Non-Motorized Transportation Plan

2023 update, continued from 2019

The update to the city's 2006 Non-Motorized Transportation Plan started in 2019 to re-evaluate the community's needs and address remaining work. We received new ideas, and we have accomplished many recommended improvements, but there is more work to do.

The community worked hard to develop the content of this new plan with us over the last several years. Now that COVID-19 is no longer an emergency, we are back to finish this important update!

The draft plan is ready for final review and community feedback before the Planning Commission and City Commission vote on its adoption.

Check out the plan - linked at the right, and discussed in the video at the top of this page - and we would love to hear your feedback about it by Saturday, July 8! You can ...

Call the Planning staff at 269-966-3311
Email Planning Supervisor Darcy Schmitt at dcschmitt@battlecreekmi.gov
Use our quick, online form

Thank you for participating! Staff will share public comments with the planning and city commissions before they consider adoption of the new plan.

Planning for users who walk, bicycle, kayak, and more!

This plan strives to accomplish the following:

Improve pedestrian and bicycle connections and safety
Enhance canoe/kayak/SUP water trails and amenities
Maintain existing infrastructure for continued use
Strategic decision-making for growth and value-added features
Examine sidewalks, bike lanes, Linear Park (multi-use pathway), and trails for safety, extensions, and maintenance
Increase healthy outdoor options for neighbors and visitors
Ensure safe routes to school for kids, parents, and teachers
Reduce pollution by providing more routes options for non-motorized transportation users
Enhance connections to the Iron Belle Trail, North Country Trail, and Great Lakes-to-Lakes Trail systems
Add more connections between people and places