Active Transportation Action Plan

The City of Bloomington is developing a plan to expand safe and convenient walking, bicycling and rolling (active transportation) options in the city. We are working to develop a vision for an active transportation system for all-ages and all-abilities that provides quiet, low-stress, enjoyable routes for people to get to and from their homes, shops, schools, work, and parks. The plan will identify short- to long-term opportunities to advance active transportation in Bloomington.

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Your input will help identify and prioritize walking, biking and rolling improvements for the city to make in the future. We will keep you informed with updates on this project page.

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*The City is concurrently developing an updated Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan that is focused on motor vehicle transportation throughout the City of Bloomington. Your comments are welcome on both plans!

Action Plan Ready to View! October 11, 2023

The Active Transportation Action Plan (ATAP) dated August 2023 is ready to view. It has been uploaded to the documents section of this site.

Next steps for the plan include review and recommendation of the plan by the Planning and Sustainability Commissions and then a request for acceptance by the Bloomington City Council. The planned Commission and Council schedule is:

Meeting Date/Time	Governing Body	Requested Action	Open to Public Comment
10/10/2023, 5:30 PM	Sustainability Commission - Transportation Workgroup	Discussion	No
11/2/2023, 6:00 PM	Planning Commission	Recommendation to City Council to accept the plan	Yes
11/21/2023, 6:00 PM	Sustainability Commission	Recommendation to City Council accept the plan in alignment with Bloomington's climate goals	Yes*
12/04/2023, 6:30 PM (revised)	City Council - Organizational Business	Discussion	No
12/18/2023, 6:30 PM	City Council - Hearings, Resolutions and Ordinances	Accept the Plan	Yes

*Sustainability Commission meetings do not have a forum for public comment during the meetings. Guests are welcome to briefly introduce themselves at the beginning and share why they're attending, but that is the extent of verbal participation. Members of the public can submit comments to the Sustainability Commission prior to the meeting be emailing either sustainability@bloomingtonmn.gov or myself (estruss@bloomingtonmn.gov). The deadline for submitting comments is the end of the day on the Thursday prior to the meeting.

Report Preparation: July 10, 2023

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The project team is working to prepare the report that will reflect the Active Transportation goals of the City as identified through the public participation process, ATP Planning Team meetings, walking tours, bike roundtable, Network Mapping and Action Planning Workshop. The report will include goals, best practices to achieve those goals, and an action plan to continue working to meet the goals.
Upon completion of the report, the plan will be presented to the Commissions and Council for discussion and adoption.
Engagement Update: March 15/16, 2023

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ATAP Coalition

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This project is led by a coalition that includes representatives from the City of Bloomington’s Traffic Engineering, Public Works, Public Health, Planning, Community Outreach and Engagement, and Sustainability Departments. The Plan for the City of Bloomington is funded through MnDOT’s Active Transportation Program.