In January of 2025, La Vista City Council adopted the La Vista Active Mobility Plan; the first step to enhancing mobility and access to our sidewalks and trails. This plan focuses on connecting residents and visitors to destinations for work, recreation, services, and shopping via non-motorized modes such as walking, biking, rolling, and electric-assisted technologies like e-bikes and scooters. The plan, informed by public outreach and stakeholder input, prioritizes community health and well-being while also emphasizing accessibility and sustainability.

Through a collaborative process, the plan outlines a phased approach, with a short-term focus on quickly implementable projects, a near-term vision for achieving a cohesive network, and a long-term, aspirational framework for fully developing La Vista’s active mobility system. It also highlights the importance of placemaking—enhancing the city’s appeal with visually engaging features like scenic overlooks and walking bridges—while providing funding options and strategies for implementing larger projects and closing key gaps in connectivity.

The concepts can generally be categorized into three types of projects: