory Committee

The nine members shall be selected based on the following criteria:

• Three members from the bicycling community
• Three members representing pedestrians
• Three members representing one or more of the following areas:
  • Transit
  • Transportation sustainability
  • Public safety
  • Public health

Appointments are for three years; a maximum of two terms.

Apply to volunteer online.

Ordinance 2-5-2 Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee

• Aaron Buckley - Member, Transit/Safety and Health
  • bikemechanic123@gmail.com
• Paula LaRochelle - Member, Pedestrian Focus
  • paulawri@gmail.com
• David Olson - Member
  • kdlolson@charter.net
• Dave Pesch - Member, Bicycling Community
  • dpesc@yahoo.com
• Mike Schmitt - Member, Transit/Safety and Health
  • mtschmitt@gmail.com
• Sara Stevens - Member, Bicycling Community
  • skynyrddog@hotmail.com
• Ethan Swanson - Member
  • ethan.swanson@gmail.com
• Mike Zhu - Member
  • mzhu22@gmail.com

Meeting agendas, minutes, and videos are available on the Boards & Commissions page. 

The Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee meets on the second Monday of every month at 6:30 pm. 

• Inform City Public Works, Parks and Recreation, and Community Development Departments of priorities and needs of user groups.
• Be a conduit for users to understand the contexts of constraints and opportunities for improving public and private transportation systems serving pedestrians and bicyclists. 
• Provide input on policy, funding, and design issues as determined by Directors of Public Works, Parks and Recreation, and Planning.

To provide a forum for users to help inform policies and priorities to ensure a safe, connected, convenient, and comfortable pedestrian and bicycling system in the City that contributes to the City's mode shift goals, and a culture of active living and equity in transportation, demonstrating what it means to be "America's City for Health." The city adopts this section for the following reasons:

1. The City supports increased bicycling and walking for commuting, general transportation, recreation, and healthy living.
2. The City has been recognized by the League of American Bicyclists as a bicycle-friendly community.
3. The City has been recognized by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) as a walk-friendly community.
4. A safe, connected, convenient, and comfortable network of pedestrian and bicycling facilities contributes positively to quality of life, equity, and health.
5. Increased walking, bicycling, and access to transit is needed to support transportation solutions needed to support the Destination Medical Center initiative.
6. Walking and bicycling trips contribute to energy efficiency, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and better air quality.
7. Walk- and bike-friendliness are key economic drivers for cities of all sizes, strengthening local economies by attracting business investment and skilled workers who can locate anywhere.
8. Virtually every trip includes a portion on foot.
9. Walking is the most common and accessible form of transportation and physical activity.
10. The community values safe, accessible, pedestrian and bicycling facilities and networks, inclusive and welcoming to all, including walkers and those using strollers, wheelchairs, and other mobility aids.

The mayor shall appoint, with the common council's advice and consent, nine members of the committee who shall serve without compensation. During the time the committee is reviewing the master bicycle plan, the mayor may appoint a tenth member to the committee, whose term shall end upon approval of the updated master bicycle plan. To the extent practicable and possible, committee membership shall be as follows:

1. Four members from the bicycling community.
2. Three members representing pedestrians.
3. Three members representing one or more of the following areas: transit/transportation, sustainability/public safety/public health.
4. If a tenth member is appointed, that member may be considered a community member representing the community in general.

Amy Kreofsky
Assistant City Engineer - Municipal Services Manager
(507) 328-2418