Lawrence Bike Plan Update

Background

The Lawrence Bikes Plan serves as a guide for the City of Lawrence to achieve safe, comfortable, and accessible cycling in our community. Updating this plan will provide an opportunity to to better understand community experiences and expectations surrounding bicycle infrastructure and policies.

At their November 21st, 2024, meeting the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Policy Board approved the make up of the steering committee which will guide the plan’s development. You can find the steering committee here.

There is a separate planning process underway for the Countywide Bikeway Plan. The Countywide plan covers Eudora, Baldwin City, Lecompton, and the unincorporated areas of Douglas County.

The Draft Lawrence Bike Plan 2026 was approved 4-0 by the City Commission on October 6th, 2026.

Anticipated Timeline

• Existing Conditions Review (Winter 2024)
• Community Engagement: Open House & Survey – Review of Bikeway design and existing conditions (Spring 2025)
• Focus Groups (Spring 2025)
• Community Input Analysis, Research and Plan Drafts (Summer 2025)
• Community Engagement: Open House & Survey – Review of Strategies (Summer 2025)
• Draft Plan Review (Spring 2026)
• Final Approval by MPO Policy Board and Lawrence City Commission (Summer 2026)

Community Engagement Opportunities

Upcoming

• Public Presentations: The final draft of the plan will be presented to the Connected City Advisory Board, Parks, Recreation and Culture Advisory Board, MPO Technical Advisory Committee, MPO Policy Board, and Lawrence City Commission. Dates will be posted as they are scheduled.

Past

• August 20th, 2026 MPO Policy Board: 3pm Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Agenda. Recording.
• August 17th, 2026 Connected City Advisory Board: 5:30pm Central Transit Station 3215 Bob Billings Parkway. Agenda. Recording.
• August 4th, 2026 Lawrence-Douglas County MPO Technical Advisory Committee: Lawrence Public Library, Meeting Room A, 707 Vermont Street. Agenda. Recording.
• August 10th, 2026 Parks, Recreation and Culture Advisory Board: 5:30pm City Hall 6 E 6th Street. Agenda. Recording.
• 15 Day Public Comment Period: June 17th, 2026 – July 1st 2026. Results.
• February 2nd, 2026, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm: Lawrence Loop Open House, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Open House Boards. Survey Results.
• September 18th through October 20th, 2025: Missing Connections Survey. Results.
• October 18th, 2025, 10am-Noon:Tabling, Trek Bicycle Lawrence, 2525 Iowa Street.
• October 15th, 2025, 2-4pm: Tabling, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.
• October 14th, 2025, 4-6pm: Tabling, Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Shop, 804 Massachusetts St.
• October 11th, 2025, 1-5pm: Cyclefest; Octoginta and Tour de Chicken Creek, Union Pacific Depot, 402 N 2nd Street.
• October 4th, 2025 9am-Noon: River Trail Riot, Lawrence River Trails, 8th and Oak.
• September 30th, 2025, 4:30-6:30 pm: Open House, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Open House Boards.
• September 27th, 2025, 7:30-11:30 am: Lawrence Farmers Market, 824 New Hampshire St.
• September 26th, 2025, 4-8pm: Park(ing) Day, 888 New Hampshire St.
• July 8-10th, 2025: Plus User Focus Groups.
• June 24-26th, 2025: Downtown Bicycle Parking Focus Groups: Flyer.
• March 27th – May 4th, 2025: Public Survey No. 1. Results
• April 16th, 2025, 3-6pm: Tabling, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.
• April 24th, 2025, 5-8pm: Trails that Connect Us, Free State Bottling Plant, 1927 Moodie Rd.
• April 26th, 2025, 7:30-11:30am: Lawrence Farmers Market, 824 New Hampshire St.
• April 9th,2025, 5pm-7pm: Open House, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Open House Boards.
• March 29th, 2025, 8am-1pm: East Lawrence Neighborhood YART Sale, 936 New York St.

Steering Committee Meetings

Upcoming

No additional meetings are planned at this time.

Past Meetings

• July 15th, 2026 Steering Committee meeting No. 9. Agenda. Recording.
• June 3rd, 2026, Steering Committee meeting No. 8. Agenda. Recording.
• February 25th, 2026: Steering Committee Meeting No.7. Agenda. Recording.
• January 7th, 2026: Steering Committee Meeting No. 6. Agenda. Recording.
• December 17th, 2025: Steering Committee Meeting No. 5. Agenda. Recording.
• November 12th, 2025: Steering Committee Meeting No. 4. Agenda. Recording.
• August 27th, 2025: Steering Committee Meeting No. 3. Agenda. Recording.
• June 18th, 2025: Steering Committee Meeting No. 2. Agenda. Recording. Updated Survey Results. Updated Crash Report.
• February 26th, 2025: Steering Committee Meeting No. 1. Recording. Presentation. Agenda. State of Bicycling.