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Committee reviews draft transportation solutions: street connections, bike/ped improvements, transit and trails
Summary
Draft solutions presented include new street links to offload congested corridors, a menu of pedestrian and bicycle facility types (curb sidewalks, buffered lanes, separated facilities), trail alignments including McNeil Trail connections, and transit-first/last-mile considerations; Jolene urged explicit transit-stop language in standards.
Project staff presented a wide-ranging set of potential solutions to address the deficiencies identified in the future-conditions analysis, asking the advisory committee for input on priorities and treatments.
Street connections: The team outlined multiple potential new links (for example a Billo continuation and Lock Real extensions) and a small bridge across the river that modeling shows could divert traffic from West Lauderdale and Kings Valley into downtown. Staff said new connections could help reduce demand on constrained intersections.
Pedestrian and bicycle facilities: The memo includes a broad palette of pedestrian and bicycle options that the team mapped by roadway segment. Options range from curbed sidewalks adjacent to parking to sidewalks with planting strips, protected bike lanes, and separated off-street paths. The presenter acknowledged the difficulty of showing every location in a meeting but asked members to review facility-level recommendations for their familiar corridors.
Trails and McNeil Trail: Bradley described alignments for the McNeil Trail, including creekside and on-street connection options to improve neighborhood access and downtown connectivity.
Transit and first/last mile: Jolene urged the team to include examples showing how transit stops fit into complete-street designs and recommended adding transit-stop language to development code so stops and facility improvements aren’t left out of redevelopment. The presenter said a transit section exists in the memo but agreed it could be expanded with more design detail.
Why it matters: The menu of solutions and cross-section alternatives will shape capital priorities, right-of-way needs, design standards, and how the city negotiates developer frontage improvements.
Next steps: Staff will refine the solutions package and ask the public to review alternatives at an open house; the committee was asked to identify treatments and locations to prioritize before the public outreach.
