The Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee (PBAC) met on April 14, 2026, to discuss public comments, a connectivity gap prioritization framework, Lime scooter follow-up, and a downtown commercial district vision plan. The meeting was chaired by David Olson with members present: Mike Schmidt, Erin Buckley, Paula Lover Shell, Mike Jou, Ethan Swanson, and David Olson. Sarah Stevens and Dave Pesh were absent. The meeting began with roll call and public comment, followed by consent agenda items pulled for discussion, new business, and informational items. The construction transportation update was postponed due to weather.
All right, call the meeting to order and go through roll call. Mike Schmidt. Here. Sarah Stevens. She told us that she's not able to make it today. And Dave Pesh is also unable to make it today. Erin Buckley, present. Paula Lover Shell. Present. Mike Jou. Ethan Swanson. And David Olson. President. Okay. Do we have another people for quorum? One, two. One, two, five. Yeah, that's really not coming. Because it's five by eight. Okay. All right. Then we will move on to an open time period. We do have some people who have signed up today. We have three people on the sign-up sheet. We will give each attendee two minutes, man. So two or three minutes. Okay. So first on the list here is Barry. Yeah, hi. I was square but upset and when I read the agenda first, they left my neighbor because you have a speaker and the last meeting. So I was hoping to manage the minutes of the last meeting to include my name with somebody who did speaking during the meeting. All wanted board committee of the uh moving violations of line on the side. They all brought it up. I think a couple of people in the committee commented on it. Yet why ignored completely they didn't answer any of that, or maybe the staff investment tool, but whatever it is. Once again, try for five years to get the city police and the line to enforce the state and city laws. That's to clearly say that line scooters are not allowed on the sidewalk unless they're leaving directly from a parking squad. They're not allowed to do a city and state law. And after repeated requests, it's almost like a mount phase of walk with this feedback as well. I would say to sort of to sort of do that. I strongly believe that to get the community should ask one how many times was the summons given out in the last two or three years. What are then how many times the warnings given out for people who are violating the work? And especially bad in the downtown district with a lot of people. I've spoken to old people like in Charterhouse and other places, and they're saying that they feel uncomfortable there, and it's not right for that people. I would say this is put in harm's way by people who are writing weaving in and out of the moment on the sidewalk. It's irresponsible, and it and the city should not ignore it totally. Well, not even for a lot, just a little bit of warnings here or there. It's not a lot. I also think as far as my thing goes, uh I I agree with most of that. I do think that they should see what happens in the winter time because there's nothing in there about winter activities.