Mapleton Active Transportation Master Plan

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Mapleton is working to expand safe and convenient walking and bicycling options in town by creating an Active Transportation Master Plan. The plan will identify short- to long-term opportunities to advance active transportation in the city and identify the action items that will lead to implementation of the recommendations and ideas in the plan. The city will receive additional technical assistance to start implementing the active transportation action plan in spring of 2027.

This project is led by a local planning team that includes people from:

  • Mapleton City Council
  • Mapleton City Staff
  • Mapleton Parks Board
  • Mapleton Public Works
  • Greater Mankato Bike Walk Advocates
  • Region Nine Development Commission
  • MnDOT District 7
  • The Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota
  • Maple River Schools
  • Blue Earth County Public Health
  • Heritage Place Assisted Living

This Active Transportation Action Plan is funded through MnDOT’s Active Transportation Program.

To create a plan that works for Mapleton’s residents, we want to learn about the way you move today and how we might make walking, biking, and rolling (e.g. other mobility devices like scooters or wheelchairs) a safer, more accessible, and enjoyable option in the future.

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Mapleton is working to expand safe and convenient walking and bicycling options in town by creating an Active Transportation Master Plan. The plan will identify short- to long-term opportunities to advance active transportation in the city and identify the action items that will lead to implementation of the recommendations and ideas in the plan. The city will receive additional technical assistance to start implementing the active transportation action plan in spring of 2027.

This project is led by a local planning team that includes people from:

  • Mapleton City Council
  • Mapleton City Staff
  • Mapleton Parks Board
  • Mapleton Public Works
  • Greater Mankato Bike Walk Advocates
  • Region Nine Development Commission
  • MnDOT District 7
  • The Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota
  • Maple River Schools
  • Blue Earth County Public Health
  • Heritage Place Assisted Living

This Active Transportation Action Plan is funded through MnDOT’s Active Transportation Program.

To create a plan that works for Mapleton’s residents, we want to learn about the way you move today and how we might make walking, biking, and rolling (e.g. other mobility devices like scooters or wheelchairs) a safer, more accessible, and enjoyable option in the future.

Get involved

  • Mapleton Active Transportation Action Plan

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    The local planning team has drafted a vision and set of goals to guide the future of active transportation in Mapleton.

    Working Goals:

    • Identify safe, accessible active transportation routes and connections to create in Mapleton.
      • Establish a shared vision for improved safety, accessibility and connectivity for daily trips, parks and recreation access, public health and community vitality.
    • Reduce the barriers posed by MN Hwy 22 and 30, and Central Ave N for people walking and biking across town.
      • Communicate Mapleton’s vision to MnDOT and County partners. Illustrate the vision with a demonstration project.
    • Focus on people most impacted by current conditions.
      • Engage with students, families, seniors and others with limited access to personal vehicles to design a system that prioritizes their needs.
    • An Active Transportation Action Plan that describes the short- and long-term vision for safer walking and biking in Mapleton.
      • Deliver clear, prioritized actions that position Mapleton to start work and pursue funding for infrastructure projects.

    The local planning team has drafted a vision and set of goals to guide the future of active transportation in Mapleton.

    Working Goals:

    • Identify safe, accessible active transportation routes and connections to create in Mapleton.
      • Establish a shared vision for improved safety, accessibility and connectivity for daily trips, parks and recreation access, public health and community vitality.
    • Reduce the barriers posed by MN Hwy 22 and 30, and Central Ave N for people walking and biking across town.
      • Communicate Mapleton’s vision to MnDOT and County partners. Illustrate the vision with a demonstration project.
    • Focus on people most impacted by current conditions.
      • Engage with students, families, seniors and others with limited access to personal vehicles to design a system that prioritizes their needs.
    • An Active Transportation Action Plan that describes the short- and long-term vision for safer walking and biking in Mapleton.
      • Deliver clear, prioritized actions that position Mapleton to start work and pursue funding for infrastructure projects.
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