2019-201 Mobility Plan UpdateDate: December 20, 2019 Report No. 2019-201
INFORMAL STAFF REPORT
TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT:
On December 17, 2019 the Traffic Engineering team provided council an overview of the 2020
Denton Mobility Plan Update under work session agenda item ID 19-2485. At that meeting, staff
indicated how information about the draft Thoroughfare Plan would be provided for council to
review before the next work session scheduled on January 7, 2020.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Denton is developing a mobility plan that combines three plans into one:
- the Thoroughfare Plan,
- the Bicycle Plan, and
- the Pedestrian Plan.
This combination allows for a single, more cohesive and comprehensive approach for the planning
and development of the City’s transportation infrastructure. The ‘complete streets’ concept, where
designers consider all modes of transportation in a corridor, is a goal of the mobility plan in order
to provide the required infrastructure to serve the many types of transportation users. Vision Zero,
the goal of eliminating all fatal and serious injury crashes, is also a guiding principal of the mobility
plan that City staff will apply as design criteria.
The 2015 Mobility Plan can be viewed using this following link:
https://www.cityofdenton.com/CoD/media/City-of-
Denton/Business/Printable%20Maps/DentonMobilityPlan.pdf
The draft 2020 Thoroughfare Plan, Bicycle Plan, and Pedestrian Plan can be viewed by using the
following link:
https://wpm2.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=9701f88609e74ddbb00545ac06f90
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Roadway classifications included in the 2020 Thoroughfare Plan consist of:
Freeway – Streets that intend to move traffic through and around the City.
Primary Arterial – Streets that serve major routes into and through the City. Controlled by
traffic signals and capable of high traffic volumes.
Secondary Arterial – Streets that serve major routes into and through the City. Served
moderate levels of traffic volumes and can accommodate various modes of travel.
Collector – Streets that collects associated traffic from residential and rural street, or
industrial streets.
Bicycle facility types included in the Bicycle Plan consist of:
On-Street – Bicycle facilities on the roadway include Conventional Bike Lanes, Buffered
Bike Lanes, Separated Bike Lanes/Cycle Track, and Shared Lanes.
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Off-Street – Bicycle facilities off the roadway include Shared-Use Sidepath (within right-
of-way) and Trails (outside right-of-way).
The Pedestrian Plan identifies sidewalk gaps within the City and high priority locations are near
schools, high ridership transit stops, and intersection crossings.
CONCLUSION:
City staff is planning to add additional work sessions to discuss the three plans together based on
geographical areas versus separating the plans. Below is the tentative order of work sessions:
January 7th – Downtown Area
January 14th – Northern Area
January 28th – Eastern Area
February (TBD) – Western Area
February (TBD) – Southern Area
Figure 1 - Mobility Plan Work Session Focus Areas
Questions on the draft Thoroughfare Plan can be sent to Pamela Alummoottil at
pamela.alummoottil@cityofdenton.com and questions on the draft Bicycle Plan and Pedestrian
Plan can be sent to Marc Oliphant at Marc.Oliphant@cityofdenton.com.
Date: December 20, 2019 Report No. 2019-201
STAFF CONTACT:
Brian Jahn
City Traffic Engineer
940-349-8148
Brian.Jahn@cityofdenton.com
Pamela Alummoottil
Traffic Engineer
940-349-7486
pamela.alummoottil@cityofdenton.com
Marc Oliphant
Bicycle & Pedestrian Coordinator
940-349-8954
Marc.Oliphant@cityofdenton.com