House wants the plan to reflect an increased demand for transportation in central parts of the city due in part from recent student housing development projects that have sprouted up closer to campus.

House also wants the plan to pay mind to electric scooters and their role in how residents commute around the city moving forward.

House mentioned that people might feel more comfortable riding in the street with protected bike lanes.

Michigan State University implemented an on-campus protected bike lane on Bogue Street in August 2019.

"MSU is currently reviewing that,” House said. “They've done some studies, they're looking at what the next step is. They're looking at ideas to what if you remove that from the road and put it in the right of way. These are ideas being discussed, the reason being is to remove conflict points."

East Lansing Mayor Ruth Beier expressed support for protected bike lanes, saying that it has a positive effect because it has the potential to slow drivers down.

“I would love to see more protected bike lanes, more places to ride to get to where you want to go where you don’t have to compete with a vehicle,” she said.

Council member Mark Meadows said he was mainly concerned with whether bike lanes would be restricted to just bikes.

"I'd like to know, in terms of protected bike lanes, whether in other communities they allow electric scooters and other means of transportation to utilize those as well. Not necessarily Vespa scooters, but certainly electric type of movements," Meadows said.

Another topic of concern the city faces when considering an updated non-motorized plan is connectivity.

“One of our bigger issues is definitely connectivity. Not only with sidewalks, but definitely also with bike lanes. … We’re talking about getting to campus, getting downtown, getting back into the neighborhoods,” Mayor Pro Tem Aaron Stephens said.