Pebble Creek residents press Council to remove planned parkway extension; council directs staff to pursue non‑vehicular alternatives and rules out four‑lane buy

Dozens of residents packed City Hall on Sept. 25 to urge the College Station City Council to remove any future extension of Pebble Creek Parkway to the south and to reject plans to widen the existing parkway to a four‑lane thoroughfare.

The meeting opened with a staff presentation from Jason Schubert, the city’s Transportation Planning Administrator, who traced the roadway’s long history in the city’s thoroughfare plans and stressed that the maps are long‑range, illustrative guides rather than construction orders. Schubert told councilors there is no funded project or active design to widen Pebble Creek Parkway and that any change to the adopted maps would require formal comprehensive‑plan amendment and public review.

The meeting shifted into a sustained public‑comment period that included many residents of Pebble Creek and nearby neighborhoods. Courtney Cannon, speaking virtually, said, “This expansion would be dangerous,” and urged councilors to “value neighborhood integrity above convenience.” Kerry Roper, a Pebble Creek resident and organizer, told the council a…