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2026 PLEASANTON BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN | 17 INTRODUCTION ENHANCE SAFETY: Eliminate bicycle and pedestrian fatalities and significantly reduce serious and non-fatal collisions throughout the City. INCREASE COMFORT: Apply a “one-better” approach to achieve progressively lower Levels of Traffic Stress (LTS), creating routes that are comfortable for people of all ages and abilities where feasible CLOSE GAPS AND IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY: Build a continuous, citywide network of walking and bicycling facilities that make active transportation a convenient and preferred choice for people’s daily activities. SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY: Advance Climate Action Plan goals of reducing vehicle miles traveled by encouraging active transportation and decreasing reliance on automobiles. ENSURE ONGOING MAINTENANCE: Maintain existing and new bicycle and pedestrian facilities so they remain safe, comfortable, and accessible. Plan Goals How To Use This Plan This Plan is organized into six chapters that guide readers from the planning process and existing conditions through recommended improvements and implementation. Follow- ing this introduction, Chapter 2 summarizes the community engagement process and key planning considerations that informed the Plan. Chapter 3 documents existing condi- tions and presents the network analysis used to identify key safety, comfort, and connectivity needs. Chapter 4 presents the recommended bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure improvements. Chapter 5 outlines supporting programs that complement the recommended improvements through education, encouragement, maintenance, etc. Chapter 6 describes the implementation strategy, including project pri- oritization, phasing, funding opportunities, and performance measures. INTRODUCTION COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EXISTING CONDITIONS & NETWORK ANALYSIS RECOMMENDATIONS SUPPORT PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTATION