Amy Budahn and Jeff Peacock interviewed Wednesday, July 15, for seats on Lafayette's new Multi-Modal Mobility Advisory Committee, the seven-member panel that will shape downtown walking, biking, and traffic planning through 2028.
The session at Lafayette City Offices was the fourth round of candidate interviews for the committee's three at-large community seats.
A City Council subcommittee conducted the interviews starting at 5:30 p.m. in Conference Room 265, 3675 Mount Diablo Blvd., according to the city's posted agenda.
Who's in the running
Budahn, an Air Resources Supervisor with the California Air Resources Board and a seven-year Lafayette resident, supervises environmental engineers, city planners, and transportation experts overseeing California Climate Investments in clean energy, public transit, and active transportation. She also serves on the UC Davis Community Stakeholder Advisory Committee, the Strategic Growth Council's Health in All Policies Task Force, and Contra Costa County's Integrated Pest Management Advisory Committee.
In her application, Budahn wrote that her family's decision to move closer to downtown so their children could safely walk to school strengthened her interest in improving Lafayette's transportation network, according to a Patch report published July 9.
Peacock, a retired 34-year Lafayette resident, chaired the Trails subcommittee of the Parks, Trails and Recreation Commission during his decade of service from 2003 to 2013. He authored Lafayette's first formal Trails Master Plan, adopted by the city in 2006, according to city records. His current volunteer work includes Contra Costa County Search and Rescue and serving as president of the Lamorinda Area Radio Interest Group.
In his application, Peacock said he wants the committee to address downtown walking and traffic issues by promoting alternatives to automobile travel while supporting local businesses.
What the committee does
The Multi-Modal Mobility Advisory Committee was established by the City Council following a staff proposal from Transportation & Circulation Program Manager Patrick Golier at the April 27, 2026, council meeting. The committee will meet every one to two months through mid-2028, according to that proposal.
Its primary project is the Mount Diablo Corridor Multi-Modal Mobility Study, which will develop a 20-year framework for how walking, biking, transit, and vehicle travel function together downtown. The committee will also weigh in on the Aqueduct Pathway Project, the BART Station Access & Circulation Study, and the Connecting Lafayette Class I Pathway linking neighborhoods, schools, and downtown.
The panel includes two City Councilmembers, one Transportation & Circulation Commission representative, one Planning or Design Review Commission representative, and three at-large community members. It serves in an advisory capacity only. Final decisions remain with the City Council.
What's next
The subcommittee will forward its recommendation to the full City Council, which makes the final appointment. No vote date has been announced.
