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BK Planning and Zoning Commission recommends Option 3 for 71/Hamilton Pool thoroughfare update
Summary
After a staff presentation and questions about traffic, environmental impacts and coordination with other agencies, the BK Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that city council approve Option 3 of an update to the BK 2037 comprehensive plan thoroughfare map for the 71/Hamilton Pool Road area.
The BK Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend that city council approve a revised thoroughfare map for the 71/Hamilton Pool Road area, favoring “Option 3,” which calls for two new signalized intersections designed to reduce parcel and environmental impacts while providing alternate routes off 71.
City staff invited consultant Mallory Skates of Friese Nichols to present the update, which focuses on the corridor near the Galleria, the BK Parkway–Hamilton Pool Road intersection and adjacent neighborhoods. Skates said the plan is a long‑range tool to guide roadway classification, alignment and rights‑of‑way as development occurs, and that modeling shows traffic volumes on several segments could roughly double over 20 years.
Skates described three main alternatives: Option 1, which…
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