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Farmers Branch reviews active-transportation plan and complete-streets policy to prioritize safety and connectivity
Summary
City staff and consultant presented a draft Active Transportation Plan and Complete Streets policy that would replace the 2015 trails plan, prioritize a five-year project list and weight safety highest in scoring; council members asked about corridor studies, costs and public use.
Farmers Branch city staff and a consultant presented an Active Transportation Plan and a complementary Complete Streets policy at the City Council study session on Aug. 19, outlining a five-year project list and a project-scoring system that weights safety highest. The plan, the city said, is meant to replace the 2015 trails master plan, identify near-term multimodal projects and improve safety and connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists.
The plan’s scoring criteria include safety (30 percent), connectivity, comfort, transportation choices and cost/grant potential, the consultant said. “Safety was weighted the highest at 30%,” consultant Bridal Yarbrough…
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