HomeMy WebLinkAboutBPG Master Plan Meeting w/ TXDOT 5/1/2009Meeting Notes
Bicycle, Pedestrian and Greenways Master Plan
Overview with TxDOT
May 1, 2009
City Attendees: Venessa Garza, Greenways Program Manager (P&DS); Joe Guerra, Transportation
Planner (P&DS); and Beth Boerboom, Staff Assistant (P&DS)
TxDOT Attendee: Chad Bohne, P.E., Bryan District Advanced Planning Engineer; Bob Appleton, P.E.,
Director of Transportation Planning and Development; Maury Jacob, L.A., Bryan District
Landscape Architect
After a brief overview given by Venessa Garza and Joe Guerra, the following notes were collected based
on feedback from Mr. Bohne, Mr. Appleton, and Mr. Jacob.
• General TxDOT Information
o TxDOT is committed to multi-modal usage
o TxDOT is committed to context sensitive solutions
o TxDOT design guidelines are not as regimented as city plans and allow for varying widths of
ROW, sidewalks, etc.
• General Bike Lane Concerns
o Safety with right turns
o TxDOT ROW is usually not the safest for bicycle and pedestrian facilities
o Safety at intersections if parallel routes are used but then require crossing TxDOT ROW
• General Miscellaneous Information
o Trails on railroad ROW are often seen as large liabilities by the railroad companies
o Bike friendly direct routes parallel to TxDOT ROW are often taken over by motor vehicles
• TxDOT ROW
o Texas Ave.
• Existing wider outer lane is for advanced bicycle commuters
• The outer lane is too narrow to be striped as a bike lane
• TxDOT would consider a "Share the Road" pavement markings
o One option could include requesting Texas Ave to be a test road for
TxDOT research on "Share the Road" pavement markings
• Existing wider sidewalks are for less experienced bicyclists
• City has not yet repealed ordinance prohibiting bicyclists on Texas Ave
• TxDOT would support the repeal of this ordinance
o Wellborn
• From University to FM 2818 no pedestrian or bicycle facility changes are currently
planned
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• TxDOT ROW (Continued)
o William D Fitch
• City's new master plan may propose a multi-use path
• Mr. Bohne suggested proposing a trail in the grass median beginning at the
Arrington intersection
o South College Ave.
• TxDOT is unaware of any Bryan future improvements
• ROW width exists for multi-use paths
• However, when city staff asked if TxDOT's would support multi-use paths
on South College Ave., M r. Jordan suggested marking an alternate route
such as Culpepper as a bike route instead
o University Dr.
• TxDOT will be widening University east of Hwy 6
• The widening of the two bridges is currently being discussed with a consultant
• TxDot was asked to provide clearance for a bicycle/pedestrian underpass
• Mr. Bohne suggested utilizing the drainage facility under one of the bridges
for the proposed multi-use path along the Gulf States Utility Easement
o George Bush Dr.
o The bridge closest to Hwy 6 has more clearance than the other
bridge
o Mr. Appleton recommended we propose an agreement to share the
expense of preparing the bridge for a future multi-use path while
the current widening improvements are made
• TxDOT will be paving and restriping soon
• City staff would like to discuss intersection improvements at that stage
o Highway 6 Frontage Roads
• City staff mention there may be enough ROW for sidewalks on certain sections
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If we wanted a wider sidewalk on Harvey would we need to contribute or would they cover the cost?
Have we helped pay for anything in the past on any of these roads?
How to accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians?
What are y'all comfortable with?
Bike lanes, side paths, Intersections
Types of improvements proposed?_
When?
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o Bike lanes exist -need improvements -need to extend further west
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• How should this be reflected on the master plan to be accommodated in design
o Side hs
• SH 6 Ed Rudder Freeway
o Barron Road interchange can we add bike lanes-is the width available?
o Multi-use ~ath
• BUS 6 Texas Ave (Pedestrian Corridor)
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o Ra ilroad ROW
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