Planning Commission recommends TDOT corridor access-management MOUs to City Council

The commission reviewed a TDOT-funded corridor study that examined access-management measures for State Route 437, State Route 231 and Union Street (SR-401A) and recommended that the City Council adopt memoranda of understanding (MOUs) enabling coordinated management of access and spacing along those routes.

Nut graf: The study mapped context classifications and crash hotspots and recommends spacing standards and access-management practices intended to reduce vehicle and pedestrian conflicts. Staff told the commission the MOUs are aspirational goals and that implementation would require updates to local ordinances and coordination with TDOT and neighboring jurisdictions. The commission asked staff to prepare three separate resolutions for council consideration and to include an administrative resolution to close out the grant.

Staff emphasized that the MOUs would serve as a policy reference and could be implemented by cross-references in subdivision and zoning regulations or by direct ordinance changes. Commissioners voiced support and recommended moving the MOUs forward to City Council as part of a broader implementation plan to protect the bypass corridor and manage growth near planned interchanges.

Ending: The commission recommended the MOUs to City Council and directed staff to prepare council resolutions to adopt the MOUs and complete grant closeout tasks.