ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager, Director of Community Development and Director of Public Works with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission, Transportation Commission, and Staff to APPROVE a RESOLUTION Amending the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN to Include a Revised THOROUGHFARE PLAN AND MAP.
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BACKGROUND:
The Thoroughfare Plan and Map is an essential component of future planning for every community and represents the future goals for transportation accommodations as found in the City Comprehensive Plan. The City of Peoria's current Thoroughfare Plan was created with the 2001 Comprehensive Plan and is, therefore almost twenty years old. The City's 2011 Comprehensive Plan includes a recommended update to the Thoroughfare Plan as a critical element, but because of staffing and budgetary issues, the City has not been able to update the plan. This update was made possible through a grant from the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission. Hanson Professional Services was selected through a RFP process as the consultant on the project.
As private development typically follows public infrastructure, it is important to clearly outline where planned growth within the City of Peoria is focused over the next decade. In addition to showing current and proposed streets, the updated Thoroughfare Plan will also - for the first time - include alternative transportation corridors and accommodations, such as bike lanes, bike/walk trails, and other non-vehicular corridors. Also, this plan attempts to address the challenges of significant street network maintenance costs and stormwater runoff while setting the groundwork for a future that will include fewer personal vehicles and more shared vehicles, non-vehicular traffic, and eventually, autonomous transportation. The proposed Thoroughfare Plan has the following Goals:
1. Develop a transportation system for motorized, non-motorized vehicles, and pedestrians to ens...
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