HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 10022 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 10022
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council June 20, 2017
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SUBJECT: ACCESS MANAGEMENT AND COLLECTOR MANUAL
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In 2014, the City Council authorized a professional services contract with HDR, Inc. to complete
an update of the Master Thoroughfare Plan (MTP), to develop and recommend access
management guidelines, and to perform other transportation planning tasks intended to support
the new MTP for a total cost of$1,200,000 (M&C C-26883). The updated MTP was adopted in
May of 2016, after which time staff and the consultant team began developing a draft access
management policy.
Access management is the coordinated planning, regulation, and design of access to and from
roadways, with the goal of improving the safety and operation of the City's street network. An
effective access management program can reduce crashes, increase roadway capacity, and
reduce travel time delay. Collector street network planning guidelines are included in the draft
Access Management Manual, as collector streets provide important supporting connections to the
City's overall transportation system, lessening pressure on the arterial system and advancing
complete streets goals.
The draft Manual addresses the following subjects:
• Modifications to current standards, including driveway and intersection spacing, design of
auxiliary lanes, and median spacing and design
• Collector street network planning guidelines
• Joint and cross-access requirements for abutting properties
• Infill development and non-conforming access
• Exceptions and appeals
The Development Advisory Committee (DAC) received an introductory briefing on June 19, 2017.
Staff will work with stakeholders, such as the Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth, the
Greater Fort Worth Builders Association, and the American Council of Engineering Companies of
Tarrant County throughout the summer to refine and finalize the proposed policy, and plans to
return to the DAC and the City Plan Commission in September and October, respectively. A
subsequent briefing to the City Council is expected in October or November, with City Council
action anticipated before the end of the calendar year.
If you have any questions, please contact Randle Harwood, Planning and Development Director,
at 817-392-6101.
David Cooke
City Manager
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