Little Rock Complete Streets Master Plan
Plan Purpose
The Little Rock Complete Streets Master Plan will serve as the City’s blueprint for the development and implementation of Complete Streets and active transportation projects, policies, and programs. The Complete Streets Master Plan embodies the City’s ambition to create a safer, more comfortable transportation environment for people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds, especially for people who walk, bike, and use mobility assistance devices like wheelchairs or walkers. This long-range planning document will fuse inspiration and ideas from Little Rock residents and community stakeholders with technical analysis of current conditions and needs and best practices in Complete Streets, bicycle, and pedestrian facility design.
Plan Background
Walking and bicycling are on the rise in Little Rock. Residents have shared with the City their desire for safer, more connected, and more comfortable streets and trails to support walking and bicycling. Creating these public spaces is about more than just helping people get from point A to point B. The benefits of a pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly community encompass health, equity, environment, safety, economic development, and overall quality of life.
Through numerous plans, policies, and projects, the City of Little Rock and its partners throughout the region have begun to transform our public spaces to make active transportation travel choices like walking and bicycling more accessible to Little Rock residents and visitors. From major capital projects like the Big Dam Bridge and the Arkansas River Trail to small investments like ADA-compliant curb ramps or signed bicycle routes, investments in bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure have a big impact on people’s transportation and recreation choices. Recent City initiatives like the Complete Streets Ordinance (2015), Master Trail Plan (2016), Master Streets Plan (2018), and Master Bike Plan (2018) identify concrete strategies to integrate pedestrian and bicycle facilities into future transportation projects. Regional and state plans like Metroplan’s 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan (2018) and the statewide Arkansas Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan (2017) also provide important guidance for investments in active transportation. The Complete Streets Master Plan will synthesize many of these plans and policies to create a singular guide to advance walking and bicycling in Little Rock.
Project Timeline
The project began in February 2021 and will continue through February 2022. The 13-month project timeline is divided into four phases, beginning with an analysis of existing conditions and needs and the development of a vision statement to form the basis of the plan’s goals and recommendations. The project continues through the summer with the development of a future network of Complete Streets, trails, sidewalks, and bikeways to support active transportation. The project team will also be exploring programs, policies, and implementation strategies to expand travel choices for Little Rock residents and make walking and bicycling an integral part of the larger transportation system. In the fall, the project team will develop a draft plan document that synthesizes all the work done to-date. Following a review by various City departments and by the public, the project team will finalize the plan document in January and February for final review and formal adoption as a guiding policy document for City staff and elected officials.
Figure 1. ALTA Planning's timeline for Little Rock's Master Complete Streets Plan.
How to Get Involved
Public outreach and engagement are critical to the success of this plan. To support the health and safety of community residents during the Coronavirus Pandemic, many of the Complete Streets Master Plan engagement events and activities will take place online, including an online survey, an interactive mapping tool, a virtual open house public meeting, and review of the draft plan document.
Want to stay involved? Here are a few ways you can help shape the future of walking, bicycling, and Complete Streets in Little Rock:
- MAILING LIST: Sign up for our mailing list to receive regular updates on plan progress, upcoming engagement activities, and updates to the project webpage. Coming Soon
- ONLINE SURVEY: Take the online survey and share your thoughts and ideas about how you get around Little Rock, what barriers or challenges you face when walking and bicycling, and what types of changes you’d like to see in and around your neighborhood. Coming Soon
- ONLINE MAP: Visit the online interactive map to identify walking and bicycling destinations, routes, barriers, and areas or corridors where you’d like to see new sidewalks, bike lanes, trails, or other improvements. Coming Soon
- PUBLIC MEETING: Join us for a virtual open house public meeting to learn about the draft recommendations for new sidewalk, bike lane, and trail projects, as well as programs and policies to help make our streets safer and more accessible for all users. Your feedback at the virtual open house will help shape the final plan document. Be sure to sign up for the mailing list or visit the project webpage regularly for an announcement of the meeting date and time and details to register. Coming Soon
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