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Commission recommends removing Corporate Parkway extension; staff warns Midtown Drive will carry an extra 4,300 vehicles in 2045 model
Summary
The commission approved an amendment to the thoroughfare and active-transportation plans to remove a proposed major-collector extension of Corporate Parkway through a planned athletic complex and to realign the Spring Creek Trail; transportation staff cautioned a 2045 travel-demand model projected about 4,300 daily vehicles on the removed collector, shifting circulation to Midtown Drive and prompting commissioners to request intersection improvements be addressed.
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted Aug. 6 to recommend removing a planned extension of Corporate Parkway between Midtown Drive and William D. Fitch Parkway from the thoroughfare plan and to realign the future Spring Creek Trail to connect with the existing Lick Creek Trail.
Jason Schubert, the Transportation Planning Administrator, described the change as tied to the proposed athletic complex on city-owned land: routing a major collector through the middle of an athletic complex would be in conflict with the layout, he said, and staff proposed removing that collector and providing internal street and pedestrian/bicycle connections instead. Schubert said the city's travel-demand modeling projects roughly "4,300 cars would use this road" in a 2045 build-out scenario; removing the connection would shift that traffic to Midtown Drive and likely require intersection improvements as development proceeds.
Commissioners expressed concern about added congestion near schools and event traffic from tournaments; Schubert noted the alternative would be a costly bridge and environmental work to cross Spring Creek to reach William D. Fitch Parkway. The commission approved the amendment and asked staff to forward PNC concerns about traffic mitigation and timing to City Council; the council hearing is set for Aug. 27.
