Walking/Cycling Safety Study Needs Your Ideas

Fernandina Beach citizen surveys reveal that safe and accessible walking and biking is a priority for residents. Deputy City Manager/City Engineer Charlie George has formed a Citizens’ Task Force for Safe Walking and Biking in Fernandina Beach to help identify improvements that would increase pedestrian and cyclist safety and travel.

The task force requests the public’s help to identify and prioritize construction, signage, or other improvements that would improve the access and safety of Fernandina Beach’s walkers, runners, cyclists and people with mobility issues. The task force invites the public to attend and provide input at any or all of the public meetings listed below.  

• April 17, 2023, 5-7 p.m. at the Peck Center Auditorium (516 S. 10th St.): Robert Companion, Nassau County Deputy Manager/County Engineer will provide an update on the extension of multiuse trails on Amelia Island (including S. 14th) and gather community input.
• May 23, 5-7 p.m. at the Peck Center Auditorium: Second Community Walking and Biking Town Hall Meeting to invite additional citizen input.
• May 31, 4-6 p.m. at City Commission Chambers (204 Ash St.): The Task Force will hold a consensus-building meeting to select short-, mid- and long-term recommendations.
• June 12, 4-6 p.m. at City Commission Chambers: The Task Force will hold a community meeting and share the draft Task Force Final Report.
• July 11, 2023, 6:00 p.m. at the City Commission’s Regular Meeting at City Hall: The Task Force will present a report of the task force’s recommendations.

Additionally, Community members are encouraged to go to www.fbfl.us/Citizens4Safety to provide recommendations that would improve the access and safety of Fernandina Beach’s walkers, runners, cyclists and people with mobility issues. Also, please email Mike Spino at mikespino@bellsouth.net with questions or comments. The task force looks forward to hearing from the public!