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2010 Master Plan projects and accomplishments: The 2010 Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan provides a prioritization matrix for the $30 million dollars in bicycle projects and $6 million in pedestrian projects. The prioritization grouped the projects into three broad categories of High-, Medium- and Low-priority. Approximately 1/2 of the 60 high priority on-street bicycle projects have been completed using various funding sources, including Measure B, BB and TDA Article 3. The addition of Class II bike lines to the Hopyard Road, Stoneridge Drive and Bernal Avenue roadways were all high priority Master Plan projects that were implemented. In addition to the on street master plan improvement projects, the Master Plan identified high priority trail improvements. The completed projects include the undercrossing at 1-580, the construction of the Iron Horse Trail from the East Dublin/Pleasanton Bart Station to Valley Avenue and the paving of the Arroyo Mocho Trail. Pedestrian improvements included in the Master Plan did not provide a prioritization, but the Plan did establish a recommended criterion of 5-foot minimum sidewalks in all new developments and 6-foot sidewalks on all arterials. These items have been incorporated into the City's design standards. Additionally the Master Plan included greater focus around schools and the City has installed or upgraded over 50 pedestrian crossings at or around schools. The list of improvements completed in the recent years is extensive and the Map that illustrates the bike lanes added and the League of American Bicyclist Bronze Award are indicators of great accomplishments; they also illustrate one of the main concerns about the current Master Plan —a lack of focus around which projects and improvements to pursue to create a useable network. Gaps exist along the bicycle network on nearly every corridor, resulting in continued obstacles when trying to "get from here to there." DISCUSSION Included in the guidelines for the City of Pleasanton Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan is the recommendation that the Plan be updated every five years. It was decided that the Pedestrian, Bicycle and Trails Committee would serve as the Steering Committee for the Update. The Committee is comprised of various members of the public as well as a Planning Commissioner, Parks and Recreation Commissioner and Youth Commissioner. Staff reviewed the projects completed over the 5 years the Master Plan has been in place and decided to develop a new direction for project completion in the Update. After working with the consultant team, the idea of developing a "complete" and "low stress" network of corridors to be constructed (instead of individual projects) was presented to the Steering Committee. The Committee was in favor of this approach with the goal of delivering a complete network in the near-term. This approach was then presented at the September 13, 2016 City Council workshop, with the Council unanimously approving the new direction. Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan Update Planning Commission 3 of 12