City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Minutes  
Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission  
Conference Room 1A  
City Hall  
Wednesday, September 18, 2024  
Regular Meeting  
7:00 PM  
701 E. Broadway  
Columbia, Missouri  
I. CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Elke Boyd called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.  
II. INTRODUCTIONS  
Members Present: Elke Boyd, Frank Schmidt, Tommy Fieser, Janet Godon, Carol  
Elliott, Bryan Mink, Brad Mitchell, McKenzie Ortiz, Detlef Ritter.  
Members Absent: Sam Phillips.  
Also present: City staff members Mitch Skov, Tim Teddy.  
Guests: Shawn Leight, CBB Transportation Engineers and Planners  
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
Motion to approve agenda made by Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Fieser, seconded by Ms.  
Ortiz. Motion carried. The order of the agenda was changed to allow Mr. Leight to  
present prior to staff/commission reports. See New Business.  
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
Attachments: 2024.08,21 DRAFT BPC Meeting Minutes.docx  
Motion to approve minutes of 8/21/2024 Commission meeting made by Mr.  
Schmidt, seconded by Mr. Mitchell. Motion carried.  
V. STAFF/COMMISSION REPORTS  
A. Vision Zero Report  
A. Vision Zero Report (presented by Mr. Skov with information provided by  
Ms. Shouse-Jones)  
a. Vision Zero Statistics  
i. Fatalities 2024 YTD: 9 crashes, 10 fatalities (2 fatalities in I-70 semi  
crash)  
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2 pedestrians- I-70 & Rt B  
2 bicyclists - Rt B/63 & Connector  
Motorcycle/scooter- Providence/Business Loop, Business  
Loop/Hathman, Rangeline/Blueridge  
ii. Fatalities 2023 YTD: 8 crashes 8 fatalities  
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2 pedestrians  
3 motorcycles  
0 bicycles  
iii. Serious Injury Crashes 2024 YTD (don’t forget data lag): 34 crashes  
with 37 serious injuries  
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6 pedestrians  
6 motorcycles  
4 bicycles  
iv. Serious Injury Crashes 2023 YTD: 43 crashes with 47 ser injuries  
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5 pedestrians  
4 motorcycles (5 people seriously injured)  
3 bicycles  
b. Received official notification on 9/9/24 that City of Columbia was  
selected for an award of $8,416,248 on latest (FY24) SS4A application for  
the Clark Lane implementation project. Grant agreement will have to  
be written in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration  
(FHWA) and approved by City Council and USDOT. Kickoff meeting with  
FHWA next month.  
c. The latest SS4A agreement (FY23) has been executed and will include  
new round of projects. One of the first Requests for Qualifications  
(RFQs) will be for Business Loop Road Safety Audit.  
d. Pedestrian Level of Comfort Map - RFQ issued. Interviews with vendors  
in next couple of weeks.  
e. Vision Zero Action Plan/High-Injury Network Update RFQ is being  
reviewed internally. The City’s Purchasing Department has added a  
lengthy checklist to their process.  
f. Complete Streets Policy update - project started, work ongoing  
g. Comprehensive Transit Study - project started, work ongoing  
B. Parks & Recreation Report  
Ms. Godon reported on the status of work on trails:  
a. Perche Creek Trail. Construction work on the Perche Creek Trail started  
on the north side near Gillespie Bridge Road. The work will lead them to  
where the trail will connect to the MKT Trail sometime this fall.  
C. Planning Staff Report  
a. Mr. Skov reported that the Columbia Area Transportation  
Organization (CATSO) Coordinating Committee adopted the  
updated CATSO FY 2028-2025 Transportation Improvements Plan  
(TIP) at their meeting on August 22, 2024. The CATSO FY 2024-2027  
TIP was amended to increase the annual transit operating budget  
portion funded by the Federal Transit Administration from $1.2  
million to $4.6 million.  
b. Mr. Teddy reported that a Citizen Summit is planned for March 2025  
as a way to engage the public, modeled on the Citizen Summit  
<https://www.cityofpsl.com/Government/Your-City-Government/D  
epartments/Communications/Community-Engagement/Citizen-Su  
mmit> in Port St. Lucie, FL. The sidewalk master plan will be  
featured, with information on how projects get added.  
D. Commissioner IP Meeting Reports  
a. No Commissioners attended IP meetings in the past month.  
1. East Walnut Traffic Calming Public Meeting 9/30  
A public meeting for the East Walnut Traffic Calming project  
<https://beheard.como.gov/east-walnut-traffic-calming> will be  
held Monday, Sept. 30, from 6 to 7 p.m. in Conference Room 1A of  
City Hall, 701 E. Broadway.  
E. Commission Correspondence  
See Old Business.  
VI. NEW BUSINESS  
A. 2055 CATSO Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update – Shawn Leight, CBB  
Mr. Leight presented on the planned CATSO MTP (Metropolitan  
Transportation Plan) Update. The MTP was formerly known as Long Range  
Transportation Plan and last updated in 2019. The goal is to complete the  
revision by yearend 2024. Commissioners noted that the Bike/Ped  
Commission was not invited to the first stakeholder meeting concerning  
the MTP update. The second stakeholder meeting on the MTP revision is  
scheduled for 2-4 PM on 9/30/2024 at City Hall. A public open house on the  
MTP provision is scheduled for 4-8 PM on 9/30/2024 at the Boone County  
Government Center. A follow-up from the meeting is for Bike/Ped  
Commission members to receive invitations to both the stakeholder  
meeting and the public open house. There will also be a second public  
survey on the MTP Update in mid- late September which should be  
available on the MTP Update BeHeard Como site  
<https://beheard.como.gov/catso-metropolitan-transportation-plan-updat  
e>.  
B. Stadium Blvd sidewalk extension  
Ms. Elliott gave a presentation with photographs she took along N. Stadium  
showing the proposed route of a new sidewalk extension from slightly  
north of the Cottle Drive intersection north to the intersection with Rose  
Drive. The slides also showed the presence of heavy trucks on the road  
primarily traveling to and from the cement plant on N. Stadium. Comments  
from the meeting included the need for right-of-way acquisition and more  
information on ditch drainage and how many driveways are crossed, as well  
as information on the population density of the area the sidewalk  
extension would serve. A factor favoring the project is separation of  
pedestrian and truck traffic. The next step for the proposal is for Mr. Teddy  
and Mr. Skov to share the presentation with the City’s engineering staff for  
their comments. It was noted that when amendments are made to the  
Sidewalk Master Plan, it is typical to present a group of projects to be added  
before presenting to City Council for approval.  
VII. OLD BUSINESS  
A. MoDOT Improve I-70 update  
Ms. Boyd included in the meeting agenda a draft proposed letter (attached)  
to Mayor Buffaloe concerning the Improve I-70 project future  
Rocheport-Columbia phase. Commissioners agreed to table discussion of  
the letter for a future Commission meeting.  
Attachments: 2022-09-13 Ph2 I-70 Corridor Comments DRAFT.pdf  
VIII. OTHER BUSINESS  
A. None  
IX. GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, MEMBERS AND STAFF  
A. National Week Without Driving  
A. Ms. Ortiz reminded attendees that National Week Without Driving  
sponsored by Local Motion, is Sept. 30-October 6, 2024. Ms. Ortiz provided a  
link <https://lomocomo.org/week-without-driving/> to sign up after the  
meeting.  
X. NEXT MEETING DATE  
XI. ADJOURNMENT  
The next Commission meeting will be Wednesday, October 16, 2024.  
Motion to adjourn by Mr. Schmidt, seconded by Ms. Ortiz. Motion carried.  
Meeting adjourned at 8:25 PM.  
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