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I do just wanna highlight that I think the impetus of this most recently is of course, this big shift that we see in micro mobility and more e-devices and indeed our recent pilot that's expanding the use of e-devices in our city. We need to recognize that this is an opportunity to enhance the safe use of those devices and in fact act. More active transportation throughout our city.

I myself, you know, as everybody knows, I'm out there on a bicycle a lot. I'm a vulnerable road user. This is selfishly something that makes a difference to me and it makes a difference to a lot of people in my community.

I'm in a very active transportation community. So these are my neighbors and friends that are directly benefiting from this. And I think it does really speak to, I think, our values as a city and the opportunities because we are a small, compact city.

We are seeing this explosion in, you know, e-device micro mobility that could radically transform. I mean, the hilarious part is I get, now that Mobis have electric bikes, I get to city hall faster from my place than I could ever get in a car. It's just impossible to get in a vehicle at the same speed as an electric bike because I can zip through traffic.

It's efficient. And I think more and more people are coming alive to that. So when we look at opportunities where we can make it safer and more attractive to use active transportation, I think that's a win.

That's a win for our environment. It's a win for our city. It's a win for affordability and it's a win for public safety.

....Starting with the active transportation routes and sort of completing some of those gaps. I mean, I think on the Portside Greenway map, you even showed the gnarliest part of it between Clark and Lakewood is dotted, which I'm assuming means it's not going to be completed as part of this.

How are we prioritizing?