TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Adam Lindsay ICMA-CM, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Sheila Thomas-Ambat, PE, Public Services Director
Brian McGill, PE, PTOE, Interim Assistant Public Services Director - Traffic Services
Virginia Small, Transportation Planner
John McNeill, PMP, Senior Project Manager - Traffic
DATE: June 23, 2025
RE:
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Approve and Adopt the Supplemental Fayetteville Comprehensive Pedestrian Plan Study
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal IV: The City of Fayetteville will be a highly desirable place to live, work, and recreate.
Executive Summary:
To supplement the City of Fayetteville Pedestrian Plan update, staff in response to Council direction, initiated a City-funded pedestrian study that focused on pedestrian improvements near K-12 public schools within or servicing the City.
The Supplemental Fayetteville Comprehensive Pedestrian Plan Study includes a detailed analysis of all school service areas to identify gaps in the pedestrian network. This analysis identified pedestrian safety improvement projects to expand the walkable areas around public schools. The study developed 26 cut sheets for pedestrian improvement projects near schools, and 12 cost estimates and more detailed recommendations for the highest-prioritized schools.
The Supplemental Fayetteville Comprehensive Pedestrian Plan Study was presented to Council at the June 2, 2025 Work Session. The Draft minutes from the work session says that the Consensus of Council was to approve the supplemental Fayetteville pedestrian plan study and place it on consent for adoption and allow the schools that did not respond to have time to get back to staff for further discussion. Should Council provide consent and adopt the Supplemental Fayetteville Comprehensive Pedestrian Plan Study, staff will program proposed projects in future CIP requests and will work to contact the remaining 15 schools who did not res...
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