The Role of the Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee

  • Provide recommendations to City Council for revisions to the City of Sausalito Bicycle Master Plan.
  • Provide recommendations to the City Council for revisions to the City of Sausalito General Plan Circulation Element and other Elements relevant to bicycle and pedestrian issues and review, evaluate, and address congestion management issues related to the City’s neighborhoods, South, Central and North, during the Circulation Element update.
  • Provide recommendations on bicycle, pedestrian, congestion management, and other circulation issues in the community.
  • Perform the duties of the Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee as specified in the Complete Streets Policy of the City of Sausalito adopted by the City Council of the City of Sausalito with Resolution No. 5653 of May 23, 2017.
  • Identify grant opportunities for the Public Works Department to pursue related to bicycle programs.
  • Proactively motivate bicycle vendors whose clients frequent Sausalito to cooperate with City-sponsored bicycle programs.

News stories, City Council meeting items, and links to essential documents may be found on the Bicycling in Sausalito Hot Topics page on the City website.

Meetings

  • The five-member Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee typically meets quarterly on the third Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers & via Zoom
  • All meetings of the Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee are open to the public
  • Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee meetings may be viewed live via webcast or as video recordings beginning on the day after a meeting takes place
  • Meeting times and agendas may be viewed on the meetings and agendas page for the Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee

Membership

  • There are five at-large members of the PBAC
  • Members must be Sausalito residents
  • Members must be appointed by the City Council
  • A delegate from the Marin County Bicycle Coalition serves as a non-voting member
  • The City Council encourages residents to apply to serve on the PBAC; if interested, please fill out an application form
  • The term length is three years, with a maximum of two terms
  • A member may continue to serve after her or his term expires, until a new member is appointed

Liaisons

Questions

  • To send a group email message to the committee members, use this email address: pbac@sausalito.gov
  • If you have any questions about the PBAC or an item under consideration by the PBAC, please contact the Department of Public Works at (415) 289-4106 or dpw@sausalito.gov
  • The desk hours at the Police Department are Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.