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stated that Council’s adoption of the Master Plan had been the number one <br />recommendation by the Task Force, and therefore she wished to thank Council <br />for their unanimous decision to adopt this plan. <br /> <br />Ms. Johnson enumerated the remaining recommendations contained within the <br />report: <br /> <br /> The City should work closely with the school district to increase pedestrian <br />and biking safety on routes specified as Safe Routes to School. (This has <br />already been implemented and should be continued and amplified.) <br /> <br /> The City should adopt best practices in upgrading and maintaining sidewalks, <br />intersections and multi-use paths. (This has already been implemented and <br />should be continued and amplified.) <br /> <br /> All City facilities should furnish bike racks and businesses should be <br />encouraged to provide bicycle parking. <br /> <br /> The City should undertake a planning and zoning audit in order to <br />understand the regulatory and legislative underpinnings of the City’s <br />infrastructure and then move to recommend necessary changes in planning <br />codes and zoning laws. EPA conducted the Land Use/Zoning Code audit <br />thth <br />through the Building Blocks Program on June 18 and 19 of 2013. The <br />Community Development Department is in the progress of reviewing these <br />recommendations and developing a plan of action. <br /> <br /> The City should designate an employee from the Public Works and Parks <br />Department that will be publicly recognized as the Bicycle and Pedestrian <br />Coordinator. This would result in the continued flow of relevant information <br />to the coordinator and provide residents with a contact person for pedestrian <br />and biking concerns. <br /> <br /> Centennial Greenway is one of the major components of the regional bicycle <br />and walking networks being developed by Great Rivers Greenway. It starts <br />at Forest Park, runs through Washington University into the Loop and <br />continues on through UCity, ending in St. Charles. The City should work with <br />Great Rivers Greenway to complete the portions of this trail that are located <br />within U-City. <br /> <br /> The City should develop ways to work with the County and State <br />Departments of Transportation to create safer conditions on their roads that <br />pass through UCity. <br /> <br /> As the City moves forward in its efforts to make the city safer and more <br />welcoming to walkers and bikers measures should be taken to ensure the <br />continuation of organized citizen involvement. The Task Force recommends <br />that a commission be formed for this purpose and that the commission <br />include an appointed member whose specific role is to keep biking and <br />walking issues at the forefront. <br /> <br /> Adoption of a Complete Streets Policy. <br /> <br />Sarah Hanley, Co-Chair of the Bike/Walk Task Force explained that the <br />adoption of a Complete Streets Policy establishes the transportation policies for <br />this community. It addresses how transportation is viewed and the forms of <br />transportation that are utilized within the city. She stated that a study <br />conducted by Washington University demonstrated that over 35 percent of <br />people access the Delmar Loop on foot. So walking to the Loop would be an <br />3 <br /> <br /> <br />