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The task force, led by Councilmember Kevin Savigny and Councilmember Rebecca Sheehan, recommended a roundabout feasibility study, a quick-build traffic circle pilot, signal-timing adjustments to improve pedestrian crossings, a city quick-build program for low-cost safety fixes, expanded community engagement and a set of data-driven enforcement steps. The group asked council to consider fund-balance requests and future budget allocations to implement items in fiscal 2026 and beyond.

The report emphasized the human and economic toll of traffic crashes. “...fatal and serious traffic crashes cost Kentuckians $30,000,000,000 annually,” Alyssa McKenzie, 10th District legislative aide and a task force presenter, said while outlining crash and fatality trends. The task force said its recommendations align with Lexington’s comprehensive plan (Theme D, Goal 1), the Complete Streets Action Plan and the Vision 0 principles referenced in the presentation.

Engineering recommendations call for selecting five high-priority intersections for roundabout feasibility studies, plus a traffic-circle quick-build pilot using temporary materials such as bollards and paint to test designs before permanent construction. The task force also recommended analyzing signal timing to expand leading pedestrian intervals and integrating pedestrian-only phases where feasible.

On education and engagement, the task force proposed experiential events (asphalt art, street fêtes, open-streets), a community champions initiative to train residents to lead local projects, and internal capacity building across LFUCG staff and private designers. The presenters urged hiring or contracting a cross-departmental coordinator to align messaging and implementation.

Enforcement recommendations included focused enforcement using Lexington Police Department collision and volume data, a Miovision pilot to gather intersection behavior metrics and a pilot signage project to test whether monitoring notices reduce violations. The group also recommended pursuing state-level legislation authorizing automated civil enforcement (red-light cameras), drafting a no-parking-in-bike-lane ordinance with LexPark and city law, and considering a local drag-racing ordinance modeled on Louisville’s approach to strengthen enforcement and impoundment options.

Councilmembers in the chamber broadly praised the task force’s work and volunteered to participate in implementation. Councilmember Jennifer Curtis asked staff from traffic engineering about quick-build resource needs and data availability; Roger Mulvaney of Traffic Engineering described available crash-reporting datasets and traffic-volume subscriptions used to rank sites. Councilmember Katie Morton asked about fund-balance and FY27 budget requests; the presenters said they will present a specific fund-balance ask during upcoming budget discussions.

Task force members said three remaining meetings will focus on project handoffs, collaboration and refining implementation details. The group invited council participation and public engagement tools available on EngageLexington and the Lexington Police Department’s traffic complaint page.

The task force’s report was delivered as a partial update; no formal ordinance or budget appropriation was voted on during the Oct. 7 work session. The presenters asked council to review recommendations and consider funding in upcoming fiscal discussions.

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Kreps told the council that street art can reduce vehicle speeds and make walking, biking and driving safer and more comfortable, while also creating people-centered public spaces that foster community. “Street art is not a complete solution,” Kreps cautioned; she said it should be implemented through “extensive collaboration and dialogue across city departments and within the community.” No formal action was taken on the item.

Kreps framed street art as one tool among several — alongside infrastructure changes and enforcement — and recommended that projects be developed with residents and multiple LFUCG divisions to ensure safety, durability and community support. The planner’s presentation was delivered as part of a report-out from the Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee and did not include funding requests or construction authorizations at the Oct. 7 work session.

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Councilmember Rebecca Sheehan introduced a walk-on motion on behalf of the administration to place a resolution on the Oct. 9 docket authorizing the mayor to execute a deed of easement with Kentucky Utilities Company granting an electric-line easement across a portion of property at 1306 Versailles Road and authorizing other documents necessary to transfer the easement; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

Councilmember Ellinger moved to place on the Oct. 9 docket an ordinance pursuant to Section 2-1(a) of the Code of Ordinances adopting the council’s calendar-year 2026 meeting schedule. That motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

Councilmember Savigny moved to place a walk-on rezoning ordinance on the docket changing property at 119 Burley Avenue, 122 Simpson Avenue, 1104 Fern Avenue and a portion of 109 Simpson Avenue from single-family R-1D and townhouse R-1T zoning to medium-density residential R-4 for 0.431 net (0.498 gross) acres, without a public hearing; Councilmember Ellinger seconded and the motion passed by voice vote. When asked whether the zone change had been contentious or whether requests for a public hearing had been filed, Savigny said it “was not a contentious zone change, and I did not get any requests for it for a hearing.”

After additional docket items were added, the council approved the docket as amended by voice vote. No final zoning approvals or easement signings occurred at the work session; the votes were to place the items on the Oct. 9 council meeting docket for formal consideration.

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Director Martin, Division of Water Quality, told the committee that $2,000,000 has been allocated in the FY26 budget for design and property acquisition for the Mint Lane project and that the pump station “must be completed by December 2030.” The proposed pump station would sit on land owned by Fayette County Public Schools adjacent to the existing facility, but the committee directed staff to study additional locations before committing to design and acquisition.

Councilmember Kevin Savigny moved the initial recommendation to perform a complete site analysis and feasibility study for the existing Mint Lane location and a downstream Bowman Mill Road site. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Jennifer Curtis and passed in committee 7-to-2. Councilmember John Brown later moved an amendment to add a third site — land owned by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board in and adjacent to the Bluegrass Airport Rural Activity Center — and to expand the scope to include geotechnical issues, acquisition cost and future growth under the Area 1 master plan. Councilmember Katie Morton seconded the amendment; the committee approved the amendment and the amended motion.

The committee asked staff to deliver a complete site analysis and cost-feasibility study comparing: (1) the existing Mint Lane location; (2) 3750 Bowman Mill Road (the Bowman Mill site described in an August 2023 sewer compatibility study); and (3) airport-board land adjacent to Bluegrass Airport. The analysis is to account for future regional growth per the master plan for Area 1 and be delivered to council at a regularly scheduled work session by March 1, 2026.

Committee members framed the study as necessary because the project stems from a history of overflows at the existing pump station and because deadlines in the consent decree require timely action.

On the record, the committee’s formal report was moved by Councilmember LaGree and seconded by Councilmember Sheehan; the committee’s motions and amendment were adopted and reported to the full council. The committee did not adopt a construction contract or site selection at the Aug. 12 meeting — it directed staff to complete the feasibility analysis and return with recommendations.

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