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Scranton planners revive Complete Streets conversation, flag jurisdiction and implementation hurdles
Summary
Commissioners discussed reviving a draft Complete Streets policy, noted implementation challenges (state-owned roads, ordinance edits) and agreed to circulate an earlier draft for further review and potential recommendation to city council.
Commissioners resumed discussion of a previously drafted Complete Streets policy attributed to Craig Beavers, with several members saying they support the concept but raising questions about implementation details.
Commissioners discussed whether the policy should apply to new projects only and observed practical limits: "the city doesn't own all the streets, so a lot of them are state," a commissioner said, noting some improvements would require Pennsylvania Department of Transportation approval. Members flagged related legal and ordinance work — for example, whether changes need to be integrated into the zoning, subdivision or pavement restoration ordinances — and agreed the solicitor and city administration will need to be involved in next steps.
The commission asked staff (Don Casey) to circulate the most recent draft of the policy for review; members agreed to retain the item on the agenda for the next meeting and to identify clear, implementable steps rather than try to adopt all changes at once.
