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Transportation Commission lists 2026 work topics including ADA transit review and arterial lighting
Summary
The commission reviewed a list of proposed 2026 work topics: ADA transit transition plan update, thoroughfare-plan work, 2026 sidewalk priority list timed to the budget cycle, possible arterial street lighting (cost and dark-sky issues), micromobility enforcement, and an ITS master plan. No formal decisions were made; staff will return with additional data and specific scopes.
At the Jan. 13 meeting, the Flower Mound Transportation Commission reviewed its proposed work topics for 2026 and discussed which items should proceed to more-detailed scoping.
Staff (Matt) presented the draft list, which includes an ADA transit transition-plan update, a thoroughfare-plan update (with at least one West Side thoroughfare in the works), the 2026 sidewalk-priority list (targeted for April so items can be included in the budget process), and both street-and-signal reconstruction lists. The sidewalk-priority list is timed to support decision packages for the upcoming budget.
Commissioners debated whether to pursue full arterial street lighting in addition to intersection lighting. Staff said council has previously pushed back on arterial lighting because of cost; commissioners raised dark-sky and fixture-selection concerns. The commission did not direct staff to move forward with an arterial-lighting program but indicated the topic should remain on the work list for further study.
Autonomous vehicles and micromobility drew questions about timing and enforcement. Staff said large-scale AV rollouts typically start in larger cities and that Flower Mound is more likely to see pilot presentations if a company expresses local interest. On micromobility, staff and commissioners discussed enforcement and classification: devices operating above about 28 mph may be treated as motor vehicles under local enforcement practice, and police have previously issued citations tied to high speeds.
Staff proposed an Intelligent Transportation Systems master plan (ITS) to provide a guiding document for signal timing, detection, and future traffic-technology investments. Commissioners expressed interest but staff cautioned that some adaptive signal experiments elsewhere had underdelivered; staff said analytics cameras and more frequent retiming have been used to improve signal performance since earlier adaptive attempts.
Other items on the list include revisiting the travel-safety app'usage and promotion, exploring EV charging grants for public locations, community-outreach booths at events to solicit resident feedback, and smaller programmatic topics such as median reflectors ("cat eyes"), lane-marking maintenance on state roads (coordinated with TxDOT), and reviewing guidance for private-property parking-lot maintenance.
No votes were taken on new programs at the meeting. Staff will return with scoping, timeline and budget implications for items the commission wants advanced into capital or operational planning.
