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Addison staff and commissioners debate Master Transportation Plan adoption, pedestrian toolbox and signal pilot
Summary
Addison's Planning and Zoning Commission heard a detailed Master Transportation Plan briefing from Public Works Director Becky Divini, who outlined a pedestrian toolbox, traffic-data tools and a January pilot for dynamic signal timing; commissioners urged more specificity on congestion responses and some suggested delaying adoption until regional transit decisions stabilize.
Becky Divini, the town's director of public works and engineering, presented the draft Master Transportation Plan to the Planning and Zoning Commission and said staff will return in January for a recommendation before a council public hearing and ordinance adoption. "I'll be back in January, for a recommendation, and then we'll work through our plan is to go to the last council meeting in January to hold that public hearing and then the overall plan adoption," she said.
Divini described the plan as a multimodal blueprint that covers vehicular, bicycle, pedestrian and transit connectivity and emphasized new flexibility in cross sections to reduce costly right-of-way acquisitions. She said the town contracted Kimberly Horn & Associates for professional services and noted the contract amount of "$144,500." The plan adds a pedestrian toolbox with…
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