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Del City tables Complete Streets resolution to get more cost and regional guidance
Summary
Councilors raised cost, reporting and implementation concerns about a proposed Complete Streets policy and voted to table the measure to the April 6 meeting after asking staff to consult Midwest City and invite an ACOG representative to brief the council.
The Del City City Council on March 27 agreed to delay action on a proposed Complete Streets resolution after councilors questioned potential costs and reporting requirements and asked staff to gather more information from neighboring cities and regional planners.
Staff said the resolution would align Del City with a national Complete Streets approach that considers pedestrians, bicyclists and other nonmotorized users when designing or upgrading streets. "The complete streets plan ... has pedestrian walkways, bikeways," a city presenter said, describing the policy as a tool to improve connectivity and to strengthen grant applications with the region.
Several council members said they supported the policy’s goals but worried about how the rules would affect routine repairs and smaller paving projects. One council member said conversions that require added design, curb ramps and ADA‑compliant crossings could multiply costs for projects that today are routine repaving. "This sounds great, but ... we’re going to need to widen that road out," a council member said, warning that retrofit costs for sidewalks, bike lanes and ADA work could be large for certain streets.
The city attorney told the council the resolution includes exceptions and said Del City—rather than outside reviewers—would decide whether a project qualifies for an exception under the policy. "The city is the decider of those exceptions," the attorney said, noting staff and counsel would have roles in applying the exceptions.
Council members asked staff to contact Midwest City and other neighboring jurisdictions to learn how adoption affected their projects and budgets, and they requested that an ACOG (Association of Central Oklahoma Governments) representative (Jordan Evans) appear to explain grant and reporting expectations. Staff agreed to pursue those contacts.
Councilman [name on record] moved to table the resolution to the April 6 meeting; the motion was seconded and carried unanimously. The council recorded the action as tabled to April 6, 2026. Staff said tabling will not jeopardize pursuit of any immediate grant opportunities because staff will continue outreach and return with information for a later decision.
Next steps: staff will contact Midwest City and ACOG and return with additional cost and implementation details at or before the April 6 meeting.
