Assembly presses AMATS on long-delayed Ingram/Gamble work and asks for right-of-way mapping

Assembly members used the TIP briefing to press for faster progress on neighborhood safety projects and for municipal work to clarify rights-of-way and easements.

Multiple assembly members recounted long-standing delays on the Ingram/Gamble corridor and described serious safety incidents in the neighborhood. One member said the corridor has repeatedly been scheduled and postponed and that residents are exposed to unsafe conditions where pedestrians and wheelchairs share lanes with large trucks. Christopher Constant (first referenced in introductions) and other members discussed conditions and urged more decisive action. Youngenellen said the Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) study for Ingrid/Gamble is still underway and that recommendations from that PEL would be incorporated into the long-range plan and then into the TIP as appropriate. He noted additional DOT requirements — such as a recent lane-reduction directive that requires extra analysis showing no negative system effect — could affect timing.

On rights-of-way and easements, assembly members proposed an ArcGIS-based inventory to document easements and trail connections to reduce conflicts between property owners and public users. Youngenellen said municipal planning staff had raised privacy and enforcement concerns about publishing such detailed information and recommended the Assembly coordinate with Planning and other departments to define scope and acceptable data before AMATS could consider funding. He offered to provide names of relevant municipal staff and departments to advance coordination.

Members signaled interest in bringing Assembly resolutions forward if they wanted the policy committee to take a stronger posture on specific projects or PEL outcomes; one member said they planned to consider a resolution addressing PEL recommendations. The exchange closed with members noting the policy committee has authority over MTP priorities and can prioritize complete-streets work and other project elements if it chooses.