Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance to Modify the Reduced Speed School Zones and Crosswalk Locations due to the New Attendance Boundaries within the McKinney Independent School District
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
(2B. Continuously Provide a High Level of Customer Service to our Citizens)
MEETING DATE: June 16, 2026
DEPARTMENT: Development Services / Engineering
CONTACT: Robyn Root, P.E., P.T.O.E., Traffic Engineer
Thuan Huynh, P.E., Transportation Engineering Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of the Ordinance
ITEM SUMMARY:
* This Ordinance will accomplish the following:
o Repeal the sections of the Code of Ordinances which established the reduced speed school zones and the associated designated crosswalk locations for the three elementary schools that will be closed.
o Establish the reduced speed zones and crosswalks for Bennett Elementary School and Vega Elementary School due to the attendance boundaries modifications. Modify the reduced speed zones for Evans Middle School due to the attendance boundaries modifications.
o Establish a crosswalk for McClure Elementary School on Ridge Road.
o Remove the reduced speed zone on Ridge Road at Sidney Lane and the associated designated crosswalk location for Rueben Johnson Elementary School, as established in the Code of Ordinances.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* McKinney ISD has closed three elementary schools starting in the 2026-2027 school year. The reduced speed school zone signage and associated designated crosswalk locations will be removed for the following three schools:
o McNeil Elementary School
o Wolford Elementary School
o C.T. Eddins Elementary School
* With the closure of these three schools, the attendance boundaries for Bennett Elementary School and Vega Elementary have been modified.
* The locations of the proposed reduced speed school zones and proposed crosswalk along Cotton Ridge Rd at Coronado Dr for Bennett Elementary ...
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