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Meeting Agenda
Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board
1101 Texas Ave, College Station, TX 77840
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January 24, 2022 3:00 PM Bush 4141 Community Room
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1.Call meeting to order and consider absence requests.
2.Hear Visitors.
At this time, the Chairperson will open the floor to visitors wishing to address the Board on issues not
already scheduled on tonight's agenda. An individual who wishes to address the Board regarding any
item on the agenda shall register with the Board Secretary prior to 12 p.m. on the day of the meeting.
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3.Agenda Items.
3.1.Consideration, discussion, and possible action to approve meeting minutes:
November 15, 2021
3.2.Presentation and discussion regarding the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board
calendar of upcoming meetings.
February 21, 2022 ~ Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board Meeting at 3:00
p.m.
3.3.Presentation , discussion, and possible action regarding a recommendation on sidewalk project
priorities.
Sponsors:Venessa Garza
Attachments:1.Memo - Sidewalk Projects
2.List of Sidewalk Projects
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3.4.Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding National Bike Month including the Cycle
with Council event.
3.5.Presentation and discussion regarding items on future City Council meetings related to biking,
walking, and greenways.
Sponsors:Venessa Garza
Attachments:None
4.Discussion and possible action on future agenda items.
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factual information or the recitation of existing policy may be given. Any deliberation shall be limited to
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5.Adjourn.
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matter is raised that is appropriate for Executive Session discussion.
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MINUTES
BICYCLE, PEDESTRIAN, AND GREENWAYS
ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
Monday, November 15, 2021 3:00 PM
Council Chambers
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairperson Elizabeth Cunha, Dennis Jansen, David Higdon,
Kathy Langlotz, Joy Chmelar, and Rebecca Brooker.
STAFF PRESENT: Assistant Director Molly Hitchcock, Bicycle, Pedestrian and
Greenways Planning Administrator Venessa Garza,
Administrative Support Specialist Kristen Hejny and Board
Secretary Grecia Fuentes.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to Order and consider absence requests.
Chairperson Cunha called the meeting to order at 3:01 p.m.
There were no absence requests for consideration.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Hear Visitors.
There were no visitors who requested to speak.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Agenda Items.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3.1: Consideration, discussion, and possible action to approve
meeting minutes.
Board Member Higdon motioned to approve the minutes from October 18, 2021. The motion was seconded by Board Member Jansen and was approved (6-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3.2: Presentation and discussion regarding the Bicycle, Pedestrian and Greenways Advisory Board calendar of upcoming meetings.
Monday, December 20, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. The meeting is proposed to be held in person at
the Bush 4141 Community Room in the new City Hall building and will be finalized in the
coming weeks.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3.3: Presentation and discussion regarding an update on grant applications submitted to the Texas Department of Transportation.
The Texas Department of Transportation chose one of the two applications submitted.
The approved grant is for the George Bush Drive Separated Bike Lane Project. The grant
amount is for $1,209,015. The project will extend from Texas Avenue to Wellborn Road. It
will include vertical element such as a concrete barrier between the bike lanes and motor
vehicle lanes. The grant will cover 80% of construction. The City will provide 20% of
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construction through the Street Capital Improvements Fund and 100% of design. Construction funds will be allocated in Fiscal Year 2023 or 2024.
The second application for the Harvey Mitchell Parkway shared-use path project was not
chosen.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3.4: Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding a
recommendation on sidewalk project priorities.
Ms. Garza gave a presentation on the prioritization process for sidewalk projects.
There was general discussion amongst the Board regarding the presentation and the level of priority.
The Board suggested to keep most items in the same priority level with the following
changes and comments:
• #2 Welsh Avenue 3: Move down to #16 on the priority list since there is a sidewalk on
the other side. There is a high volume of pedestrians accessing the CSISD facilities on the west side. There are also accessible parking spaces available but not all with mobility issues choose to use them. The scope of the project could be reduced to the
areas in front of CSISD that don’t have sidewalks to maximize available funds and
meet need.
• #9 Nueces Drive: The side the sidewalk is placed will need to be evaluated based on
potential need on the east side versus the west side which has the existing gap.
• #12 Foster Avenue 1: Move up on priority list based on pedestrian and bicycle activity along the corridor and sidewalk improvements already being added to City Hall site.
The Board suggested other sidewalk locations of importance but didn’t place them on the
top priority list. They included University Drive, Rock Prairie Road from William D. Fitch
Parkway to Lick Creek Park and Southwest Parkway from Eastmark Drive to SH 6.
The priority list includes:
• Park Place 1 - Anderson Street to behind HEB
• University Oaks Boulevard 1 - George Bush Drive East to existing sidewalk
• Kyle Avenue - Puryear Drive to George Bush Drive East
• George Bush Drive East - Dominik Drive to University Oaks Boulevard
• University Oaks Boulevard 4 - Olympia Way to Stallings Drive
• Timber Street - George Bush Drive to Park Place
• Walton Drive 1 - Puryear Drive to Foster Avenue
• Nueces Drive - Guadalupe Drive to Harvey Mitchell Parkway South
• Dexter Drive South 1 - Llano Place to Concho Place
• James Parkway – Thomas Park to Francis Drive
• Foster Avenue 1 - Lincoln Ave to Francis Drive
• Georgia Street - Holleman Drive to Nevada Street
• Welsh Avenue 1 - Holleman Drive to Swiss Court
• Puryear Drive - Kyle Avenue to Dominik Drive
• Trigger Street - Gunsmith Street to Dexter Drive South
Staff will bring back the top list to create a priority list that is ranked. The Board in general
stated Nueces Drive and Foster Avenue should move up on the list.
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AGENDA ITEM NO. 3.5: Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding a recommendation on shared-use project priorities.
Ms. Garza gave a presentation on the shared-use path project priorities. There was general
discussion amongst the Board regarding the list order and priority levels.
The Board suggested the following changes to the priority list:
• Gulf States Utility Easement - Moved up on the list as a priority (#6) and will need to
be evaluated further to determine next steps to complete the entire corridor from City of Bryan to south College Station.
The priority list includes:
• Spring Creek 6 - Bridgewater Drive to Reatta Meadows Park
• Harvey Road West (on northside) - Texas Avenue S to SH 6
• Spring Creek 4 – SoCo Apartments to Southern Oaks Park
• Spring Creek 5 - Southern Oaks Park to Bridgewater Drive
• Bee Creek Tributary B - Holleman Drive to Southland Street
• Gulf States Utility Easement – City of Bryan to south College Station
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3.6: Presentation and discussion regarding items on future City
Council meetings related to biking, walking and greenways.
There are no upcoming items related to biking, walking and greenways that staff is aware of
at this time.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Discussion and possible action on future agenda items.
A Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board Member may inquire about a
subject for which notice has not been given. A statement of specific factual
information or the recitation of existing policy may be given. Any deliberation shall
be limited to a proposal to place the subject on an agenda for a subsequent meeting.
Chairperson Cunha requested the following topic:
• Suggestions for the annual bike ride route next year.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
____________________________ ____________________________
Elizabeth Cunha, Chairperson Grecia Fuentes, Board Secretary
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1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842 MEMORANDUM
DATE: December 20, 2021
TO: Members of the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board
FROM: Venessa Garza, AICP
Bicycle, Pedestrian and Greenways Planning Administrator
SUBJECT: Sidewalk project priorities
Item: Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a recommendation on sidewalk project priorities.
Background: This item is before the Board to review the top list of sidewalk projects and rank them in priority
order. As discussed in October and November, stand-alone sidewalk projects are prioritized initially based on a
GIS spatial model and methodology. Priorities are further refined based on previous Board input as well as
location. Sidewalks proposed along road corridors that already have a sidewalk on the other side are given a lower
priority unless there isn’t a complete connection on one side of the road between pedestrian crossings or there is
a worn path that identifies pedestrian activity in that location.
The proposed sidewalk projects were reviewed by the Board in November to determine the top projects (10-15)
for staff to use in selecting projects to construct as different funding opportunities arise. Funding sources may
include local funding (certificates of obligation, sidewalk zones, etc.) and/or federal funding. Based on input
provided in November, the Board was interested in ranking the top list in priority order to provide clarification on
importance depending on funding sources. Attached is the top list of stand-alone sidewalk projects.
Attachments:
1. List of Top Sidewalk Projects
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Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Master Plan Stand-alone Sidewalk Projects
TOP 15 Priority List
December 2021
Proposed
Priority
Order
Map Book
Page
Number(s)
GIS
Priority
Score Street Name From To Miles
Additional
information BPG Board Comments
1 5 7.39 PARK PLACE 1 ANDERSON ST BACK OF HEB 0.34
2 5,6 7.00 UNIVERSITY OAKS BLVD 1 UNIVERSITY OAKS BL GEORGE BUSH DR E 0.08
Sidewalk on
other side
Keep at top of list due to the
sidewalk not being continuous on
the north side to George Bush
Drive
3 5 7.00 KYLE AVENUE PURYEAR DRIVE 2 GEORGE BUSH DR E 0.04
4 5,6 7.00 GEORGE BUSH DRIVE EAST DOMINIK DR UNIVERSITY OAKS BL 0.12
5 5,6 7.00 UNIVERSITY OAKS BLVD 4 OLYMPIA WY STALLINGS DR 0.14
6 8,9 7.00 TIMBER STREET GEORGE BUSH DR PARK PLACE 0.20
Keep as a high priority due to
adjacency to school; Additional
evaluation will be needed
7 1,2,4,5 7.00 WALTON DRIVE 1 PURYEAR DR FOSTER AV 0.22
8 14,15 7.00 NUECES DRIVE GUADALUPE DR HARVEY MITCHELL PW S 0.07
Evaluate side of street sidewalk
should be placed - possibly move
to east side based on use and
need.
9 9,14 7.00 DEXTER DRIVE SOUTH 1 LLANO PL CONCHO PL 0.11
Construct this before Trigger for
connectivity
10 5 7.00 JAMES PARKWAY THOMAS PARK SOUTHSIDE FRANCIS DR 0.03
11 4,5 7.00 FOSTER AVENUE 1 LINCOLN AVE FRANCIS DR 0.27
12 8,9,13,14 7.00 GEORGIA STREET HOLLEMAN DR NEVADA ST 0.25
Addiitonal input from
neighborhood to confirm interest
in proposed sidewalks in this area.
13 8,9 7.00 WELSH AVENUE 1 HOLLEMAN DR SWISS CT 0.15
Sidewalk on
other side
Keep in priority order due to
observed pedestrian use
14 5,6 7.00 PURYEAR DRIVE KYLE AV DOMINIK DR 0.03
15 9 7.00 TRIGGER STREET GUNSMITH ST DEXTER DR S 0.12
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