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Draft transportation master plan presented; council hears $4M mid‑block crossing proposal
Summary
Consultants presented a draft Transportation Master Plan that organizes projects into short‑term (5 years) and mid‑term windows, emphasizes safety and congestion relief, and allocates $4 million to a new mid‑block crossing program; adoption is expected next month with time for public comment.
Dave Cox of Modern Mobility Partners presented a draft transportation master plan, summarizing nine months of work, three community listening sessions, and an online engagement process that reached roughly 170 participants. The plan ranks projects by goals—efficiency, safety and a council‑requested beautification metric—and organizes work into a first five‑year window and a second five‑year window to outline actions through the next decade.
Cox highlighted that the plan includes corridor projects, intersection improvements and bicycle/pedestrian projects. Notable short‑term items include concept and preliminary engineering (PE) work; a new mid‑block crossing program has $4,000,000 allocated to install crossings at multiple locations. Cox emphasized that corridor projects are not automobile‑only and are intended to include bicycle and pedestrian improvements where feasible: "Those corridor projects are intended to improve safety," he said.
The plan also includes program buckets for funding and a financial‑constraint screen intended to ensure revenues can cover costs. Cox said staff will work with departments to ensure capacity for multi‑year projects, noting that some projects will require right‑of‑way acquisition and utility relocations that extend timelines.
Councilmembers pressed on specifics: Mayor Rusty Paul reported recent ARC TIP changes that add certain projects for federal funding; council asked how project IDs map to existing budget project numbers, whether the plan evaluates past project outcomes (Cox said return‑on‑investment assessment is out of scope), and how classifications such as "major collector" might affect neighborhood routing by navigation apps. Cox and staff said the plan will return to council next month for adoption and that the document is posted online for public review with instructions for submitting comments.
What’s next: staff recommended additional review and public comment before likely adoption next month; councilmembers asked staff to publicize the draft, clarify how to submit feedback and to consider small‑area or operational remedies for localized congestion near schools and institutions.
