The Farragut Planning Commission on the agenda discussed a resolution to amend the town's major road plan to adopt context-sensitive cross sections for several collector and arterial streets, including Alan Kirby Road, Evans Road, Boring Road, Boyd Station Road, Heron Road, North Campbell Station Road and Red Mill Lane. The commission heard staff presentations and public comment but did not vote; the item was for discussion only.

Staff said the resolution would provide developers and the town a new set of typical street cross sections to guide future preliminary plans and capital projects, and that, if adopted, the diagrams would replace the more prescriptive standards currently in the subdivision regulations. Town staff described the approach as a hybrid: narrower travel lanes (for example, proposals include 10- or 11-foot travel lanes instead of the 12-foot lanes currently required), retaining open-ditch drainage in some places, and providing a single wider shared-use path on one side of the road rather than smaller sidewalks on both sides. Staff framed the changes as a way to lower construction and maintenance costs, reduce impacts to property owners and retain the "rural character" of several corridors while still accommodating pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.

The proposal identifies specific local conditions for each road. Staff said Evans Road is about 4,200 linear feet with roughly 1,800 trips per day; Red Mill Lane has an observed count of about 1,250 trips per day; North Campbell Station Road was described as the only minor arterial in the package, with roughly 9,008 average daily trips. The package would leave some roads with curb and gutter where necessary (for example, parts of Boyd Station Road) while keeping open-ditch drainage on other segments (for example, portions of Alan Kirby Road and Evans Road) and providing pedestrian connections where they can tie into existing trails and subdivisions such as Bridgemore, The Grove at Boyd Station and the Farm at Willow Creek.

Residents who live along Evans Road urged the commission to preserve mature trees, historic features and the narrow character of the corridor. "My concern, number one, being or not, I just found out about this possibility last night," resident Tim Neil told the commission, asking for better notice and early involvement. Rick Comistek, who also lives on Evans Road, said widening could speed drivers up and "we don't wanna see people start driving faster. We wanna maintain the character." A member of the Price family said their house is more than 100 years old and that a trail adjacent to their front yard would be "detrimental to my horses" and to yard trees that the family considers historic.

Commissioners and staff responded that the resolution itself would not authorize physical construction and that any actual change on the ground would proceed through separate preliminary plan, permit and budgeting steps with additional public notices and opportunities for neighborhood input. Staff noted the proposal is intended as a typical cross section "jumping-off point" for future design discussions and can be adjusted during the project-level review. Staff also said the town has previously obtained state and federal funding for road projects using context-sensitive design approaches and that TDOT's multimodal standards and project financing pathways had provided flexibility in past projects.

No formal action was taken. The commission kept the item as discussion-only and heard multiple residents; staff indicated the proposal will be returned in future meetings for further review and possible formal recommendation to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen if the commission chooses to advance it.