Dan Rudge, speaking for the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), asked the City of Bryan to commit $40,000 as a local match for a study to design a complete‑streets concept for South College Avenue and to prioritize grade separations on University Drive.

Rudge said the MPO will use $75,000 in federal carryover funds and that Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) estimated the study cost at about $300,000. He said College Station and Texas A&M have already pledged $40,000 each and the MPO is seeking a matching contribution from Bryan and from Brazos County. Fiscal management, he said, would be handled by Brazos County and the procurement would be run through an RFQ process.

“A complete street is a street in which all users are considered equal,” Rudge told the council, describing designs that could include shared‑use paths separated from travel lanes, wider sidewalks and prioritized locations for pedestrian crossings and transit access. He said the study would produce an implementable design for South College Avenue between University Drive and Villa Maria and would identify first, second and third priorities for grade separations on University Drive.

Rudge asked the council to also provide five names to serve on an oversight committee; each funding partner would appoint five members and the oversight committee would attend about four meetings over a year. He said the Brazos Valley Center for Independent Living had been approached to represent disabled users and that property owners, business leaders and bus patrons would be included.

Council members asked technical and funding questions. One councilmember asked whether the complete‑streets design meant narrowing travel lanes or acquiring right‑of‑way; Rudge said typical complete‑streets examples include a shared‑use path, wider sidewalks and a minimum separation from travel lanes, and that right‑of‑way implications vary by segment. When asked who would pay for construction, Rudge said construction would be phased and funded through MPO and TxDOT programs once a design is ready.

After discussion, a councilmember asked whether anyone opposed committing funds; no opposition was voiced in the discussion. The transcript does not show a formal motion or appropriation; Rudge said any unused funds at study completion would be returned to funding partners in equal shares.