A key step in Lee County's strategy for improving the safety
of pedestrians and cyclists in our community is the adoption and implementation
of a Safety Action Plan, developed with involvement of the broad-based group of
stakeholders. A draft of the final MPO Bicycle
Pedestrian Safety Action Plan is now available for comment and will be going to
the MPO Board for final approval at its June 21st meeting.
Background
The Lee MPO, in conjunction with FDOT District 1 and a broad
array of local stakeholders, including BikeWalkLee, launched the development of
the Lee Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Action Plan in 2012 as a
follow-up to the MPO's countywide bike/ped Master Plan. The purpose of the
Safety Action Plan is to reduce bicycle and pedestrian injury and fatality
crashes through a wide range of recommended activities--from education,
engineering, to enforcement. The report focuses on 18 specific
recommendations (both short-term and long-term), with specific milestones and
assignments for action. The consultant, Tindale-Oliver, presented these key
recommendations to the MPO Board on May 17th, and has now completed the report
that accompanies those recommendations.
To review the draft plan, click here. The plan will be discussed at the May 28th
BPCC meeting, and again at the TAC and CAC meetings on June 6th, with final
Board action slated for June 21st. There
are opportunities for public comment at all of these meetings. You may also email comments to MPO Executive Director, Don Scott, through June 10th.
Once the plan is adopted the hard work begins--implementation
of the plan. This will require the
commitment and continuous involvement of the broad group of
stakeholders--including law enforcement, judicial officials, municipalities,
FDOT, various local, regional, and statewide agencies, a broad array of advocates, and the
media. It will also require new ways to
collaborate in a structured way with the various stakeholders. As BWL's representative, Darla Letourneau,
told the MPO Board at the May 17th meeting, this plan is not self-executing. It will be critical for the MPO Board to stay
focused on the action items in the report and take the lead in driving the
accountability to results.
For further background information:
Also see our April blog post prior to
the public workshop.
Report by Darla
Letourneau
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