Nine-member commission would handle issues related to walking, biking, public transit and more.
The city of Cedar Rapids is looking to center citizen feedback in future conversations around active transportation through the creation of a new city commission.
City planner Haley Sevening said the goal of the commission — dubbed the Active Transportation Advisory Commission — would be “starting and maintaining energy” around investment into the city’s trails, transit and bikeway system.
The nine-person commission would act in an advisory capacity to discuss topics related to active transportation and present findings and/or recommendations to the city council for further consideration.
“We have our newly adopted Linn County and Cedar Rapids Trails and Bikeways Plan, and we’re also working on an update to the Pedestrian Master Plan,” Sevening said. “In terms of long-range planning implementation, (there’s) a lot of opportunities for such a commission to help support those efforts.”
Cedar Rapids City Council members gave preliminary approval to the commission’s creation at their Tuesday meeting. Subsequent approval at a second and third reading will be required before the ordinance creating the commission can take effect.