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1 dS S BOOK 76 FACE 156 problem by eliminating the need for people to drive so far along A -1-A and have to cross the bridges to shop. Commission members indicated they believed we have suffici- ent commercial on A -1-A, and Councilman Michael Wodtke agreed that A -1-A does not need any more commercial than what is already planned. Councilman Winchester commented that while he has been campaigning, he has had several people speak to him stressing the need for a bike path on A -1-A south of the City limits down to the Sea Grove area, and he felt possibly the County should be thinking about a bike path extension at the same time the City is trying to work on A -1-A south. Public Works Director Davis advised that the county did a design for a bike path back when a number of residents in the South Beach petitioned for an MSTU for that purpose. We did a cost estimate at that time, which was about $60,000 a mile. He believed the length of the proposed bike path project was about 5 miles, but the residents in that area voted down the MSTU. He does, however, still have some of that preliminary engineering. Commissioner Bird asked whether the Transportation Impact Fees can be used for construction of bike paths. Director Davis stated that they cannot unless the bike path is done in conjunction with a capacity expansion of the road. He noted that if we go to 5 lanes, the DOT Green Book mandates that you provide for pedestrians. Commissioner Bird felt that the sentiment in the South Beach area in regard to a bike path might be different today. He believed it is very much needed. County Community Development Director Bob Keating referred to the Sidewalk/Bikeway Path Plan that was passed a few months ago and noted it has a capital improvements segment that identi- fies a lot of improvements and specifies the timing. He believed we will see a lot of bike paths going in incrementally, and they 8