Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 10-18-2016
To: Mayor and City Council Members
From: Development Services Department
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Consideration, discussion, and possible approval of and authorization to execute Resolution No. 943, a resolution regarding the adoption of the "GO Plan" as a part of the City of Broken Arrow Comprehensive Plan
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Background:
In December 2013, INCOG engaged Toole Design Group to conduct a two-year study of the INCOG area's bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. The plan, branded as the GO Plan, made recommendations for infrastructure improvements based on data about activity centers and existing street parameters. The plan also included an analysis of missing links in the arterial street sidewalk network. For Broken Arrow, the plan recommended 136 miles of bicycle facilities including signed routes, shared lane markings, bike lanes, cycle tracks, sidepaths, and trails. The plan also includes a listing of prioritized missing sidewalk links along arterials streets.
An extensive public involvement process was used during the development of the plan. Numerous meetings with the public along with City of Broken Arrow staff from development services, park, and engineering departments. In addition, a presentation was made to the Broken Arrow Planning Commission on May 14, 2015.
The GO Plan was developed over an 18-month process during 2014 and 2015. It was adopted by the INCOG Transportation Policy Committee on December 2, 2015, and endorsed by the INCOG Board of Directors on December 8, 2015.
INCOG staff has requested that the GO Plan be considered as an amendment to Broken Arrow's Comprehensive Plan so that projects identified within the plan may be considered when engineering or development projects occur within the city limits. On September 22, 2016, the Broken Arrow Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the GO Plan be adopted as part of the Broken Arrow Comprehensive Plan.
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