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New draft thoroughfare plan emphasizes multimodal design, sidewalks for school safety and living‑document updates
Summary
The Area Planning Commission presented a draft thoroughfare plan that expands the urban boundary, integrates bike lanes, trails and transit, requires complete‑streets compliance for public and private improvements, and calls for sidewalk and drainage projects to address student safety and connectivity.
At its July 2025 meeting the Technical Transportation Committee received a presentation on a draft thoroughfare plan prepared by the Area Planning Commission (APC). The plan updates road widths and right-of-way guidance, expands the urban area boundary to reflect projected development, and integrates multimodal elements including bike lanes, trails and transit accommodations.
The APC presenter said the new plan uses two criteria — urban/rural designation and functional classification — and that it replaces the older functional classification with the Federal…
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