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Moab council narrows strategic-plan priorities to downtown beautification, housing and transportation
Summary
At a March 10 workshop, Moab City Council reviewed progress on last year's strategic plan and refined priorities: expand downtown beautification (north-entry ideas), continue sidewalk and crosswalk work, pursue housing workshops and a housing toolbox, and advance active-transportation and hazard-mitigation actions.
The Moab City Council met March 10 for an early-session strategic-plan workshop to review accomplishments and set priorities for the coming year. Staff presented a status update on the plan's five pillars and asked councilors to prioritize initiatives that emerged from January planning sessions.
City staff urged the council to focus on downtown beautification and traffic-calming measures to improve the arrival experience for visitors and residents, including further sidewalk and crosswalk work and possible north-entry treatments along the highway leading into town. "I would like to see that expanded," one councilor said, describing a broader arrival sequence that signals arrival at a pedestrian-oriented downtown.
Councilors recommended pairing a refreshed downtown plan with business engagement, including a future town hall once a draft plan is available. Staff said a consolidated downtown study or dust study could inform a potential north-entry design and recommended engaging downtown business owners when a cohesive plan is ready to share.
On housing, staff proposed folding the Walnut Lane site work into a broader housing category after abatement-related delays. Council members supported holding housing workshops with the housing task force and developing a housing toolbox to help set action priorities and review policies such as the impact-fee program.
Active-transportation items drew substantial discussion: councilors listed continued sidewalk fixes, traffic calming, the SS4A complete-streets work, potential corridor options (Mil Creek, Spanish Valley, Spanish Trail), and localized downtown street-parking discussions to include business input. Pathway safety and repairs for flood- or storm-damaged trails were also raised.
Councilors asked staff to add a clearer implementation and communications section to the strategic plan so the document not only lists goals but also explains how the city will implement and report progress. Staff said they would fold implementation methods and public-outreach guidance into the plan's introductory materials and bring a formatted draft back for council review.
The workshop was designed to inform the budgeting process this spring, and staff told the council they would carry the agreed priorities forward into the formal strategic-plan document for adoption at a future meeting.
