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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Lafayette public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
County transportation funding priorities: Aqueduct Pathway and Pleasant Hill Road
Lafayette is positioning two big projects — the regional Aqueduct Pathway for bikes and pedestrians, and a Pleasant Hill Road corridor study including the Highway 24 interchange — for possible named-project funding as the county writes its next transportation expenditure plan and eyes a 2028 ballot measure. Getting named now matters because Measure J spending is tightly tied to what voters approve.
Countywide evacuation study and Lamorinda smart signals
A training session walked the Council through disaster response, the Emergency Operations Center, emergency proclamations, and shrinking FEMA support — including a new ~$17 million federal funding threshold.
FY 2026/2027 Capital Improvement Program
Eleven more streets get paved or stabilized next year, plus traffic calming, sidewalk widening, a cemetery storm drain replacement, and aqueduct pathway design. The Commission endorsed the program's General Plan conformance; Council funds it in June.
SB-1 Pavement Maintenance Funding
The Council locked in state gas tax money for next year's pavement project. Lafayette's pavement index sits at 75, near the top tier in Contra Costa County, with the 22-street program expected to lift it.