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Planning commission recommends removing short Pavilion Avenue extension from thoroughfare and bike/ped plans
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission voted 4–1 to recommend removing a short, unbuilt segment of Pavilion Avenue and its associated bike lanes and sidewalks from the comprehensive and bicycle/pedestrian plans after staff and the school district presented a traffic study finding negligible impact and changed site conditions since 2007.
The College Station Planning & Zoning Commission voted 4–1 on April 16 to recommend removing a short, unbuilt segment of Pavilion Avenue — a minor collector shown on the 2007 thoroughfare plan — and the bike lanes and sidewalks associated with it.
Jason Schubert, the city’s transportation planning administrator, told commissioners the alignment was added in 2007 to serve as a backage road to support anticipated commercial development. Schubert said recent development — notably three car dealerships that provide a wide drive aisle and cross-access behind their lots — together with TxDOT’s planned frontage-road shared-use path have largely accomplished the…
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