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Tucker consultants present updated transportation and trails plan, recommend Vision Zero commitment and phased projects
Summary
Consultants from Pond and Company presented the Tucker Connects Transportation and Trails Master Plan update and a Lawrenceville Highway access/beautification study, emphasizing prioritized sidewalk and trail segments, neighborhood greenways, and a safety action plan compatible with FHWA funding and a Vision Zero commitment.
Consultants retained by the city presented a consolidated update to Tucker’s transportation and trails plans and a complementary Lawrenceville Highway access and beautification study, detailing short‑, mid‑ and long‑term projects and funding guidance.
Cat Elmore of Pond and Company said the combined Tucker Connects plan carries forward earlier roadway and trail recommendations and adds a prioritization framework intended to balance feasibility, cost and connections to destinations. The team recommended dedicating roughly 20–25% of the plan’s near‑term funding to trails — about $2,000,000 per year in the consultants’ cost‑constrained scenario — and provided maps identifying high‑priority sidewalk and trail segments.
The plan groups recommendations into roadway capacity projects…
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