Title
Discuss the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update, Specifically Related to Mobility and Transportation
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
MEETING DATE: August 15, 2016
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
Development Services - Engineering Department
CONTACT: Jennifer Arnold, Planning Manager
Gary Graham, P.E., P.T.O.E., CIP &Transportation Engineering Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Discuss and gain general consensus on the key mobility and transportation elements of the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan, including the preliminary thoroughfare plan, illustrative cross-sections, and bikeway plan.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* An important element of the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan is mobility and transportation. This citywide component identifies the transportation system that is consistent with, and can functionally support, the community's long range vision for growth and development (i.e. the Preferred Scenario).
* The Mobility and Transportation Element generally includes the following important components:
o The Master Thoroughfare Plan
o Illustrative Cross-Sections
o Key Mobility Considerations
* The major benefits of providing this information within the Comprehensive Plan includes:
o Identifying right-of-way (ROW) needs in advance of development;
o Identifying the roadways planned to accommodate anticipated traffic based on the preferred growth scenario; and
o Providing policy-level guidance for the desired design and context of arterial roadways.
MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN
* The Master Thoroughfare Plan identifies the network of arterial thoroughfares needed to accommodate the future growth plans of the community (i.e. the Preferred Scenario). Included within the Plan are the general locations, types and functional classifications of thoroughfares in McKinney.
* As proposed, updates to the Master Thoroughfare Plan generally include two new arterial connection...
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