Cedar Park council adopts Master Mobility Plan, visioning zero deaths on roads

Published: Sat, 09/30/23

Cedar Park council adopts Master Mobility Plan, visioning zero deaths on roads

Cedar Park City Council approved the new Master Mobility Plan, which includes trails, shared-use paths and roadway improvements.
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Community Impact
By Zacharia Washington
Updated 3:53 PM Sep 28, 2023 CDT

With the ultimate vision in mind of working toward zero fatalities on city roads, Cedar Park council adopted the new Master Mobility Plan at a Sept. 14 meeting.

The Master Mobility Plan pulls together elements of previous plans to make the city's approach to transportation planning and goals more cohesive. The following plans are included in the Master Mobility Plan:

2010 Hike and Bike Trails Plan
2015 Transportation Master Plan
2020 Transit Study, which considers microtransit options in the city

Prepared by engineering consultant Kimley-Horn, the report is made up of seven chapters, which outline the purpose of the plan, existing conditions and congestion levels of roads, engagement, roadways and intersections, trails and shared-use paths, microtransit systems, and an implementation plan.

What officials are saying

“Everybody in the city in the coming years can expect to have more and more options on how they get around the city,” Mayor Jim Penniman-Morin said. “We know the more options we give them, the better off we’ll be—it’s creating a diverse range of options.”

The details

The plan outlines various intersections, roadways, trails and shared-use paths that are priority projects and planned for improvement.

Congested intersections planned for improvement under the plan include:

Bell Boulevard and Cypress Creek Road
Bagdad Road and New Hope Drive
Bell Boulevard and Whitestone Boulevard

Improvements could include adjusting signal timings, adding turn lanes or adding medians, according to city documents.

Primary trails—which are considered a top priority for the city—identified in the plan are:

Park Street shared-use path from Lakeline Boulevard to 183A Toll
Lakeline Boulevard shared-use path from Little Elm Trail to New Hope Drive
Northeast Connection shared-use path from North Fork Trail to New Hope Drive

The city will also explore a pilot program for a microtransit or on-demand shuttle service as well as looking into the addition of an Express bus stop in Cedar Park through Capital Metro, according to city documents.

The takeaway

Some projects from the plan, such as the Brushy Creek North Fork Trail and the Lakeline Boulevard shared-use path, are underway, and Mayor Jim Penniman-Morin said work on a lot of others will begin next year.

Penniman-Morin also said the city is committed to working on a pilot plan for microtransit sometime in 2024.

Additionally, the city budgeted for a full-time professional to manage and help implement the Master Mobility Plan.

By Zacharia Washington - Zacharia joined Community Impact in January 2022 after a year spent working at the Texas Observer. She is a government reporter covering Cedar Park, Georgetown, Leander and Liberty Hill. Prior to CI, Zacharia graduated from Huston-Tillotson University, where she received her bachelor’s degree in communication; shortly after, she graduated from The University of Texas with a master’s degree in journalism and media. Zacharia has a passion for journalism, service and the community, and she's honored to work at a place with the same values as her own.

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