TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kelly Strickland - Assistant City Manager
Dr. Gerald Newton, AICP - Development Services Director
FROM: Chester Green - Senior Planner
DATE: September 22, 2025
RE:Title
Public Hearing on SN-0510 thru SN-0514 for the Consideration of Renaming of Five Streets Affected by the I-295 Highway ProjectTitle
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
6 - Derrick Thompson
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Relationship to the FY25 Strategic Plan:
Goal I - Safe & Secure Community
Goal VI - Collaborative Engagement
Relationship to the Future Land Use Plan:
The action advances the Future Land Use Plan's core policy direction to focus value and public investment around existing infrastructure, maintain safe and functional neighborhoods, and apply the plan consistently in day-to-day decisions. By resolving duplicate/ambiguous street naming created by the I-295 severance, the renaming improves network legibility, supports emergency response reliability, and reinforces the Plan's emphasis on coordinated infrastructure and urban services. Read across the document - from vision and guiding principles through land use policies, mobility strategies, and implementation - the Plan calls for decisions that protect public safety, reduce friction in essential services, and enhance wayfinding for all users, including vulnerable populations. Standardizing the street name to comply with Next-Gen E-911 conventions directly operationalizes those expectations. The process also reflects the Plan's implementation guidance on transparency and engagement: outreach to affected frontages, solicitation of preferences, and a clearly documented rationale. In sum, the request is consistent with the Plan's citywide framework, its neighborhood quality and mobility policies, and its implementation toolbox that prioritizes low-cost, high-benefit corrections to the built environment.
Executive Summary:
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