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Illustrative northeast-quadrant land-use concept shows large transport costs; commissioners urge density and infill alternatives
Summary
Staff presented an illustrative (non-adoptive) land-use and mobility concept for the northeast quadrant showing major road, bicycle and transit infrastructure needs and high per-unit transport costs. Commissioners urged alternatives focused on infill and higher density to reduce vehicle-miles and long-term capital and maintenance burdens.
Community Development staff presented an illustrative land-use/mobility exercise for the general-plan update that the City Council had requested to show the relationship between land use, road requirements and multimodal infrastructure.
Staff framing and key takeaways Sheri Mezer emphasized that the map was an illustrative, made-up exercise "in no way the land use plan that would be considered for adoption" and that the goal was to show how transportation needs grow with new peripheral development. Consultants translated the hypothetical land-use map into a circulation network that would require roughly 30 miles of new collector/arterial streets and close to 50 miles of bicycle facilities, plus…
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