Agenda Information Sheet
DEPARTMENT: Capital Projects
CM/ ACM: Mario Canizares
Date: June 13, 2017
SUBJECT
Title
Receive a report, hold a discussion and provide direction regarding the procedure to assess the need and make minor updates to the Mobility Plan and associated Roadway Component Map.
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BACKGROUND
The Mobility Plan including the associated Roadway Component Map is the guiding document for the development of Denton's street network. It is also listed as one of the City-wide Topical Plans in the Denton Plan 2030 document. Denton Plan 2030 is the long-range plan for City of Denton growth, development and redevelopment. The topical plans listed in Denton Plan 2030 pertain to specific subject areas or aspects of the city's functionality and are applicable city-wide.
At the local level for the City of Denton, the Mobility Plan is an integral part of the layout of streets during the development review process. Also, the plan allows for the coordination of local roadway extensions with TxDOT plans and improvements. Finally, the plan is the starting point for road projects that make their way into the Capital Improvement Program.
At the regional level, the Mobility Plan provides the basis for the City's priority projects to be included in long range planning processes and possibly to be funded in partnerships with private developers, NCTCOG, Denton County and TxDOT.
The Mobility Plan will not be realized as a result of a single decision or action. Rather, it is the cumulative result of a number of decisions spanning various entities and years.
The Roadway Component Map part of the Mobility Plan is not meant to represent a precise geometrical location of future street alignments in Denton. Instead, it is a layout of the street network used to identity existing and future roadway connectivity needs and uses. Precise alignments of future roadways or the expansion/extension of existing roadways will be determined as part of the final roadway des...
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