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Transportation Commission seeks consistent sidewalk and street-light policies, tracks adaptive traffic and drone trends
Summary
The Transportation Commission reported on sidewalk prioritization, a street-light notification policy, adaptive traffic signals and early drone-delivery activity; it recommended more consistency in resident notification and continued monitoring of adaptive systems.
Chris Reid, chair of the Flower Mound Transportation Commission, presented the commission’s annual summary and said members worked on several master-plan amendments and longer-term priorities including sidewalk links, a new scoring matrix for prioritization, street-light policy and pilot adaptive traffic systems.
Reid said sidewalk work moved from “easy” links to more complex connections; staff developed a scoring matrix that will be completed next year. On street lights, the commission has been drafting a policy to clarify where lighting is prioritized (residential areas versus thoroughfares) and how residents are notified about installations, after a May case where nearby residents said they were not adequately informed. “It ended up being the whole neighborhood voted on it,” Reid said of the notification problem.
The commission also discussed lamp color and intensity, advising a preference for warmer (amber) LEDs in residential areas to reduce glare. Members reviewed the town’s adaptive traffic technology pilot along Morris Road. Commissioners said adaptive timing improved throughput on the main corridor but can increase wait times on side streets; they recommended ongoing evaluation before expanding the system. Reid and members encouraged presentations from vendors so the commission can assess newer traffic-management algorithms.
Other items covered: recent and pending thoroughfare amendments for First Ranch, Monarch Dixon and Eden Ranch; a street-name change to avoid duplicate names near Garden Ridge/Borger; micro-mobility survey results (posted on the town website); coordination with the police department on crossing guards; and early reports of drone delivery operations in the region.
The commission said it will continue work on the sidewalk scoring matrix, complete a street-light policy that clarifies notification and fixture selection, and revisit adaptive-signal funding and performance as data and vendor options mature. The Transportation Commission also plans additional outreach and facility tours, including a potential Denton County Transportation Authority visit.
