Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Adopting the State Highway 5 Corridor Context Sensitive Master Plan
Summary
MEETING DATE: June 17, 2014
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Jennifer Arnold, Planning Manager
Gary Graham, P.E., P.T.O.E., Transportation and CIP Manager
Michael Quint, Director of Planning
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of the Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* Staff is presenting the State Highway 5 Corridor Context Sensitive Master Plan (SH 5 Master Plan) for adoption by the City Council.
* The SH 5 Master Plan serves as the conclusion to the SH 5 Corridor Context Sensitive Transportation Study (commonly referred to as the SH 5 Corridor Study), which was undertaken in order to establish a context sensitive vision for the redesign of SH 5 through McKinney.
* Officially kicked off in February 2013, the 16-month SH 5 Corridor Study included an analysis of existing conditions, identification of issues and opportunities along the corridor; a series of public outreach events; the development of design parameters and alternatives; and extensive coordination with the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
* The SH 5 Master Plan provides a summary of the planning study initiative and includes the following sections:
o Chapter 1: Introduction and Project Purpose
o Chapter 2: Preliminary Analysis
o Chapter 3: Public Involvement Process
o Chapter 4: Conceptual Plan
o Chapter 5: Interagency Coordination
o Chapter 6: Planning for Implementation
* Throughout the SH 5 Corridor Study process, Staff has maintained a study webpage to keep stakeholders informed and engaged in the planning process (http://www.mckinneytexas.org/SH5corridorstudy). A draft of the SH 5 Master Plan has been posted on the City's webpage since May 2014.
* As well, Staff presented a preliminary draft of the...
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