The Transportation Coalition, the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, Roadside and Traffic, and town officials all receive a continuous stream of infrastructure requests from residents, the majority of them having to do with bicycle or pedestrian safety or both. I think the current running list has north of 50 items on it. The public forum and survey were designed to help residents understand the infrastructure planning process (short summary: it's slow) and to refine our understanding of residents' priorities.
The Transportation Coalition public forum last week provided some additional context. You can view the presentation here: TC Forum <https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/NIFLPjScDbXNPulpW5tlhpulyRTlnNE38e-qHj0uGGDrDt2vX0ivzon28yWcsX57.BNmfPZq9LrYJnZfv?startTime=1759237418000&pwd=DNuBoxMN9UTYzIK9rwAAIAAAAC1pex6KqLsaYpqSqXgJjBUNqjKo2H14W3gNkXDaDjQ6NSAYcII_eaqinVDNDDd5czAwMDAwNA> The slides are here: TC Forum Slides <https://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/104713/2025-30-09-Public-Meeting_FINAL> The current five year plan is here: Five Year Plan <https://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/97895/fiveyearplan> On Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > This survey creates a rationale for concrete proposals, created from > leading questions and bias, intended or not. > It creates momentum and expectations. > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 10, 2025, at 9:58 AM, Nick Gardner <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I don't think hiring consultants for basic early stage surveys like this > is a good use of money. The survey seems perfectly fine for the task, which > is identifying resident priorities and identifying possible projects. > Consultants make more sense when there are actual concrete proposals on the > table. > > -Nick Gardner > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Certainly. >> Later today. >> In the future, Lincoln voters and taxpayers would benefit from employing >> professionals in constructing important surveys that in involve major >> policy, zoning and fiscal matters. >> We have budgeted for consultants and professionals in the recent past. >> I would urge us to continue in matters such as these. >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Oct 9, 2025, at 7:54 AM, Rich Rosenbaum <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Sara, >> >> Can you be more specific? And indicate how you would change the survey to >> be less biased? >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM Sara >> Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> OK-Can you now address the matter of leading questions and inherent bias? >>> >>> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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