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City Council Meeting Minutes August 7, 2018 Page 11 of 17 walking, biking, driving, and riding transit • A balanced network that provides for local and regional travel needs • A comprehensive implementation strategy including projects, policies, and programs • A prioritized implementation approach to address the shared vision o The safest Louisville for people of all ages and abilities to travel in Geoff Carlton of TEI defined the vision, goals, metrics and strategies of the project. Potential goals include: 1. Provide more choices for community access and connectivity to destinations 2. Develop great streets that prioritize transportation options 3. Enhance safety within the transportation network 4. Support regional connections for residents, employees, and visitors. 5. Implement programs that enhance mobility 6. Support development of walkable places Mr. Carlton reviewed next steps which includes completing the existing conditions analysis. Then public outreach will identify community needs and barriers, community priorities and refine vision and goals. Public comments Audrey DeBarros, 839 West Mulberry St., thanked Council for this project and was excited the City will have opportunity to set priorities to better compete for funding. In regard to the goals, she suggested thinking about movement of people in a more meaningful way, include social equity in the plan with other modes of transportation, consider cost effectiveness and technology changes, add sustainability as a goal. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated 1) he would like consideration of time efficiency within and without the city, not necessarily want to slow everything down, some accommodation for this 2) waikability is a great goal, but given our land use patterns as a community this may not serve everybody's needs all the time and it may ignore other things we need to do and 3) he would like a goal added on supporting and enhancing economic sustainability. Councilmember Stolzmann said in the presentation she heard a theme of consolidating past plans, building on past plans, etc. She noted the Council may want to depart from past plans or make changes and there is a need to keep that in mind. Mr. Carlton noted this is a fresh look and part of this is to challenge how old decisions were made and what has changed. Councilmember Stolzmann supported proposed goal 1 and wants to include more bike lanes and facilities but make sure to utilize all options to separate bikes and cars, not.