Item 7CCITY OF
SOUTH LAKE
MEMORANDUM
To: City Council
From: Ken Baker, AICP — Senior Director of Planning & Development Services
Date: November 9, 2021
Subject: Item #7C — Ordinance No. 1075-C, 1st Reading, Amendments to the City of
Southlake Mobility Master Plan, an element of the Southlake Comprehensive
Plan.
Action
Requested: Consider 1st Reading approval on the proposed amendments to the Mobility
Master Plan
Background
Information: The Mobility Master Plan is an element of the Southlake Comprehensive Plan.
The comprehensive plan reflects the community's values and serves as a
blueprint for Southlake's future in terms of the prioritization of capital projects,
resource allocation and program establishment. More specifically, the
comprehensive plan establishes a framework to coordinate the city's activities
and to guide the city's decision -making for the next 20 years. As such, the
comprehensive plan and its components are updated on a regular basis.
The Mobility Master Plan is a comprehensive plan for transportation systems
that will serve the mobility needs of residents, businesses, and visitors and will
guide transportation investments. It is multimodal — that is, it addresses
mobility needs for vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians. The purpose of the
Mobility Plan is to identify the transportation needs of the city. It identifies the
future transportation network that will be needed to serve the projected
population and employment growth and increased travel demand. The Plan
identifies policies, programs and projects for implementation and development
and guides funding decisions.
From time to time it is necessary to amend the Mobility Master Plan to
incorporate new information from studies, include new projects, and update the
status of existing projects identified in the plan.
The purpose of this amendment is to consider reprioritizing listed sidewalk
projects, modify the "official pathways map", add a new road project
(Highland/Shady Oaks intersection), and add a recommendation to conduct a
study on the SH 114 corridor to look at possible improvements to add capacity,
reduce congestion and improve access to corridor properties. A summary of
these proposed amendments is provided below.
Sidewalk Construction Priority List
Sidewalks are a critical element to the City's overall mobility strategy and a
complete and robust system is desired by the Citizens of Southlake. The
construction of publicly funded sidewalk project sections is guided by the
priority ranking of the sidewalk segments identified in the Mobility Master Plan.
In conjunction with the engineering firm Teague, Nall and Perkins (TNP), the
City has just completed an extensive sidewalk constructability evaluation for
future up blicly funded sidewalk segments identified on the Official Pathways
Map. The sidewalk constructability study evaluates and prioritizes potential
sidewalk projects based on several factors such as connectivity to other
sidewalks, location near a school or park, availability of right of way or
easement, and construction cost (trees removal, utility relocations, bridge
construction, drainage).
The City utilized the scores assigned as part of this evaluation to prioritize
sidewalk segments for construction. Sidewalk segments are prioritized as a
Tier 1 ( 1 to 3 years); Tier 2 (4 to 7 years); or Tier 3 (greater than 8 years)
project.
Just because a sidewalk segment is not listed as part of this evaluation does
not mean it will not be built. The City also builds sidewalks in conjunction with a
City road or park project. For instance, the N. White Chapel Blvd. project will
include new sidewalks on both sides of the road from the State Highway 114
frontage road to Emerald Blvd., near the Tom Thumb shopping center.
Construction of the Southlake Sports Complex (Park) will include sidewalks
along Crooked Lane. Also, developers are required to incorporate sidewalks
identified on the "Official Pathways Map" as part of their projects.
Project 7 (Union
Church)
Project 58 (Silicon
Dr.)
Project 308 (S.
Nolen Dr.)
Project 7 (Union
Church)
Project 21
(Crooked Ln.)
Project 70
(Pearson Ln.)
Project 15 (S.
Kimball Ave.)
Project 28 (N
Carroll Ave.)
Project 32, 33, 34
(Southridge Lakes
Pkwy. )
Project 304 (S.
Peytonville Ave.)
Project 305 (N.
White Chapel
Blvd.)
Project 399 (E.
Dove Rd.)
Project 466 (S. Project 71 Project 39, 41 Project 467, 468
White Chapel Blvd.) (Chesapeake Ln.) (Kirkwood Blvd.) (E. Continental
Blvd.)
Project 470 (Davis
Project 76a
Project 68 (Pearson
Project 469 (Davis
Blvd.)
(Continental Blvd.)
Ln.)
Blvd.)
Project 482 (Sunrise
Project 86
Project 79 (T W
Project 471 (S.H.
Ranch Rd.)
(Crooked Ln.)
King)
114 Frontage Rd.)
Project 483 (Byron
Project 88
Project 92 (Johnson
Project 472, 473
Nelson Pkwy.)
(Parkwood Dr.)
Rd.)
(S. Kimball Ave.)
Project 486 (S.H.
Project 93
Project 115
Project 475 (N.
114 & Cherry Ln. /
(Johnson Rd.)
(Southridge Lakes)
Kimball Ave.)
N. Kimball Ave.)
Project 98
Project 144, 154 (E.
Project 476
(Turnberry Ln.)
Dove St.)
(Shady Oaks Dr.)
Project 101 (Oak
Project 153 (W.
Project 477 (Nolen
Pointe Ln.)
Highland St.)
Dr.)
Project 155 (E.
Project 204 (N.
Project 479 (S.H.
Dove. Rd.) Peytonville Ave.) 114 Frontage Rd.)
Project 306 (N. Project 205 Project 480, 487
White Chapel (Brumlow Ave.) (N. Carroll Ave.)
Blvd.)
Project 474 (S.
Kimball Ave.)
Project 481 (S.H.
114 Frontage Rd.)
Project 206 (Shady
Oaks Dr.)
Project 303 (S.
Kimball Ave.)
Project 491 (E.
Dove Rd.)
Project 490 (E
Highland St.)
Project X (N.
White Chapel
Blvd.)
Project 492 (E.
Highland St.)
A detailed list of the sidewalk projects is available in Appendix C of the Mobility
Plan. Staff has also provided the following exhibits in your packet to assist you
in locating sidewalk segments. This includes the following:
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As part of the Southlake Mobility Plan amendment, the City is
seeking comments from the public on the proposed sidewalk priority list and
set up a feedback form on the website that the public can provide comments on
the proposed priorities. Responses have been provided in your packet.
Pathways Map Amendment
There are two "official pathways" map amendments proposed. The first is to
modify the "Official Pathways Map" to designate an 8 foot sidewalk segment on
the west side of White Chapel Boulevard from just south of Wingate Lane to a
point just north of Blue Stem Rd. (Private Road).
The designation corresponds to the scope of the White Chapel Blvd. road
project and is indicated as an orange line on the exhibit shown on the following
page. Once constructed, this sidewalk project will connect to two built sidewalk
sections and create critical pedestrian connectivity between a public elementary
school (Walnut Grove Elementary), a private school (Clariden School) and two
public parks (Bob Jones Park- 137 acres and the Cliffs Park -15 acres).
Also, the amendment to the "Official Pathways Map" will include the removal of
a future 8 foot sidewalk designation shown on the east side of White Chapel
Blvd. from a point just south of Wingate Lane to Blue Stem Drive. This sidewalk
segment is being removed from the City's official map due to limited right of
way, topography, and the need to cross Army Corps of Engineers property.
These factors present many challenges for the construction of a sidewalk. As
such, the construction of an 8 foot sidewalk on the west side of N. White Chapel
Blvd. is preferred as it is more practical as it has fewer construction challenges
and provides a critical link between two significant sidewalk segments already
constructed.
White Chapel Blvd.
The second map amendment is the relocation of the trail section through the
Rucker property to the west. As discussed in the Pecan Creek site plan case, a
trail constructed at the location currently shown will have to go through CISD
and Timarron HOA property. The proposal is to move the trail connection to the
west of Matthews Court so it could be part of the future Rucker property
development and easier to construct. The redline shows the existing trail
location and the green line shows the new proposed location.
Rucker Road
Road Study and Project
There are also two roadway related projects that are proposed. The first is the
Shady Oaks/Highland intersection improvement. Due to level of service and
delay times at this intersection during peak periods, the City is recommending
adding this intersection as a priority 1 project.
The second proposed road project amendment is in conjunction with TXDOT -
conduct a study on SH114 Main Lane Expansion and Ramp Reversals
Between Kimball Avenue and White Chapel Boulevard. Reversing ramps will
allow for increased accessibility to properties along the frontage road; improve
safety by moving the traffic "weaving area" between an entrance ramp and exit
ramp from the main lanes to the frontage road, where speeds and volumes are
lower; and reduce traffic congestion on intersections by allowing through traffic
to access the highway.
Mobility Master Plan document
The Mobility Master Plan document (Attachment G) has undergone minor
revisions to reflect changes since the 2030 plan adoption. The most significant
changes include:
• Replaced 2011 Citizen Survey information with 2019 survey information (pg
15 - 16)
• Replaced Mobility 2035 (regional mobility plan) information with Mobility
2045 information (pg 16)
• Updated the Intersection Studies section to incorporate the Intersection
Capacity Analysis from the previous Mobility Plan amendment (pg 30-32)
• Removed "Narrow Traffic Lanes/Road Diets" (pg 36)
• Updated Illuminated Street Signage section (pg 40)
• Updated the Active Transportation Planning section with more recent
statistics (pg 42)
• Removed reference to the Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordination
Committee since it is no longer active (pg 43-44)
• Updated the Education and Promotion section so that the information is
current/accurate (pg 44-46)
• Removed "on street sharrows" (pg 49-50)
• Removed "Sidewalk Partnership Program" (pg 55)
• Rewrote the Accessibility section to reflect the current status of the ADA
Transition Plan (pg 55)
• Updated the Sidewalk Construction Prioritization section to reflect the
process used for the 2021 priority list (pg 56)
• Removed recommended design features for Zena Rucker Road from
Appendix B (since the roadway is complete).
• Updated all recommendations to reflect their current status (Appendix C)
Financial
Considerations: None. Any recommendations requiring funding resulting from the approval of
this plan will be considered during the review of the Capital Improvements
Program (CIP).
Strategic Link: The Mobility Master Plan relates to all focus areas of the City of Southlake's
strategy map.
Citizen Input: A SPIN Meeting was held on October 26, 2021.
The draft Mobility Master Plan, proposed Sidewalk Priorities, and a Sidewalk
Priority Feedback Form are posted on the Mobility Master Plan webpage.
Planning & Zoning
Commission: November 4, 2021; Approved (6-0), with the following recommendations to staff
and City Council:
• first with respect to South Peytonville #304 and the Highland sections that
staff go ahead and refine the costs considering the connectivity to schools
and evaluate moving those up to Tier 1 and Tier 2;
• with respect to Randol Mill talk to the City of Westlake about connectivity
and consider moving that up in priority as well;
• for the East Dove Road #491 project, evaluate any grant money that might
be available as well as moving that up to Priority 1; and
• for North Peytonville #204 evaluate cost refinement and the project overall
and moving that up in priority; and
• then also noting generally the Commission's recommendation to approve
the Pathways Map amendments, the Thoroughfare Plan amendments, and
the road project amendments.
Legal Review: This item will be review by the City Attorney.
Alternatives: Recommend modifications to the proposed Mobility Master Plan or move
forward and approve the Mobility Master Plan as presented.
Attachments: (A) Tier 1 Priority Segments Pathways Map
(B) Tiers 1, 2 and 3, Neighborhood Segments, TXDOT Segments Map
(C) Official Pathways Plan Map
(D) Master Thoroughfare Plan Map
Full size maps (for Council members only)
Draft Ordinance No. 1075 — C
Draft Mobility Master Plan
Presentation
SPIN Meeting Report
Public Comments
Staff Contacts: Ken Baker (817) 748-8067
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