Lafayette's City Council appointed seven residents to a new advisory committee that will help guide how people walk, bike, drive and take transit through the Mt. Diablo Boulevard corridor, the city announced in its Aug. 21 weekly roundup.

The Multi-Modal Mobility Advisory Committee, known as M3, will advise on traffic circulation, corridor safety, BART access and neighborhood connections to downtown. The appointments mark an early step in what the city describes as a 20-year vision for the corridor.

The Aug. 21 roundup did not list the seven appointees by name.

Fourteen residents applied for the three at-large seats. A City Council subcommittee interviewed candidates in July at Lafayette City Offices, 3675 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Among those interviewed were Amy Budahn, an Air Resources Supervisor at the California Air Resources Board and a seven-year Lafayette resident, and Jeff Peacock, a retired 34-year resident who previously served on the Parks, Trails and Recreation Commission, chaired its Trails subcommittee and authored Lafayette's first formal Trails Master Plan.

Patch reported July 9 that Budahn said she wanted to help shape safer, healthier transportation options for residents, while Peacock said he hoped to address downtown walking and traffic issues by promoting alternatives to automobile travel while supporting local businesses.

The committee is advisory only. Members will weigh in while ideas and alternatives are still being shaped, before recommendations go to city commissions and the full City Council for formal consideration.

The city said in May that the committee would meet about every one to two months over an 18- to 24-month period, with meetings expected to begin in late summer 2026. No specific first meeting date has been announced.

The Mt. Diablo Boulevard corridor was one of three priorities highlighted by the city during its June 2026 budget discussion, alongside wildfire prevention and preparedness and recreational needs.

The city has described the M3 effort as part of a broader plan to improve how people move around downtown and to create a safer, more connected and accessible corridor linking neighborhoods, businesses and BART.

Residents can sign up for email updates on the M3 plan and committee meetings through the city's e-notification system at lovelafayette.org.