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Georgetown officials press for stronger local traffic triggers, worry state rules limit remedies
Summary
Planning staff and council debated how local policy can supplement state traffic-study requirements, with planners explaining state thresholds, and council members urging 'shadow planning,' right‑of‑way reservations and local triggers to require additional mitigation.
Georgetown officials spent substantial time March 30 debating whether the city can require more local scrutiny of traffic impacts than state minimums allow.
Senior planner Elise Katz described what typical traffic studies measure — current conditions, projected additional traffic and a 10‑year buildout with and without improvements — and explained that state design standards and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) often determine when intersection improvements such as turn lanes or traffic signals are installed. “I’m not a traffic engineer…I…
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