2015 Potential Bond ElectionJune 25, 2015

Timeline

May 28 - CAC Presentation to City Council

June 25 – City Council Workshop (Transportation & System Wide Park Improvements)

July 9 – City Council Workshop (Facilities – Fire, PD & Community Center)

July 23 – City Council Workshop (Recommended Bond Language)

August 13 – City Council Ordinance Calling Bond Election(Election Must be called between August 5-17)

November 3 – Election Day2015

CAC Project Recommendations

• Transportation:– UPRR Grade Crossings and Roadway Improvements– Greens Prairie Road Intersection and Roadway Improvements– Greens Prairie & Royder Roadway Safety Improvements– Neighborhood Street Safety Improvements at Holik, Park

Place, Anna and Glade– FM 2818 Capacity Improvements– Traffic Signals– Sidewalks/Oversized Participation

• Parks & Leisure:– System Wide Improvements

UPRR Grade Crossings and Roadway Improvements

• Move railroad crossing from Cain Road to Deacon, add traffic signal: Enhance connectivity & congestion relief

• Widen Rock Prairie Road West to a 4-lane major collector: Increase capacity & provide congestion relief

• Align Barron Road with Capstone, add traffic signal: Improve connectivity, improve safety & reduce congestion at the intersections

UPRR Grade Crossings and Roadway Improvements

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1- Move Railroad Crossing from Cain Road to Deacon

1- Move Railroad Crossing from Cain Road to Deacon

2- Widen Rock Prairie Road West

3- Align Barron Road with Capstone

• SH 40 in the picture and the I&GN.

Greens Prairie Road Intersection and Roadway Improvements

• Provide a round-about or signal at Greens Prairie Road and Arrington: Decrease congestion & improve safety

• Widen Greens Prairie Road from Arrington to Wallace Phillips Parkway: Increase capacity, decrease congestion & improve emergency vehicle access and response time

Greens Prairie Road Intersection and Roadway Improvements

Greens Prairie & Arrington Rd.

Greens Prairie Road Intersection and Roadway Improvements

Greens Prairie & Royder Road Safety Improvements• Widen Greens Prairie Trail: Increase capacity, decrease

congestion & improve emergency vehicle access and response time

• Royder Road: Increase capacity, provide sidewalk between residential development and schools & improve safety

• Widen Greens Prairie Road: Increase capacity, decrease congestion & improve emergency vehicle access and response time

Greens Prairie & Royder Safety Improvements

Royder & Greens Prairie

Neighborhood Street Safety Improvements at Holik, Park Place, Anna and Glade

• Reconstruct a portion of these streets to a 27-feet wide concrete cross section: Increase capacity, improve emergency vehicle access and response time

• Build sidewalks around schools off of George Bush Drive: Improve pedestrian safety and access to/from school

• Improve drainage: Improve pedestrian safety

Holik, Glade, Anna, & Park

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Neighborhood Street Safety Improvements at Holik, Park Place, Anna and Glade

FM 2818 Capacity Improvement

• Add eastbound lane between Wellborn Road and Luther Street: Reduce congestion, improve mobility, decrease commute time & increase capacity

FM 2818 Capacity Improvement

Traffic Signals

• Provides signals at various intersections determined by the signal warrant study: Decrease congestion & increase safety

– Funding would provide approximately one signal per year over a 5 year period.

Sidewalks/ Oversized Participation

• Install sidewalks throughout the city: Replace aging infrastructure & construct new sidewalks

• Funding for over-sized participation: Enables the City to share in the cost of roadway improvements being constructed with private development projects

System Wide Park Improvements

11 park improvement initiatives are recommended for Nine parks. Improvements include:• Lighting: Increase usage & enhance security

• Parking: Increase access & availability

• Jogging trails: Provide additional amenities

• Playground and park upgrades: Encourage use, increase safety & maintain quality standards

System Wide Park Improvements

• Athletic Lighting at Bachmann Park Soccer Fields• Athletic Lighting at Sandstone Park• Anderson Park Athletic Lights and Parking Expansion• Jogging Trail at Veteran’s Park (newly developed area)• Parking Lot Rehabilitation: Central Park, Bachmann Park, and

Veteran’s Park• Central Park Playground and Surfacing Replacement• Central Park and Bachmann Park: Improvements to increase

ADA accessibility• Gabbard Park re-development• Lions Park re-development• Merry Oaks Park re-development• Raintree Park re-development