Title
Consider/Discuss the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update, Specifically Related to the Development of the Master Thoroughfare Plan
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
MEETING DATE: February 20, 2017
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Jennifer Arnold, Planning Manager
Gary Graham, PE, PTOE, CIP & Transportation Engineering Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Discuss and provide feedback to Staff.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* In light of continuing regional transportation dialogues, local conversations and the potential implications of these things on the development of the Master Thoroughfare Plan and the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update, Staff would like to provide Council an additional opportunity to review and discuss the development of the Thoroughfare Plan. The primary objectives of this discussion is to: (1) reach consensus on the classification changes on the MTP; and (2) reach consensus on the introduction and location of limited access facilities on the Thoroughfare Plan.
* During the January 23 City Council Work Session, Staff presented an Updated Preliminary Thoroughfare Plan, which introduced a US 380 bypass for McKinney generally at and along the future Bloomdale Road (CR 123) alignment. During the January discussion, Council was generally supportive of the bypass concept and reached consensus on further evaluating the US 380 bypass along future Bloomdale Road and tying back into US 380 on the west side of Walnut Grove lake (US 380 Bypass - Bloomdale Option B).
* As such, Staff has been working with Kimley-Horn and Associates to develop anticipated changes to the Preferred Scenario Map (i.e. future land use) as well as the Travel Demand Model (TDM) based on the US 380 Bypass being part of the Master Thoroughfare Plan.
* In general, some of the reasons that the US 380 Bypass - Bloomdale Option B alignment has been deemed desirable is because it is within cl...
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