The Keizer Traffic Safety, Bikeways and Pedestrian Committee identified Lock Haven — both east and west of River Road — as its top priorities for green bike‑lane paint in a recent poll, and members decided to keep those two locations as their primary budget requests when engaging the City Council and the budget committee.

Committee members said the two Lock Haven segments were already submitted to the budget committee and argued they offered “the biggest bang for the buck,” in part because both segments provide service to schools and have been discussed in prior budget conversations. Committee member Hirsch said those two locations were appropriate priorities to present again to the budget committee.

Committee members also discussed money already spent on vehicle‑focused improvements in the Keizer Station area. Public Works staff told the committee that two recent turn‑lane projects tied to Keizer Station were paid from the city street fund in fiscal years 2018 and 2020, and that an additional intersection improvement east of McLeod was paid by the developer. Staff characterized the street fund’s primary annual use as resurfacing city streets; some bicycle/street projects can come from that fund but may compete with resurfacing needs.

Committee members asked staff for clearer accounting of past costs so they could compare dollars spent on vehicle capacity versus bicycle and pedestrian investments. Staff: "The majority of that money we use to resurface our streets, throughout town each year," and noted where developers were required to build improvements as part of master plans.

Committee members agreed to keep the two Lock Haven segments as the top candidates for green paint and to continue refining a prioritized list for future budget requests.