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86 | 2026 PLEASANTON BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION Policy Action Policy 2.8: Leverage community transparency and digital tools to track, communicate, and report network comfort levels. Action 2.8a: Integrate post-project LTS data into a publicly accessible online map or dash- board to showcase the incremental closing of high-stress gaps over time. GOAL 3: 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. Policy Action Policy 3.1: Prioritize closing gaps in the walking and bicycling network that provide safe, direct, and comfortable connections between neigh- borhoods and key destinations such as schools, Downtown, transit stations, parks, employment centers, and commercial areas. Action 3.1a: Incorporate network gap closure projects into the City’s Capital Improvement Program. Action 3.1b: Prioritize pedestrian and bicycle improvements that provide safe and direct routes to schools, including Safe Routes to School improvements. Action 3.1c: Improve walking and bicycling access to Downtown, including enhanced cross- ings, bikeways, and pedestrian facilities that support access to businesses and community destinations. Action 3.1d: Improve active transportation connections to parks, trails, civic facilities, and neighborhood commercial areas. Action 3.1e: Coordinate with school districts, regional agencies, and community organizations to identify priority improvements. Action 3.1f: Coordinate with regional agencies and neighboring jurisdictions to address con- nectivity gaps across jurisdictional boundaries. Policy 3.2: Improve pedestrian and bicycle crossings of major roadways and other barriers. Action 3.2a: Implement crossing improvements such as enhanced crosswalks, pedestrian refuge islands, signals, rapid flashing beacons, and grade-separated crossings where appro- priate. Action 3.2b: Improve crossings along corridors on the City’s Focus Network like LPIs, shorter crossing distances, and protected intersections etc. Policy 3.3: Expand and maintain a connected trail system that may be used for transportation purposes. Action 3.3a: Improve connections between the city’s roadway network and trails through paths, crossings, and walkways linking parks, open space, and trails with on-street bicycle and pedestrian networks. Action 3.3b: Coordinate trail planning and improvements with regional agencies and park districts. Policy 3.4: Improve bicycle and pedestrian ac-cess to transit and strengthen first- and last-mile connections. Action 3.4a: Improve first- and last-mile connections by addressing barriers such as missing sidewalks, gaps in bikeways, and unsafe crossings near transit stops. Action 3.4b: Provide wayfinding and signage connecting neighborhoods, trails, and activity centers to transit.