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Richardson staff preview bond‑funded mobility projects and active‑transportation updates
Summary
Staff briefed the advisory committee on bond-program proposals that would fund signal rebuilds, ADA upgrades, trail and crossing improvements and sidewalk‑gap funding; they also updated the committee on trails and active‑transportation projects including Central Trail, Glenville and Cotton Belt connections.
City staff updated the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee on projects that would be included in a proposed capital bond package and on active‑transportation projects under design or construction.
Daniel summarized the bond presentation the City Council heard during a Jan. 5 public hearing. Staff described transportation/mobility investments including 14 traffic signal rebuilds with ADA curb‑ramp work and upgraded push buttons, school‑zone speed radar signs, sidewalk rehabilitation zones and a new allocation intended to address sidewalk gaps (staff remarks referenced $6,000,000 as the gap allocation). Active‑transportation elements cited for bond funding included Owens Trail upgrades, safer crossings (moving some locations from warning beacons to full vehicle‑stop crossings) and trail/bridge work to connect Breckenridge and Cotton Belt facilities.
The committee also heard project updates: Johnson Boulevard bike lanes are expected to finish in late spring; construction activity is underway on portions of the Cotton Belt/Gunbelt trail near UTD and CityLine; Collins Boulevard and Arapahoe trail connections are under design; and Central Trail has wrapped up design and is moving into construction with Dallas County partnership.
Transcript remarks contained two different descriptions of the bond totals. In one presentation passage staff described “a little over $200,000,000” split across categories (transportation/mobility roughly $70 million, streets roughly $114 million, sidewalks roughly $16 million). In another exchange staff noted that transportation mobility and streets are commonly combined at the council/ballot level and used the phrase “It’s a $132,000,000 proposition.” Daniel said council has a second public hearing scheduled and that the election timeline would move toward a May 2026 ballot if council proceeds.
No formal committee votes or project approvals were taken at the meeting; staff said more detailed project lists and interactive maps will be circulated to members.
