Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/09/2026 - Meeting Minutes SALT LAKE CITY * BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes of the February 9, 2026 Meeting Present from the Bicycle Advisory Committee were Alla Chernenko and Esther Daranciang. Electronically present from the Bicycle Advisory Committee were Jeannie Rollo, Kerry Doane, Laura Lewis, Maxwell Hoagland, Rebecca Bauer, and William Davis. No Members were Absent from the Bicycle Advisory Committee. Present were Becka Roolf and Lynn Jacobs. Electronically Present were Amy Lyons, Brian Conley, and Meredith Muller. The meeting was held both electronically via WebEx and in person and was called to order at 5:00 p.m.by Esther Daranciang. Esther welcomed everyone and everyone introduced themselves. Approval of Minutes Motion: Kerry Doane motioned to approve the minutes of the December 15, 2025 BAC meeting and the January 12, 2026 Joint TAB/BAC meeting. Rebecca Bauer seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Member Report Out Esther Daranciang has heard from a lot of people about SB242 and how they're frustrated with takeover of our streets. Maxwell Hoagland missed last month but the month before they talked about 200 South and he rides that street a lot. He feels like he almost gets hit on right hooks going eastbound during rush hour. The weather's beautiful, he's been biking a lot and there are a lot of people at the bike shop getting their bikes ready. He asked if anyone talked about the bike accident Rachel had on 300 West last month. Esther said they did touch on that the month before. Maxwell also wanted to mention SB242. Kerry Doane has a bit more of a list since they didn't have report out at their joint meeting. She got to bike through many of the CIP projects,which was kind of fun to do before her review. They were all closer to her, which helped. There was an article on e- bikes in the New York Times back in December and she is hoping they can discuss it at some point. She got a notice about the City Center Vision Study which seems like it's in the vision stage. She thinks they might want to talk about how BAC might get involved as a group if that's of interest and of any help to the City. Lastly, something that's been on her list as maybe a future agenda item. She researched online the bike tab on the Transportation website and came upon the 2oi9 bike map. She knows people have lots of things to do,but wondered whether that's the right map, the most recent map or whether that's something that needs to be updated and if the City has time for that. Page 1 of 4 BAC 02-09-2026 Minutes Laura Lewis hasn't been riding much with the cold weather so doesn't have much to report. She did e-mail her representative about SB242. Rebecca Bauer went riding in the 65-degree day yesterday. She said it looks like it's more of a Millcreek thing than SLC, but it looks like they're repaving 2000 East,which if anyone's been on there, it's a disaster. She's happy to hear that and hopes that's what they're doing. It looks like it's just getting started. Jeannie Rollo said piggybacking on what Kerry was talking about with the 2019 bikeways map. That's the last one she saw as well. She worked up at the U of U Medical Center and a colleague of hers moved to iioo East and 600 South. Embarrassingly, it's very hard for him to get up to the medical campus from that address,which is probably less than a mile away. She knows this is something she brought up before, even looking at Bert Granberg's Utah map, but there's just not a perfect way to get up to the University Medical Center. Either there's a couple of blocks that are just marked as dangerous or for advanced cyclists, she can't remember the exact terminology, but basically,you're fighting in a lot of traffic. She does feel like a lot of those roads are probably going to be tough to work on because of SB242. It was hard, her looking at a map and trying to help her co-worker find a route to get up to the U of U safely, nothing was obvious from that address. William Davis has been in and out of town recently. The one thing is there is starting to be some real animosity from people as far as SB242 where they're literally wondering why the City has not done more to push back on it. At least as far as a legal sense,he thinks there are a lot of people out there that think the City has more than good legal justification to do it and they're kind of wondering why not. He was also just in Guadalajara, and they had lighted bike lanes for areas that were super dark. He got some videos of it but also wanted to throw it out there as something, as potential for new design projects, especially in areas where you might not have the best lighting or street lighting. Alla Chernenko had a quick observation. She said we always talk about how safety is more designed than it is enforced, but she was just driving on State Street and there were two police cars just on the side with their lights on for something else. The compliance at the HAWK signal right there next to those police cars was the best she's seen ever in her life. She wonders if there might be something about enforcement that they could do especially in areas that are pain points because she knows the HAWK by her house across 300 West by Paxton, people run that all the time. She wonders if they could get a police car to just hang out there for a little bit would help folks realize how to operate with this signal. Jeannie Rollo said she had one more comment. She rides her bike downtown frequently. She lives in the Avenues and had to go through rush hour traffic going down State Street part of the way to get to a restaurant to meet some friends. She thinks there's a lot of people behind the wheel in a car that are furious when they are passed by a bicyclist and they're kind of stuck in traffic. She's not sure, that's just one thing they're furious about, she's trying to remember if there's ever been a public service campaign to urge motorists to be more friendly towards bicyclists in general. Esther can think about the 3 feet law, but that was a long time ago that was pushed out. Kerry asked if they had heard there was some driver's education from the former SLCPD. Public Comment Brian Conley, a member of the Transportation Advisory Board, didn't really have anything to add other than the feedback he gave in the survey, concerning SB242. Page 2 of 4 BAC 02-09-2026 Minutes Re-Introduction of New Transportation Director Lynn introduced himself and said his personal vision for Transportation is finding a way to make it work better for everybody. He personally uses multiple forms of transportation and has been a transportation engineer for 20 years. Lynn continued by answering a few questions from the Committee. CIP Rankings by Bicycle Advisory Committee The Committee discussed their CIP rankings and whether they wanted to write a letter in support of these projects. The Chair conducted a straw poll to gauge interest in keeping their letter completely focused on Vision Zero while noting safety or adding other CIP projects in addition to their top 5. A show of hands revealed a majority supported mentioning other projects. They determined Esther and Rebecca will write a letter including support for and mention of the following. • Vision Zero and talking about how that is their number one priority • Adding the Transportation Division quote"No other City asset is killing people at this rate" • Adding their top 5 rankings o Vision Zero Corridor&Safety Improvements Citywide o Urban Trails o Missing Sidewalks 0 500 West Granary District Street Reconstruction&Complete Streets Reconstruction o Bikeway Gaps • Reiterate safety and include how Livable Streets and Neighborhood Byways increase safety Motion: Alla motioned for the Committee to write a letter with the bullet points that Esther outlined. Kerry Doane seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Becka said the CDCIP Board will take this up 1 month from today so sending their letter prior to that would be helpful. Utah Legislative Session Lynn reported that SB242 (Substitution 1) passed out of committee earlier that day and is now headed to the Senate. He acknowledged mixed feelings about the bill but emphasized the extensive collaboration between the City, UDOT, and legislative leaders. Despite reservations, Lynn praised the legislative process, noting the City secured several concessions it hadn't expected. Compared to last year's SB195, he sees S.B. 242 as significantly more workable. One key win was a successful push to reduce minimum lane widths (e.g., 12 ft to 11 ft, and 11 ft to 10 ft), which was added late in the process. Lynn expressed confidence in the City's ongoing partnership with UDOT and noted the Mayor has been deeply involved in negotiations, investing significant political capital. Page 3 of 4 BAC 02-09-2026 Minutes Becka shared the bill link and explained how to access current and past versions online. Lynn emphasized that the City aims to be a good partner to the State and has ideas for mitigation strategies that can benefit all road users. Senator Harper clarified that mitigation is only required if impacts are found. Your Photos: Discussion of Recent Project Designs There were no photos for discussion. Motion: Kerry Doane motioned to adjourn the meeting; Alla Chernenko seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 6:35 p.m. Meeting Chat Brian Conley 02/09/2026 5:14 PM • Looking forward to working even more with you, Lynn — congratulations! Kerry Doane 2/9/2026 6:13 PM • Other projects William Davis 2/9/2026 6:14 PM • I think both are important Laura Lewis 2/9/2026 6:14 PM •Vision Zero Rebecca Bauer 2/9/2026 6:14 PM • I would mention of more of the projects. Jeannie Rollo 2/9/2026 6:14 PM •vision zero and top 5. Remember that livable streets is getting speed humps (which is good for traffic calming), different than neighborhood byways program. Max 2/9/2026 6:14 PM • Other projects Kerry Doane 2/9/2026 6:17 PM • Great process everyone! Laura Lewis 2/9/2026 6:32 PM • I need to leave now. Thanks everyone! Approved by the Bicycle Advisory Committee 03-16-26. Page 4 of 4 BAC 02-09-2026 Minutes