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Commission accepts updated Transportation Master Plan and Comprehensive Plan
Summary
After a presentation by KLJ and city planning staff, the commission accepted an updated transportation master plan and comprehensive plan that forecast growth, identifies 66 transportation projects through 2050 and refines future land-use guidance.
City Planner Natalie Berchick and a KLJ consultant presented the city's updated Transportation Master Plan and Comprehensive Plan during a public hearing on Oct. 7, explaining community engagement, growth forecasting and a prioritized project list.
Wade of KLJ summarized work that began in late 2023 and explained the plan's approach to forecasting growth, preserving existing infrastructure, and producing a 2050 traffic model showing more congestion on north'south corridors and several priority projects. The plan identifies 66 projects in total, 13 of which are already committed in short-term programs or state programming, with the remainder categorized as short-, medium- and long-range priorities.
Berchick said the update revisits the urban service area boundary adopted in the 2013 plan, refines future land-use recommendations (including cautious adjustments in the West Dickinson subarea) and includes housing forecasts that flag potential gaps in middle- and lower-income rental and owner-occupied housing.
The commission opened the public hearing; no members of the public stepped forward to comment. After discussion the commission moved to accept the plan. The public hearing was then closed with no public testimony.
What's next: the plan serves as a guide for the city's CIP and future project prioritization; staff and consultants will proceed with implementation steps and mapping updates required to reflect the adopted plan.
