City of Merced, CA
HomeBicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission is an advisory body to the City Council on:
- Issues relating to improving conditions for bicycling, pedestrian activity, and other modes of transportation within the City of Merced, as well as the mobility needs of elderly and those with disabilities.
- Promote active transportation with the associated benefits of improved air quality, and improved safety conditions for users of all modes, and health benefits.
- Issues of policy, programs, and bike routes for active transportation users of all ages.
- Active transportation includes any method of travel that is human-powered, including, but not limited to, walking, bicycling, skateboarding, and use of wheelchairs and other assisted devices.
- Reviews and advises the City Council on the design of capital improvement projects, changes and updates to the Active Transportation and Safe-Routes-to-School Plan (listed below, General Plan, and Municipal Code as they relate to active transportation, promoting active transportation as a viable form of transportation and assist in the development and dissemination of active transportation awareness and education materials to the community, and any other duties that the City Council may proscribe.
Active Transportation and Safe-Routes-to-School Plan
The Commission consists of seven voting members and four ex-officio members appointed at the City Council's discretion. Voting members must be residents within the City of Merced, city limits. Ex-officio members are non-voting members who may be non-city residents who live within the City's sphere of influence, or persons who otherwise demonstrate a strong concern for bicycle-related issues within the City. This position requires the filing of a Statement of Economic Interests under the California Fair Political Practices Act guidelines.
Regular meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of every even numbered month at 4:00 PM.
Authority: Chapter 2.52 of the Merced Municipal Code
For more information on the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission, please contact the City of Merced Planning Department by email at planningweb@cityofmerced.org, or by telephone at (209) 385-6858.
Agendas, Minutes, Meetings
For agendas, staff reports, and minutes prior to September 9, 2020, please contact the City Clerk's department by email at cityclerk@cityofmerced.org or by telephone at (209) 388-8650.
Current Members
- Chair Lisa Kayser-Grant, District 5 Commissioner
- Full-term ending July 1, 2026
- Vice-Chair Dwight Ewing, District 1 Commissioner
- Full-term ending July 1, 2025
- Anthony Aldana, District 2 Commissioner
- Full-term ending July 1, 2026
- William McClellan, District 3 Commissioner
- Full-term ending July 1, 2027
- Michael Meloy, District 4 Commissioner
- Full-term ending July 1, 2025
- Ashwin Thomas, District 6 Commissioner
- Full-term ending July 1, 2026
- Peggy Hsu, At-Large Commissioner
- Full-term ending July 1, 2025
- Omar Sandoval, Ex-Officio
- Partial-term ending July 1, 2026
- Mylia Chambers, Ex-Officio
- Partial-term ending July 1, 2026
- Curtis Thomas, Ex-Officio
- Full-term ending July 1, 2028