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Authority members clarify who builds streets, ask how county and city plans will align
Summary
Members discussed the Laramie growth area plan's major streets, who will build future roads, and coordination between county and city processes; developers are generally responsible to build identified streets and oversizing agreements or annexation conditions can require city standards.
Authority members and staff discussed transportation elements of the Laramie growth area plan and how proposed future streets would be implemented.
Staff and board members said the plan relies on a major streets plan that shows proposed collector and arterial routes. County-affiliated speakers explained that when a developer proposes a subdivision, the developer would generally be responsible for building the street segments identified in the major streets plan; where only a local road is required by subdivision code, the city and developer can negotiate oversizing agreements so the city or developer covers the cost difference to meet a collector or arterial standard.
A county-affiliated representative said the intergovernmental agreement that had been under discussion between the city and county was denied, but the major streets plan itself remains in effect. The board heard that in county subdivisions adjacent to the growth area, streets would be reserved for future higher-standard construction even if the immediate work meets county subdivision standards. If parcels in the growth area are later annexed to the city, speakers said annexation agreements typically require construction to city standards.
Members asked for clarity on who would maintain responsibility for constructing future roads and how the major streets plan would be updated; staff pointed to the Urban Systems Advisory Committee and noted the committee’s role in creating and amending the plan. The committee was identified as meeting on short notice; staff said the committee only meets about once a year and no amendments were scheduled at its next meeting.
Board members said coordination among the Reconnect West Laramie study, the city’s transit study and the comprehensive plan’s transportation chapter will be important to avoid duplicative outreach and to align recommendations. Mary, the county project manager for a transportation grant, said staff and consultants are coordinating outreach and will share materials and schedules to avoid asking the same stakeholders multiple times.
