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Mission
To leverage multidisciplinary expertise to advise the Iowa DOT on matters related to safety and use of bicycle and pedestrian travel as modes of transportation and recreation, thus improving mobility and quality of life for Iowans.
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- Open discussion and respect for a variety of interests and opinions.
- Commitment to regular participation and other assigned responsibilities.
- Collaborative decision-making that provides the best end result for Iowa’s transportation system.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities may include but are not
limited to:
- Provide education and advice to the Iowa DOT.
- Make recommendations regarding policies and procedures.
- Serve as the Complete Streets Advisory Committee.
- Assist in updating design guidance.
- Provide educational opportunities to stakeholders.
- Inform measures for monitoring success.
- Review and comment on various materials.
- Support the implementation of Iowa’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Long Range Plan.
- Recommend changes to the plan, as necessary, to achieve its purposes.
- Prepare periodic reports.
Organization
- Meet on a biannual basis.
- Meeting will be held at the Iowa DOT, Ames Central Complex.
- A chair will be elected to serve a two-year term. The Iowa DOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator will serve as the vice chair.
- The Committee membership shall be reviewed on a three-year cycle.
- Agendas will be cooperatively developed by the Advisory Committee and Iowa DOT staff.
- Meeting arrangements will be the responsibility of the Iowa DOT.
- Iowa DOT will provide staff support, as needed.
Contact
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2026
- April 15, 2026
- October 21, 2026
October 15, 2025
9-11:30 a.m.
Hybrid
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April 9, 2025
9-11:30 a.m.
Virtual
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October 9, 2024
9-11:30 a.m.
Ames
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April 16, 2024
9-11:30 a.m.
Ames
| Agenda | Minutes |
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| Download | Download |
October 17, 2023
9-11:30 a.m.
Ames
| Agenda | Minutes |
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| Download | Download |
April 19, 2023
9-11:30 a.m.
Ames
| Agenda | Minutes |
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October 20, 2022
9-11:30 a.m.
Ames
| Agenda | Minutes |
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| Download | Download |
April 13, 2022
9-11:00 a.m.
Teams meeting
| Agenda | Minutes |
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September 29, 2021
9-11:30 a.m.
Teams Meeting
| Agenda | Minutes | Complete Streets Update | Automated Transportation Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | Download | Download | Download |
April 19, 2021
1 - 3:00 p.m.
Teams Meeting
| Agenda | Minutes | Agenda Presentation | 2021 Legislative Updates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | Download | Download | Download |
Advisory Committee Membership
| Name | Position | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Hoffman (co-chair) | Executive Director | Iowa Bicycle Coalition |
| John Peterson (co-chair) | Livable Communities Statewide Volunteer Lead | AARP |
| Krista Billhorn | District Planner | Iowa DOT-District 2 |
| Kyle Durant | Statewide Planning Coordinator | Iowa DOT, Systems Planning Bureau |
| Matt Gordy | Aesthetics Coordinator | Iowa DOT, Bridges and Structures Bureau |
| Larry Grant | Transportation Planner | Traffic and Safety Bureau |
| Cara Hamann | Clinical Assistant Professor | University of Iowa |
| Daniel Harness | Engineer | Iowa DOT, Design Bureau |
| Lisa Hein | Senior Director of Conservation Programs | Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation |
| Zach James | Transportation Director | Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission |
| Pedro Leanos | Planner | Iowa DOT, Location and Environment Bureau |
| Oreste Lechnowsky | Staff Engineer | Iowa DOT, District 4 |
| Shane McQuillan | City Forester | Des Moines Public Works |
| Aaron Putman | Engineering and Operations | Polk County |
| Bryan Schmid | Planner | Bi-State Regional Commission |
| Sam Shea | District Planner | Iowa DOT, District 6 |
| Adam Shell | Iowa DOT | Traffic Operations Bureau |
| Genie Sterbenz | Program Administrator | Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau |
| Sarah Taylor-Watts | Physical Activity Coordinator | Iowa Department of Public Health |
| Hector Torres-Cacho | District Planner | Iowa DOT, District 6 |
| Sarah Walz | Planner | MPO of Johnson County |
| Vern Willey II | City Council | City of Altoona |
| Michelle Wilson | REAP Coordinator | Iowa DNR |