The Cape Coral City Council aims to make the city a more bike and pedestrian friendly place, and recently heard a plan to increase the number of greenways, protected bike lanes, sidewalks and multi-use pathways through the city.
All in all, the master plan calls for adding 231-miles of pedestrian and cyclist friendly paths.
Speaking to the Cape Coral Daily Breeze, Brad Davis, a consultant from ULTA Planning and Designing, stated that the goal was to have Cape Coral earn the "Walk Friendly Community" and a "Bicycle Friendly Community Silver" designation. The city also hopes to reduce the number of automobile accidents on the roads and increase the number of walkers and cyclists.
Cities that want to make their layouts more walker and bike friendly can use Mailing services to solicit input from residents. In Cape Coral, residents had the chance to share what they hoped to get from the new plan in the spring. The planning firm drafted the master plan during the summer and presented it to the city council last week.
The changes will not be made immediately, due to the size of the project and its potential cost. Depending on how ambitious the city council is, the project can take anywhere from 10 to 20 years before it is completed. The estimated cost is about $63m, or around $6.3 million per year for 10 years, or $3.15 million annually for 20 years.
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