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BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Urban Transportation Commission Recommendation Number 20240806-003: Long Range Planning and Updates to the 2023 Urban Trails Plan WHEREAS, The City of Austin has pursued a pioneering an ambitious Urban Trails program for over 10 years, beginning with the 2014 Urban Trails Master Plan; WHEREAS, in November 2023, Austin City Council passed the updated 2023 Urban Trails Plan as part of the overall ATX Walk Bike Roll process to amend the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan and the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan; WHEREAS, Urban Transportation Commission Recommendation 20240709-004 recommended strategies and practices to accelerate and enhance the delivery of the Urban Trails program; WHEREAS, community members have contacted Urban Transportation Commission members about desired trails, trail segments, and trail connections that fulfill needs in our community; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Urban Transportation Commission recommends that Transportation and Public Works staff initiate a process by March 2025 to update the Urban Trails Plan map; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Urban Transportation Commission recommends Department of Transportation and Public Works staff implement the following considerations to update the Urban Trails Plan map:  Consider adding new trails, trail segments, and trail connections, including those which may have been present in the 2014 Urban Trails Master Plan but were removed in the 2023 Urban Trails Plan;  Consider the ability to reprioritize trails; that is, moving a trail from one Tier to another;  Collect community feedback about desired new trails or trail segments with the possibility of adding those segments to the Plan; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Urban Transportation Commission recommends Department of Transportation and Public Works staff make publicly available the submitted public comments and maps that were collected during the ATX Walk Bike Roll community engagement process, so that the community can review them during the map update process.