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Design Workshop previews multimodal greenways master plan for unincorporated Williamson County
Summary
Consultants detailed an aspirational countywide greenways map funded by a federal SS4A planning grant and urged public feedback at an upcoming workshop; the plan focuses on connecting parks, waterways and neighborhoods in unincorporated areas.
Design Workshop and county staff presented a draft multimodal greenways master plan for Williamson County’s unincorporated areas during the Sept. 8 commission meeting, previewing an aspirational network of routes intended to connect parks, waterways and neighborhoods.
Benjamin Boyd, a landscape architect with Design Workshop, said the planning phase is funded by a federal Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant and that the consulting team has completed inventory work and an initial public workshop. “We had over 75 attendees at the first community workshop and more than 1,700 survey responses,” Boyd said. The early findings show high public interest in connections to parks, natural areas and safe active‑transportation routes, he added.
The draft map uses broad corridors to show primary north–south pathways across unincorporated areas and highlights opportunities to pair paths with utility easements, transmission corridors and rights‑of‑way. Boyd described greenways as typically 10–12 feet wide to accommodate cyclists and pedestrians, with potential adjacent equestrian routes in some segments.
The team emphasized that the plan is aspirational and meant to guide priority setting and funding, not to specify exact routes on private property. “This is based on both the feedback that we got about priorities and, you know, us looking at all the different options and lowest potential barriers to connecting different places,” Boyd said. He encouraged residents to attend a second public workshop on Sept. 23 and to use the county project landing page for surveys and updates.
County staff noted a parallel roadway safety team is producing complementary recommendations; both efforts will be combined to create an implementation action plan to pursue future SS4A implementation funds. Commissioners asked about coordination with planned urban growth boundaries and posting of the slide deck; consultants said they are considering growth patterns and will post materials on the county landing page.
No formal vote accompanied the presentation. Staff asked commissioners and residents to review the draft materials, attend the Sept. 23 workshop and submit comments to the team so the plan can be refined for a final presentation later this year.
