TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Adam Lindsay, ICMA-CM, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Sheila Thomas-Ambat, PE, CCM, CFM, Public Services Director
Brian McGill, PE, PTOE, Interim Assistant Public Services Director - Traffic
Virginia Small, Transportation Planner
DATE: August 26, 2024
RE:
Title
Fayetteville Comprehensive Transportation Plan
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Council District(s)
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal I: The City of Fayetteville will be a safe and secure community.
Objective 1.1: To fully prepare for emergency and disaster response
Goal III: The City of Fayetteville will be a city invested in Today and Tomorrow.
Objective 3.1: To enhance City street connectivity, traffic flow, and stormwater systems
Goal IV: The City of Fayetteville will be a highly desirable place to live, work and recreate.
Objective 4.3: To improve mobility and connectivity through sidewalk, trail, and bike lane investments
Executive Summary:
The City of Fayetteville frequently experiences major incidents such as inclement weather, automobile crashes, and utility or railroad maintenance, where subdivisions with a single point of access can be cut off from the surrounding roadway network. As part of a Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP), Kittelson & Associates Inc. (Kittelson) developed a methodology to identify subdivisions with limited access and prioritize connectivity improvements to meet these public safety needs. Potential street connections were evaluated based on a series of five scores: Resiliency, Feasibility, Equity, Multimodal Access, and Community Access. After applying this methodology, Kittelson worked closely with Public Services, Development Services, Police, and Fire to review and recommend 17 connections. Kittelson developed planning-level concept designs and cost estimates for each connection. The second part of the CTP development included a comprehensive multimodal mobility and safety analysis on major travel ...
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