Item 7AItem 7A Amendment to the Master Thoroughfare Plan and Map (1st Reading)
Ordinance No. 962 Mobility & Master Thoroughfare Plan Amendment to indicate the general alignment and roadway classifications for the Kirkwood Blvd. Extension, 800 feet east and
west of Carroll Avenue and the Highland/Kirkwood connection. Current designation = A3U – 70 ft Proposed designation = A4D – 88 ft
Mobility & Master Thoroughfare Plan
Kirkwood, Highland, and Carroll
Purpose of the MTP
Reservation of adequate rights-of-way for future long-range transportation improvements;
Making efficient use of available resources by designating and recognizing the major streets that will likely require higher design of improvements;
Minimizing the amount of land required for street and highway purposes;
Identifying the functional role that each street should be designed to serve in order to promote and maintain the stability of traffic and land use patterns;
Informing citizens of the streets that are intended to be developed as arterial and collector thoroughfares; and
Providing information on thoroughfare improvement needs which can be used to determine priorities and schedules in the city’s capital improvement program and capital budget
Traffic Circulation Analysis
Analyze future conditions
Gateway Church
CISD Middle School
Extension of Kirkwood
Recommendations
Short-term improvements (complete by Summer 2011)
Long-term improvements
Update Mobility & Master Thoroughfare Plan
Proposed Improvements
Short-term Improvements (Kirkwood / Highland)
Insert Exhibit:
Kirkwood/Highland/Carroll - Ultimate
Long-term Improvements (Kirkwood / Highland)
Insert Exhibit:
Ultimate Kirkwood/Carroll Intersection
Long-term Improvements (Carroll / Kirkwood)
PZ Recommendation
On November 19th, the PZ Commission recommended approval of this item (6-0)
Questions?
Insert Exhibit:
Ultimate Kirkwood/Carroll Intersection
Long-term Improvements (Carroll / Kirkwood)
125’
22’
15’
28’
Short-term Improvements (Kimball)
Timeframe (Short-Term Improvements)
N. Kimball Avenue (SH114 – Kirkwood)
Design is 95% complete
Construction to begin in 2010
Kirkwood / Highland Improvements
Survey underway
Design begins December 2009
Construction complete Summer 2011
Carroll ISD Middle School
Opens Fall 2011