Agenda Information Sheet
DEPARTMENT: Transportation
CM/ ACM: John Cabrales Jr.
Date: October 11, 2016
SUBJECT
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Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding staff's plan for obligating the FY 2016-2017 Bike Fund for on-street bicycle accommodations, and provide an update to the FY 2015-2016 Bike Fund projects.
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BACKGROUND
The "Update to the Pedestrian and Bicycle Linkage Component of the Denton Mobility Plan" (Denton Bike Plan) was approved by City Council on February 21, 2012. The plan provides an overview of the existing conditions, design standards and facility types, and an implementation plan. The main purpose of the document is to guide the City on where to place and what type of bike routes. Since the Plan was adopted, a yearly budget of $200,000 has been created to implement on-street bike accommodations.
It is anticipated that the remaining project of the FY 2015-2016 Bike Fund, Nottingham Drive, will be completed by Thanksgiving. Eagle Drive is half way complete and will finish up by the end of November. All other projects for FY 2015-2016 are complete. Two projects remain from FY 2014-2015 - Crescent and Phase III of Oak and Hickory Street. Phase III is Oak and Hickory from Carroll Boulevard to Ave C. Due to the upcoming utility work on Hickory, immediate accommodations are limited to the intersection with Carroll and restriping with paint the existing bike lane. Oak Street is under design. Crescent is delayed until utility and street work finish.
Exhibit 1 lists the projects for the FY 2016-2017 Bike Fund. Projects will provide 6.2 miles of new bike infrastructure, with a mix of bike lanes and sharrows. The goal for this Fiscal Year is to complete as many of the remaining immediate projects as identified in the 2012 Bike Plan as possible. Many of the immediate projects are low-hanging fruit and connect central Denton, which is a key area with connections to grocery, commercial, universities, and neighborhoods. This dovetails ...
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