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Farhan summarized comparable jurisdictions with college populations — noting Denton's current estimated population above 165,000 and examples such as College Station (about 128,000 residents) and San Marcos (about 74,000). Staff said some cities pair bollard installation with larger PPPs or include bollards as components of broader design‑build projects; other cities offer grants, abatements or tax‑increment financing to fund public‑facing street safety measures.

Staff described PPP models that could apply to bollards: private design‑build agreements, shared‑cost agreements where developers co‑fund installations, incentives for private installation (for example, at hospitals or large commercial properties), and larger innovative financing agreements through federal or state programs. Farhan noted that bollard‑only PPPs are less common and often arise in response to a specific safety event; he cited a City of Austin example where a hospital partnership followed a fatal incident.

Committee members asked clarifying questions. Councilmember Gay asked whether current economic and tax‑increment programs allow staff to pursue these partnerships; staff said eligibility typically exists within current criteria manuals and that staff can recommend council action when appropriate. Committee members also asked whether bollards can be used as interim measures pending longer‑term engineering (for example, until a signal is warranted); staff said decisions would be case‑by‑case after audits and holistic evaluation of the location.

During discussion of next steps, a motion to postpone the bollard item (MC25‑044) was made earlier in the meeting but the motion failed and the committee proceeded to discuss the evaluation. Later in the meeting, a committee member asked staff to add identification of priority pilot locations and potential PPP approaches for bollards to the meeting matrix for a future agenda; staff agreed to add the item for a future meeting.

Ending: Staff said it will include bollard options in planning projects where safety treatments are appropriate and will update the active‑transportation plan to consider bollards as a context‑sensitive design treatment. Staff also recommended including bollards as components of larger projects or pursuing targeted PPP agreements for high‑priority sites.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Denton - Mobility Committee on 2025-09-24 10:00 AM","oneSentenceSummary","Staff presented an evaluation of bollard use and public‑private partnership (PPP) models used by comparable college towns. The presentation recommended testing bollard installations through PPPs or inclusion in larger infrastructure scopes; committee asked staff to add pilot locations to the future meeting matrix.","taxTitle","Denton City, Denton County, Texas","taxId",2787,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6458294,"Denton mobility staff outline \"boot camp\" to align projects with comprehensive plan",1310,66060,1376850,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5822796-5bf7388b7eac11996b017a50097ccf56&start=66&end=1376","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5822796-5bf7388b7eac11996b017a50097ccf56/thumbnail_66060.jpg","/articles/6458294/Denton-City/Denton-County/Texas/Denton-mobility-staff-outline-boot-camp-to-align-projects-with-comprehensive-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6458294-4227c533680a92c491dfe4d5a8d79741/orig.mp4?Expires=1770765654&Signature=iCOX~UoKMOSvsutJJ-GwTmyUjKJH4B8gXmgESmJyR5lpYUu9cBIZ0SOSrK5hHF486yeYFhmc0rv1~OyOhxPJ2Atw31OPJ3kbbNtQ20nh0iDKYoxZaUWMYzuYVk6mcddFcJxPHKXJFPoRnUr7fc1GcFdbH5zQn3brzbsz41jTEyyRIGPbiLcka7Kv3MqHIDX7AI9FuqUcq6yQZhqZ4oP57bUISUXYw6LuKR6C89906m9DoqYOnrPVtDhRB~C5yplgi5PLRPjsZWs9b83WNUi5yHzy3cvNBOwna-~uOIskGHzmlPhRKReOSDYFIBAe9f9KZeQwYsQaGFpyxX64tOVVqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Farhan, Deputy Director of the Transportation Services Division, told the Mobility Committee on Sept. 24 that staff will deliver a multi‑session \"Mobility Plan Boot Camp\" to explain how the city's mobility plan should be integrated with the comprehensive plan and used to guide project decisions.

Farhan said the training will be a short course in four parts covering an introduction to the mobility plan and its integration with the comprehensive plan; goals and the thoroughfare plan; bicycle and pedestrian planning; and stakeholder engagement and update processes. \"I think that's what it is intended for,\" he said, describing the boot camp as a focused training rather than a broad policy change.

The presentation stressed that the comprehensive plan sets long‑range growth policies (typically a 20–30 year horizon with a recommended five‑year update cycle) and that the mobility plan translates those land‑use policies into roadway functions, alignments and multimodal priorities. Farhan told the committee the city relies on regional demographic datasets, including NCTCOG forecasts, and that Denton's population and employment are projected to grow substantially by 2050; those datasets and travel‑demand models will be inputs to the mobility‑plan update.

\"Mobility plan is a guide for planning,\" Farhan said, noting it is a transportation policy document that should inform project design, right‑of‑way needs and multimodal investments. He recommended that major improvements align with the mobility plan to avoid short‑term work that must be retrofitted later.

Committee members used the presentation to press staff on several recurring issues. Councilmember Beck said the city has been too reactive to development and resident requests and urged staff to focus on destination planning (the nodes and edges of the network) as well as edges. \"We need to be proactive and plan driven rather than reactive,\" Beck said.

Councilmember Byrd raised the practical side of reactivity, noting residents frequently see development without knowing long‑standing plans for roads and sidewalks. Byrd asked why sidewalks on some corridors appear earlier than expected; staff explained that some sidewalk segments are built with specific projects or external funding while other segments rely on frontage development or later city infill.

Several members, including Byrd and another participant, pressed equity questions: neighborhoods built earlier lack sidewalks and other features now provided with new development. Farhan and other staff said the city prioritizes projects based on mobility‑plan alignment and funding availability and that limited funds mean only a subset of prioritized sidewalk or safety projects can be implemented each fiscal year unless external grants are obtained.

Staff emphasized auditing as standard practice before implementing on‑street changes. Farhan said field audits typically take a few hours but that a full research and engagement effort for a requested location can take several weeks; audits, he said, reduce the risk of unnecessary work and retrofits.

The committee directed staff to continue the boot‑camp series and to bring more detailed materials during the mobility‑plan update process in October and later months. Members asked staff to include clear project timelines and to consider public communications that explain why some improvements are paced by development, funding and level‑of‑service data.

A copy of the full presentation and the scheduled boot‑camp sessions will be provided as staff prepares the mobility‑plan update.

Ending: Committee discussion continued into staff memoranda and other agenda items; staff said additional workshops and materials will be scheduled in coming months.","Transportation staff presented a multi‑part \"Mobility Plan Boot Camp\" to the Mobility Committee, urging project alignment with the city's comprehensive plan, greater use of demographic and travel‑demand data, and routine audits before field work. Councilmembers pressed for clearer timelines, destination planning and equity for older neighborhoods.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6458284,"Committee reviews staff memoranda: construction coordination, bus stops and parking study timeline",2276,3479705,5756650,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5822796-5bf7388b7eac11996b017a50097ccf56&start=3479&end=5756","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5822796-5bf7388b7eac11996b017a50097ccf56/thumbnail_3479705.jpg","/articles/6458284/Denton-City/Denton-County/Texas/Committee-reviews-staff-memoranda-construction-coordination-bus-stops-and-parking-study-timeline","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6458284-bd5d8a22d8f4da3e2b2302c19031b1f4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770765654&Signature=nBQVD25mDRYVl07B7K9ZnCN4fYKGhV9Tf38JWAKnSKwa3j1k4ZPOl1Z7BNIi-pmDfglszVHO2eaqwD-KezFoeebcARpBN4cbYEv6k7CxvXIHrvaeT~DyYg9CZxET8OIT2kZ1orFhw6I5mSkB-X5HC26ehalgIAS-ZtdDtuJRk8-1xWmvmgak~amsMeDI1-hUpCtLoEpzP0QgjQ-Ofgb7J-GzZO4I5CZAUjEfGyLf~jUZd8GRvwRAqT5pzNPDNpKHKJkMDb0fkqAYCy8hsuUULmRY~0clJTsIFUST~xOSAzSvrUkc28G8d5eWf~kYF4Ww7l7T~SGR4F127AnzMH15Sw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","After presentations, the committee reviewed staff memoranda covering multiple operational topics including construction coordination (idle work windows), DCTA bus stops, neighborhood crosswalks and the pending citywide parking study.

Capital projects staff described coordination workflows for multi‑crew street projects and said that baseline schedules and three‑week rolling lookahead meetings are used to reduce idle time between utility, paving and finishing crews. The capital projects director said the city distributes flyers to affected residents and is piloting more frequent discussdenton updates for two neighborhoods; staff also proposed recording explanatory videos to explain construction sequencing.

Committee members asked whether the city can make project schedules more public (for example, a live calendar or more accessible discussdenton updates). Staff said they are piloting improvements and will expand public‑facing schedule information as the outreach products are ready.

On transit, staff said DCTA controls stop placement and that staff will meet with DCTA and return with guidance on whether DCTA offers direct public contact points or public board meeting opportunities for citizen input. For bus‑stop changes, staff emphasized that DCTA is the final decision‑maker but that city staff will coordinate and provide input tied to mobility‑plan priorities.

Councilmembers again raised equity concerns about older, built‑out neighborhoods that lack sidewalks and other pedestrian infrastructure. Staff reiterated that sidewalk and safety projects are prioritized by mobility‑plan alignment and available funding, and that limited annual funds mean only a fraction of community requests can be implemented without external grants.

On the parking study, staff said a draft exists but did not provide a firm timetable for committee presentation. Committee members requested that staff schedule the parking study for committee review once the draft is finalized.

Ending: Staff confirmed they will continue to refine public communications about construction schedules, meet with DCTA about bus‑stop processes and provide an estimated timeline for the parking study when the draft is ready.","Committee members asked staff to improve construction scheduling transparency, confirmed DCTA controls bus‑stop locations, and requested a timetable for the citywide parking study. Staff said they are piloting enhanced public notifications and will return with follow‑ups on bus stops and parking study timing.","actionData","errors"]

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Mobility committee reviews bollards evaluation, staff recommends PPP pilots for high‑priority locations

Denton mobility staff outline "boot camp" to align projects with comprehensive plan

Committee reviews staff memoranda: construction coordination, bus stops and parking study timeline