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Bryan joins regional Complete Streets study and will appoint four steering‑committee members
Summary
Council approved a $40,000 contribution to a four‑way Complete Streets corridor study led by the Bryan‑College Station MPO covering University Drive and South College; members also appointed four steering‑committee representatives to guide the study.
The Bryan City Council unanimously approved participation in a Bryan‑College Station Metropolitan Planning Organization Complete Streets study that will examine multimodal improvements for University Drive and South College corridors.
Dr. Jason Barfnick, presenting for the MPO, said the study will document existing conditions, create goals, develop up to three cross‑section concepts for South College, estimate costs (including grade‑separation options for University Drive), and propose implementation and funding plans. He said the total study cost is about $300,000; each of the four participating entities — the City of Bryan, the City of College Station, Texas A&M University and Brazos County — would contribute $40,000 and the MPO would cover the remainder.
"This is a multimodal approach — safety improvements, context sensitivity, community engagement and performance metrics," Dr. Barfnick said. Council discussed potential steering‑committee makeups (a staff member, a community member, a proven developer and someone with redevelopment experience) and later appointed Bill Leroux, David Scamardo, Barry Ivins and Lindsey Guindy to the committee after deliberation.
Council members emphasized the study’s role preparing the corridor for redevelopment around the Farm Patch and near Northgate and said having development experience on the steering committee was important as implementation moves from planning to projects.
