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The staff presentation was led by Farhan ****, deputy director of the Transportation Services Division. He said staff recommends two main treatments: flexible plastic posts for lower-speed locations and interlocking concrete block separators for higher-speed arterials. \"Bulk cost would be $300 per unit, and installation cost is around $150 to $200 depending on the location,\" Farhan said of the concrete blocks. He also gave a per-unit figure for plastic posts: \"cost would be around $50 per unit, and installation cost would be around additional $25, making it $75 per unit including installation.\"

The memo and slide deck presented by staff listed selected corridors that audits showed to have frequent bicycle–vehicle conflicts near US 380 and the central activity area. Staff proposed Malone Street (north and south of US 380), Georgetown Drive (north of US 380 to Amherst Drive), Ector Street (US 380 south to Scripture Street), and South Carroll Boulevard (US 380 to Parkway Boulevard) as initial candidates. Staff characterized South Carroll as a six‑lane primary arterial where concrete block separators would be preferred because speed and traffic volumes make a more robust buffer necessary.

Committee members and residents pressed staff on design standards, spacing and community engagement. Farhan said spacing would be context-sensitive: \"At high speed locations or relatively higher speed location with a continuous flow, the distance the offset will be higher. And at slower speed locations ... the offset or distance between the bollards would be smaller.\" He also said some installations could be phased—starting with plastic posts and upgrading to concrete blocks if audits show the treatment is effective.

Committee members raised questions about how the new treatments would interact with existing or older bollard installations and where older posts should be retained, replaced or removed. Farhan said audits are underway at older locations and that in some places staff expects to replace deteriorated posts with striping instead of new bollards. He noted the program would be tied to available budget and that some installations could be advanced sooner if funding is available.

Staff told the committee it is pursuing grant opportunities. Farhan said the US 380 project had been submitted to TxDOT’s Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) and that the corridor will also be part of the city’s SS4A (Safe Streets and Roads for All) application being filed in June.

The presentation concluded with staff describing how the recommended treatments and design guidance will be incorporated into longer‑range updates to the city’s transportation criteria manual and the active transportation element of the mobility plan.

Committee members suggested additional outreach to businesses and residents along candidate corridors, and one resident who said she lives near Razor Ranch pressed staff for temporary or interim improvements while larger designs are developed. Farhan responded that walking audits and targeted corridor audits already take place and that staff will include user origin/destination analysis and public engagement when a corridor moves to design.

No formal vote was taken on implementation funding at the meeting; staff said timing and the number of installations will depend on budget and on the outcome of future audits and grant awards.

Ending: Staff will continue corridor audits, seek grant funding and fold the recommended design elements into the transportation criteria manual and future mobility plan updates. Specific project schedules will depend on available capital or grant funding and subsequent design work.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Denton - Mobility Committee on 2025-05-28 10:00 AM - May 28, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City of Denton transportation staff presented final recommendations from a bollard evaluation and proposed flexible plastic posts and concrete block separators for protected bike lanes along several corridors, listing Malone, Georgetown, Ector and South Carroll among initial candidates.","taxTitle","Denton City, Denton County, Texas","taxId",2787,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6639608,"Mobility committee sends East Hickory parking pitch to council after split discussion on costs and safety",2054,3922960,5977710,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3558521-4bc5a760f5d09e03fdbd76b71307ac7e&start=3922&end=5977","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3558521-4bc5a760f5d09e03fdbd76b71307ac7e/thumbnail_3922960.jpg","/articles/6639608/Denton-City/Denton-County/Texas/Mobility-committee-sends-East-Hickory-parking-pitch-to-council-after-split-discussion-on-costs-and-safety","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6639608-8236f77d425d4ccbd5cbbba56e151620/orig.mp4?Expires=1771126029&Signature=HekCCgxr~u9KUKogPiVHtdOGo6PCqSEZqSF8dZ0wr34jgBACWgRo7fukTxMFh5dW9smFDn67eoTet-sqf6evbMIErZXbUUR1MRfXoQEqiKyg4Lb-vjsN39q-Ai6EPc-kP9HGgyXS2rAWVea61qIfwKHIMy07vE49nBmCZe9DoGLo2uisFg8BmQSTqHZ4qJiTGOMDEk24-N0Zc3D0MJ3SSzDkeWbBxRBefu6jyQ5UUUe5-wkd-nEV9r-lvf8khNqH7UNnHgrnBjYsa8QXOy-AabGUER~fH~ajjvwOwW2yhdHEs6vQjFe3rq3GRBMYkQz4Cml2wWlLmvFJJ~nHSemZfQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Mobility Committee voted May 20 to forward a petition from a two‑minute pitch asking staff to investigate converting East Hickory Street from back‑in parking to traditional head‑in (front‑in) parking and to send the matter to City Council for further consideration.

Farhan ****, deputy director of Transportation Services, summarized staff analysis and three options developed after a comprehensive traffic operations and safety audit. He told the committee the configuration of back‑in parking on East Hickory was completed as part of a 2014 capital project with an approximate expenditure of $3,200,000. Staff said three options were: (1) pursue aggressive targeted enforcement to reduce violations, (2) convert back‑in spaces to front‑in spaces (a conversion staff estimated would cost significantly more — staff cited a figure \"over $3,500,000\" for full implementation), or (3) reconfigure traffic to a one‑way street to eliminate conflicting movements. Staff recommended no change at this time because enforcement resources are limited and the redesign options would require substantial budget and planning work.

Council Member Holland moved that the committee send the pitch to council asking staff to investigate returning East Hickory Street to traditional front‑end parking. Holland argued the back‑in configuration had been problematic for merchants and drivers since it was installed and said, \"It was a bad idea from the day it was conceived. It's a bad idea today. And mistakes need to be corrected.\" Another committee member seconded the motion.

Committee deliberations highlighted three recurring concerns: budget impact, the mixed safety evidence presented in an earlier staff review, and the practicality of enforcement as a lower‑cost alternative. Some members said the 2014 redesign had modest safety benefits in the earlier staff review and questioned whether spending millions now would be the best use of limited capital. Staff also described a potential technology option to supplement enforcement — automated detection that could be applied downtown — and said that option might be less costly than a full rebuild and could be used in multiple locations.

After discussion the committee voted in favor of sending the pitch to council for further consideration and a possible work session. The meeting transcript records members raising hands in support and the chair announcing an affirmative result; the transcript does not show a roll‑call vote or named vote tallies.

Ending: The committee’s recommendation will be reported to City Council; staff will be prepared to present enforcement options, cost estimates for conversion and technology alternatives at a subsequent council work session if council requests further review.","The Mobility Committee voted to forward a two‑minute pitch asking staff to investigate converting East Hickory Street from back‑in (reverse) parking to traditional head‑in parking. Staff told the committee converting the street would carry a substantial price tag and recommended no change absent funding; members were divided on whether the city",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6639613,"Committee debates 'strode' definition and urges mobility plan guidance and corridor audits",5444,650250,6095040,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3558521-4bc5a760f5d09e03fdbd76b71307ac7e&start=650&end=6095","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3558521-4bc5a760f5d09e03fdbd76b71307ac7e/thumbnail_650250.jpg","/articles/6639613/Denton-City/Denton-County/Texas/Committee-debates-strode-definition-and-urges-mobility-plan-guidance-and-corridor-audits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6639613-9b9b7c7159bdfde4301fd5b9fb6da8bd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771126029&Signature=iNBPmRL9ms5jkEee5-K4TwCOhNRVLC~K0soGKb5HASGcjNA6pMQlwQmG75OXiLEhA8eZiY82BbKbT82e84paFyyAFsphhujw8zNGn1MPdb7q85Sch541TkD2Jt6O5SyQuwtvGZxkKlI5sVMA36yvsdmYKOWlV4qIflNCFHXANo8E-zNE3Z5gIGcZShxj1tkYV~EZyKSea5UJoQhJye4zOqvE4HF~Ypf8IGyUa1B3bJl~JFFDF2IGxV9OlS8xtgyFsFd3SHBJtTRihE8rzACNDvoe2eD7z3zpGtorjnYxPXlC17KFtfwdrq2OkQpXk4pCDdlzHms4CzVfgbc5T~yYyA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City of Denton staff briefed the Mobility Committee on a memo describing \"strodes,\" a term staff used to describe streets that provide both property access and through movement—places staff said can present safety and planning challenges if not designed to accommodate multimodal users.

Farhan ****, deputy director of Transportation Services, told the committee the memo provides a definition and high‑level considerations but not segment‑level recommendations. \"They are combination of streets and roads, where they provide access to multi‑lane arterials ... multiple access points, and that makes them a bit risky from engineering standpoint,\" Farhan said. He emphasized that appropriate treatments must be context‑sensitive and depend on land‑use mix and corridor characteristics.

Committee members repeatedly asked for clearer next steps and policy guidance that could be used by other advisory bodies. One committee member asked for \"recommendations from transportation experts ... to how do we mitigate a lot of the risks\" so that boards such as planning and zoning or development review could adopt consistent policies. Farhan said staff can produce criteria and design-treatment examples for identified corridors, but that the specific combination of treatments depends on corridor context; he recommended first identifying candidate corridors for detailed audit.

Several members urged staff to fold the work into the upcoming mobility plan update; a staff member confirmed a mobility plan update is scheduled and said the active transportation and smart mobility elements would be updated. Resident commenters and council members flagged Razor Ranch, the US 380 area and portions of McKinney Street as locations where audits and near‑term fixes may be appropriate.

Farhan told the committee that piecemeal fixes risk being ineffective if problems originate outside a targeted segment, and he recommended regional or corridor‑level reviews before isolated interventions. He also described the city’s existing walking‑audit practice as a lower‑cost, rapid way to identify pedestrian problems pending a comprehensive audit.

The committee voted to keep the strode item active on the committee matrix for further updates and asked staff to return with design recommendations and corridor criteria as part of the mobility plan update and targeted audits.

Ending: Staff will incorporate strode guidance into the mobility plan update, continue corridor audits, and return with criteria and design examples for committee and council consideration.","City staff presented a high-level briefing on so‑called 'strodes' (streets that function like roads with multiple access points), discussed risks and context‑sensitive treatments, and committee members asked staff to provide policy recommendations during the mobility plan update and to pursue corridor‑level audits.","actionData","errors"]

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