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Waco staff asks council: "Do we want subdivisions or do we want neighborhoods?" Connectivity, sidewalks and traffic-calming on the table
Summary
City planning staff outlined tools to turn subdivisions into walkable neighborhoods — a connectivity index, required stub connections, sidewalk timing and traffic-calming options — and asked council for feedback and developer input before drafting ordinance changes.
At a Dec. 2 work session the Waco City Council heard a presentation from Clint Peters, director of development services, and assistant director Laura Wagstaff on options to make new residential development more walkable and neighborhood-oriented. Peters opened with the framing question: "Do we want subdivisions or do we want neighborhoods?" and said the answer would shape street patterns, pedestrian access and how residents experience new developments.
Staff proposed several tools used in peer Texas cities: a connectivity index target (staff referenced a target range of 1.3'1.4 to support…
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