Residents share feedback with city officials at Coffee with Planners event [Video]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Rapid City hosted Coffee with Planners and invited the public to eat and discuss the future of the city.

The meeting covered three topics: The Comprehensive Plan, the Transportation Improvement Plan, and Code Enforcement. Participants were divided into three groups and invited to participate in 20-minute working sessions with each topic.

The Comprehensive Plan working session discussed ways the city could improve residential and business development. A common thread throughout these discussions was finding a way to integrate residential and business development areas to make the community more walkable.

One attendee was passionate about making the Rapid City community safer for bicyclists.

”It’s very expensive for a city to build just for car dependency, and that’s why I was here, both for the comprehensive plan and for the Transportation Improvement Plan. I want the city to more than just accommodate cycling and walking, I want them to prioritize it,” Adrian Epp explained.

Epp also explained he believes building these …