DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie, P.E.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 8
SUBJECT:
Amendment to an Advanced Funding Agreement on Medical Center Infrastructure Improvements along Floyd Curl
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing an amendment to revise the northern project limits from Huebner Road to Fawn Meadows for the Medical Center Infrastructure Improvements along Floyd Curl Project, a Certificates of Obligation and federally funded project, located in Council District 8.
BACKGROUND:
In an effort to increase safety for pedestrians, especially around highly traveled pedestrian areas and transportation sites, the City submitted for funding from the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (AAMPO) for improvements on Floyd Curl as a continuation of improvements in the Medical Center which have been ongoing since 2003 and have been constructed in nine phases. Projects were submitted that supported the Transportation Alternatives Program's (TAP) intention to promote non-motorized transportation as an integral part of the overall transportation system. Projects also were submitted for which the local funding portion of the project costs would leverage existing projects and not require additional allocation of funds in the City's budget.
Floyd Curl Drive is identified as a "Green Street" in the 2014 Medical Center Master Plan and was selected by the AAMPO to be funded. The improvements will take place adjacent to the roadway on Floyd Curl Drive. In most cases the roadway will consist of a pavement surface and then a seven inch high curb. Then immediately adjacent to the curb will be a five foot buffer consisting of either grass or brick pavers. After the buffer, there will either be a sidewalk then the cycle track or in some instances the cycle track is placed first and then the sidewalk. The placement of the sidewalks and cycle track was determined by the available right-of-way and in an effort to...
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