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MEETING AGENDA
City Council Transportation Committee
August 27, 2019
5:30 pm or Immediately following City Council Agenda Session
City Hall Room 326
Members: Matthew Petty, Chairman; Sarah Marsh; Sarah Bunch; Kyle Smith
City Staff: Chris Brown, City Engineer; Terry Gulley, Transportation Director
1. Old Business:
A. MASTER STREET PLAN UPDATE: Review of the draft Master Street Plan update.
The Master Street Plan is proposed to be updated as part of the City's Comprehensive
Plan update (Cityplan 2040), in accordance with the recommendations of the Fayetteville
Mobility Plan. The plan has been updated from the version reviewed by the
Transportation Committee on June 25th, based on feedback from Committee and from
the Planning Commission. Revised redlined and clean versions of the draft master street
plan map and cross sections are attached. (Staff requests a recommendation from
the Committee to the City Council on this item)
2. New Business:
A. WASHINGTON AVENUE: Request from property owners on Washington Avenue to
address the Transportation Committee regarding traffic speeds and other concerns
along Washington Avenue.
B. SHILOH DRIVE/FULBRIGHT EXPRESSWAY INTERCHANGE: Review of a proposed
contract with Garver for design of improvements to the Shiloh/Fulbright Expressway
Interchange. Improvements at the interchange are part of the 2019 Bond Program.
After review of the interchange, and discussions among staff and ArDOT, staff is
proposing a new location for the interchange, at the intersection of Shiloh Drive and
Steele Blvd. This location with alleviate traffic congestion at the Shiloh/Steele
intersection while also providing improved access to the Fulbright Expressway. This
proposed relocation is more expensive than improving the current location ($1.4 million
vs $840,000) but will provide a much better result for the overall transportation system in
the area. The proposed fee for this design is $241,850. (Staff requests a
recommendation from the Committee to the City Council on this item)
C. AGREEMENT TO ACCEPT HIGHWAY 71B FROM ARDOT: Review of a proposed
agreement with ArDOT to transfer Highway 71 B between South Fulbright Expressway
and North Fulbright Expressway. In exchange, the City will receive $1.5 million in
funding to be used for improvements on 71 B, and ArDOT will extend their current project
on Highway 112 from Van Asche Drive to Howard Nickell Road. (Staff requests a
recommendation from the Committee to the City Council on this item)
D. PORTER/DEANE/SYCAMORE/POPLAR CORRIDOR: Review of proposed
improvements along Porter Road, Deane Street, Sycamore Street, and Poplar Street.
Mailing Address:
113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov
Fayetteville, AR 72701
This corridor is included in the 2019 Bond Program, with the exception of the Poplar
Street segment. The proposed improvements to the corridor are multimodal, but include
a focus on an east -west bicycle corridor. Adding Poplar to the corridor to complete the
connection to College Avenue creates a more usable connection due to flatter grades
east of Gregg Avenue on Poplar Street as opposed to Sycamore.
Toole Design Group recently completed a conceptual design for this corridor through a
project managed by The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission and
funded by the Walton Family Foundation. The Foundation has expressed interest in
funding detailed design and construction of portions of this project as well. Staff is
prepared to submit a request for a grant from the Foundation for the design at this time,
if the Committee concurs with the addition of Poplar Street to the project.
E. POPLAR STREET RAILROAD CROSSING: Review of a request from the Arkansas
Department of Transportation to participate in the cost of railroad safety improvements at
the Poplar Street railroad crossing. ArDOT has access to funding for railroad crossing
safety enhancements, that will pay for 90% of the cost of projects that meet funding
criteria; the remaining 10% must come from the local jurisdiction where the crossing is
located. ArDOT is requesting the City indicate its willingness to participate in the
program, at an estimated cost of $30,000 for the Poplar Street crossing. (Staff
requests a recommendation from the Committee to the City Council on this item)
F. PROSPECT/TRENTON SPEED LIMIT REDUCTION: Review of a recommendation from
the Active Transportation Advisory Committee regarding speed limit reduction on
Prospect and Trenton.
3. Work Session
A. ARCHIBALD YELL BLVD: Discussion of alternate concepts for Archibald Yell Blvd.
The proposed concept in the 71 B corridor plan includes reallocation of roadway space to
provide for a 3 lane section, with the remaining roadway space providing shoulders.
Future improvements could include moving curbs to provide space for sidepaths and
sidewalks.
4. Adjourn
CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMO
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TO: Fayetteville Planning Commission
THRU: Andrew Garner, City Planning Director
Chris Brown, City Engineer
FROM: Jonathan Curth, Senior Planner
Josh Bocaccio, Staff Engineer
MEETING DATE: August 26, 2019
SUBJECT: ADM 19-6651: Administrative Item (MASTER STREET PLAN 2040):
Submitted by the CITY PLANNING DIVISION to amend and update the
Master Street Plan.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends forwarding ADM 19-6651 to the City Council with a recommendation of
approval.
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
"I move to forward ADM 19-6651 to the City Council with a recommendation of approval,
amending the proposed Master Street Plan as described in the attached memo."
JUNE 10, 2019 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING:
At the June 10, 2019 Planning Commission meeting, this item was tabled by the
Commission to allow staff time to amend the draft Master Street Plan to incorporate
Commissioner comments regarding, but not limited to, lane widths, an attached sidewalk
street section, and a parkway street section. Staff subsequently submitted the item to the
City Council's Transportation Committee where direction was given to staff to coordinate
with the Commission to incorporate Commission comments where appropriate and
feasible. A draft reflecting these changes is attached.
BACKGROUND:
The current Master Street Plan was adopted by Resolution 146-11 on August 16, 2011. While its
predecessor adopted with City Plan 2025 focused on standardizing the street cross sections,
classifying streets in recently -annexed areas, and increasing the number of Collector Streets, the
update with 2030 focused on classifying streets in Fayetteville's extra -jurisdictional Planning Area,
addressing alley design and use, contextualizing Collector Streets, and reducing right-of-way
requirements for both Minor and Major Arterials.
More recently, in February of 2016, the City of Fayetteville contracted with Nelson/Nygaard as a
transportation planning consultant to develop a transportation master plan, entertainment district
parking plan, and mobility report. Among the goals and objectives recommended in their 2018
Fayetteville Mobility Plan, Nelson/Nygaard emphasized the importance of contextual and
complimentary street design that supports surrounding land uses, maintains reliable connections,
and increases transportation options.
DISCUSSION:
The principle goal of this update is to incorporate the findings and recommendations of Nelson -
Nygaard and their Fayetteville Mobility Plan in to the City's Master Street Plan. This involved
parallel efforts, the first of which was a reclassification of street types or typologies. While most
cities nationwide, including Fayetteville currently, utilize the Federal Highway Administration's
"functional classification" system of Arterial, Collector, and Local streets, these categories
provide limited information about the street, how it relates to surrounding land uses, and how it
functions from block to block. These designations and associated functional classifications
under the current Master Street Plan are:
• Regional Link — High Activity (Arterial Street)
• Regional Link (Principal Arterial Street)
• Neighborhood Link (Minor Arterial/Collector Street)
• Residential Link (Local and Residential Streets)
• Urban Center (sections adopted under the 2005 Downtown Master Plan)
As it is not sufficient to simply rename these street classifications, the second major update to
the plan was a full review of all streets classified within the Master Street Plan, whether within or
without the Fayetteville's city limits. This was based on the two -fold understanding that some
existing and future streets are "over -classified" and a build -out under the current Master Street
Plan would not serve the mobility needs of residents city wide or compliment the needs of
residents and property owners along these corridors. Accordingly, every street was vetted and
many were re-classified. Examples of the most prominent changes include:
• Extension of the Urban Center street sections southward to Martin Luther King
Boulevard
• Reclassification of the following from Major or Minor Arterials to Neighborhood Links:
o North Street/Mission Boulevard from College Avenue/71 B to Crossover
Road/Highway 265
o Gregg Avenue from North Street to Van Asche Drive
o Deane Street and Mount Comfort Road from Garland Avenue/Highway 112 to
Salem Road
o Broyles Avenue
o Double Springs Road
o Deane Solomon Road
o Persimmon Street
o Oakland Zion Road
• Reclassification of the following from Collector Streets as Residential Links:
o Stearns Street from Vantage Drive to Crossover Road/Highway 265
o Sunbridge/Reynolds/Strange from Gregg Avenue to Garland Avenue/Highway
112
o Raven Lane between Quail and Topaz Drives
The final major update to the Master Street Plan includes further advancing the ability to create
context sensitive streets through a flexibility of design. Each street includes an associated
minimum standard based on classification, from which it may vary depending on surrounding
land uses, proposed development, or relevant long-range plans. Among these options are the
ability to increase lane widths to accommodate transit, removal of on -street parking facilities,
reduction or increase in sidewalk widths, and modification of greenspace or parking for Fire
Code compliance. Other notable additions to this flexibility include the potential for a required
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frontage and furniture zones. In urban settings, where buildings abut the right-of-way in
particular the addition of a frontage zone or furniture zone creates a buffer for pedestrians from
opening doors and accommodate street elements such as benches without compromising the
mobility of pedestrians.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends forwarding ADM 19-6651 to the City Council with
a recommendation of approval.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Required YES
Date: August 26, 2019
Motion:
(Second:
Vote:
O Tabled O Approved O Denied
BUDGET/STAFF IMPACT:
Major changes to the plan would require dedicated staff time. A full plan revision would require
contracting with an outside consultant.
Attachments:
City Plan 12.2: Master Transportation Plan Draft — Presented at June 10, 2019 Planning
Commission meeting
City Plan 12.2: Master Transportation Plan Revised Drafts
o Redlines
o Clean
The draft Master Transportation Plan, Master Street Plan Map, and associated street sections are
available for review on the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas website at http://www.fayetteville-
ar.gov/1216/City-Plan-2040.
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