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Public survey ranks Covell and Coltrane top priorities in Paving the Way outreach
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Summary
Outreach for Edmond's proposed Paving the Way sales-tax measure produced roughly 4,400 map pins; staff said Covell and Coltrane ranked far above other locations, informing future project prioritization and public communications. Staff recommended better public dashboards to show projects already underway versus new priorities.
City outreach for the proposed Paving the Way sales-tax measure produced a concentrated public preference for improvements on Covell Parkway, especially the Covell and Coltrane intersection, staff reported to the Capital Improvements Projects Advisory Board.
Casey Moore, director of management services, said the exercise generated about 4,400 pins placed on an interactive map (participants could place up to three pins each). "If you really look, you'll see east and west along Covell, and East and West along 2nd Street/Edmond Road — those are trends you can see," Moore said, noting Covell and Coltrane “came in significantly in the lead.”
Moore acknowledged the raw pin count does not equal unique respondents — some participants placed multiple pins — and said staff check for spam submissions by IP and other signals. He recommended improved public communication tools and project dashboards so residents can see both priorities emerging from outreach and projects already underway (design or construction), and suggested the board use the survey data alongside crash history, PCI scores and traffic counts when prioritizing projects.
A citizen commenter urged staff to clarify whether later-year estimates in the FY27 budget represented firm strategy or placeholders, and asked for proactive communication with property owners who may be affected by Covell right‑of‑way planning.
Board members asked about unique-user counts and how staff screen for multiple submissions; Moore said the team can examine submissions in more detail and will incorporate outreach data into the public-facing paving-the-way dashboard. The board suggested adding visible notes on the public dashboard to indicate projects already in design or construction to reduce public confusion.
