Annual funding is made available to begin to buy down the backlog of reconstruction street <br />projects at a reasonable level and within a reasonable timeframe (total estimated annual <br />funding of $8.5 million to $10.5 million). <br />Acknowledging the importance of alternative modes of transportation, adequate annual <br />funding is made available for a reasonable amount of enhancements and extensions to bike <br />and pedestrian facilities, including preservation and expansion of the sidewalk system and <br />expansion of the local on -and off - street bicycling system (total recommended annual funding <br />of $350,000 for bike and pedestrian path capital preservation). <br />