Inapropriate Use of Taxpayer Funds

I strongly oppose any part of the plan the reduces existing 2 lane roads to one single lane to accommodate for bike lanes as currently proposed. Improving bike lane width is fine in area where there is space to do so, but not at the expense of reducing traffic. This area is growing so much and we are welcoming new residents daily. The majority of travel is vehicles and therefore our infrastructure needs to focus on the majority of our routes being adequate for vehicle travel. Bike safety is important and there is a lack of bike lanes in general in this town and proper lighting that our funds could be better served. Bicyclists whether by choice or not have many options to avoid high traffic areas. If causal bike riding is the goal there are lots of pleasant bike trails we have created in this valley for such activities. The reality is no one is riding their bikes in large quanity to justify modifying all our surface streets. I get the sustainability plan wants to promote altenate modes of travel, but it is not a reality year round and enough to justify tearing up our streets for. Taxpayers do not want this. Bicycle enthusiasts are the only ones supporting this. Better studies of the traffic impacts will tell you this is a huge mistake. Besides I love historic 7th St as is and while its a regular needed route for me its one I enjoy taking. Clogging it with more traffic by making it one lane would be an absolute shame and disrespect to the wishes of the community and the beauty of this section in particular. Relying on just the meetings and pop-up markets is not capturing an accurate level of feedback. Please reconsider this plan.