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Clemmons planners outline walking audits, master transportation plan and UDO timeline; 158 overlay on hold amid state law
Summary
Planning staff told the Village of Clemmons Council they will bundle public outreach for several transportation projects, begin walking audits and a transportation summit, and that a proposed Clemons Road (Highway 158) overlay is on hold because of state legislation (Senate Bill 382).
Planner Moore, the Village of Clemmons planning and community development director, told the council on Feb. 10 that staff is coordinating public outreach for multiple transportation projects to avoid confusion and to increase public engagement.
"We are trying to flowchart together because we're trying to do the public process for all of the transportation projects together as one so that we don't confuse folks," Planner Moore said, outlining a schedule that targets a busy public engagement window between April and May. Moore said the master transportation plan, a safety action plan and an ADA transition plan will be advanced in parallel and that the unified development ordinance (UDO) update is on track for a major installment to the council before October.
Moore said staff will conduct walking audits on proposed routes, hold a transportation summit with stations addressing topics such as bicycle planning and safety, and staff will use events such as the Wheels and Squeals community event to host outreach booths. Moore added the village has secured assistance from consultants and outside groups, including AARP, and is pursuing an AARP grant to fund pedestrian signal work on Stadium Drive.
Moore flagged a constraint affecting the Highway 158/Clemmons Road overlay district project: state legislation. "The 158 Corridor, Clemons Road overlay district, that's still on hold as a result of Senate Bill 382," Moore said. He said Village staff are watching several bills, including one described as House Bill 24 that would restore local authority over down‑zoning statewide; if that bill fails, staff said local avenues under other bills could vary and Forsyth County had not yet been included in some proposals.
Council members raised a pedestrian safety question about crosswalks at the intersection of Peace Haven and Lewisville‑Clemmons Road. One council member said the intersection is well used by walkers and noted the village appears to be missing two crosswalks. Moore said state roads are being included in the ADA transition plan and that the village's Vision Zero task force includes two North Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT) safety representatives. He said DOT and village staff have been working with a DOT contact, Connie James, on adding a second pedestrian crossing funded during Publix's development of the site.
Moore emphasized the village aims to coordinate dates with consultants before publishing outreach dates and that staff will share materials with the council by email. The council did not take a formal vote on any of the transportation projects at the meeting.
