Minutes October 15, 1997 P&ZCITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
OCTOBER 15, 1997
The Council convened into a joint work session with the Planning and Zoning Commission on
Wednesday, October 15, 1997 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Work Session Room.
PRESENT:
Mayor Pro Tem Brock; Council Members Beasley, Kristoferson, Cochran, and
Young.
AB SENT: Mayor Miller and Council Member Durrance
1. The Council received a presentation by and held a discussion with Dan Burden regarding
walkable communities.
Mr. Burden presented a slide presentation regarding various aspects of Denton and other
communities regarding walkable communities. There was a need to consider the young and old
when considering walkable communities. He suggested ten steps for turning a city into a
walkable place. Step One involved a walkability audit which questioned how comfortable an
individual would feel walking around the city. Step Two would expand the audit to include a
team audit with key people from the community. Step Three would develop a plan with goals,
objectives and strategies. Setting realistic goals, objectives and strategies were involved in Step
Four. Step Five would reverse funding priorities to require every builder and developer to
provide walkways. Step Six would set criteria for sidewalk, crosswalk, and other infrastructure
standards with walkable minimums. Fixing land use to accommodate walkable areas involved
Step Seven. Collaborating and communicating between agencies or levels of governments
involved Step Eight. Step Nine would expand thinking about walkable issues to the regional and
national level. Not giving up on the issues important to a community was Step Ten.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
EUL1NE BROCK, MAYOR PRO TEM
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
JENNIFER WALTERS
CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS