13.A.
City Council Draft Agenda
- Meeting Date:
- 03/05/2019
- From:
- Martin Ince, Multi-Modal Planner
TITLE
Active Transportation/FUTS Master Plans
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Discussion only
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Staff will make a brief presentation to the City Council to introduce the City's Active Transportation and FUTS Master Plans. The presentation will include a description of the master plans and their contents, as well as an outline of the process and schedule for preparation and adoption of the plan over the next half-year. Staff will also highlight the Council’s role in the process.
INFORMATION:
The Active Transportation Master Plan will make specific recommendations for policies, strategies, actions, projects, and programs to improve the pedestrian and bicycle environment in Flagstaff, while the FUTS Master Plan will guide future development of the Flagstaff Urban Trails System.
Both master plans implement the goals and policies found in the Flagstaff Regional Plan 2030: Place Matters regarding walking, biking, and trails. The master plans will also advance the Council's goal for Transportation and Other Public Infrastructure:
Deliver quality community assets and continue to advocate and implement a highly performing multi-modal transportation system.
Master plans are intended to provide specifics in the space between the goals and policies of the Regional Plan, which are high-level and aspirational, and detailed implementation documents like the Zoning Code, Subdivision Code, Engineering Standards, and Capital Improvement Program.
Community Development Division staff have outlined a process and schedule for completion of the master plans in five phases, beginning now and ending with consideration by the City Council in July of this year. Over the next several months, the planning process anticipates presentations to a variety of boards and commissions, targeted stakeholder engagement, and a check-in with the public via planned open houses and a community survey. The process and schedule are described in detail in the attached Process and Public Engagement Plan.
Over the last few years, substantial work has been done in support of the master plans, including background research, inventories of existing walking and biking facilities, and extensive public engagement. This allows for a somewhat compressed schedule for review and approval.
More information on the master plans can be found at the plan website, https://www.flagstaff.az.gov/atmp
Both master plans implement the goals and policies found in the Flagstaff Regional Plan 2030: Place Matters regarding walking, biking, and trails. The master plans will also advance the Council's goal for Transportation and Other Public Infrastructure:
Deliver quality community assets and continue to advocate and implement a highly performing multi-modal transportation system.
Master plans are intended to provide specifics in the space between the goals and policies of the Regional Plan, which are high-level and aspirational, and detailed implementation documents like the Zoning Code, Subdivision Code, Engineering Standards, and Capital Improvement Program.
Community Development Division staff have outlined a process and schedule for completion of the master plans in five phases, beginning now and ending with consideration by the City Council in July of this year. Over the next several months, the planning process anticipates presentations to a variety of boards and commissions, targeted stakeholder engagement, and a check-in with the public via planned open houses and a community survey. The process and schedule are described in detail in the attached Process and Public Engagement Plan.
Over the last few years, substantial work has been done in support of the master plans, including background research, inventories of existing walking and biking facilities, and extensive public engagement. This allows for a somewhat compressed schedule for review and approval.
More information on the master plans can be found at the plan website, https://www.flagstaff.az.gov/atmp