June 25 Tucker trails and roadways open house solicits citizen feedback

Tucker citizens explore ideas about the future of Tucker s trails and roadways The city held an open house on June to solicit feedback for the city s roadways and trails system as well as the Lawrenceville Highway Access Management and Beautification project About people came to city hall to look at the myriad of improvement projects selected of which may happen soon and others that could take years to implement The project aims to enhance the city s transportation infrastructure by building on the Strategic Transportation Master Plan Trail Master Plan and Comprehensive Plan according to the city s website This project s goals are to provide a comprehensive review and analysis of the city s transportation and connectivity issues which focus on major corridors intersections school zones and access management In addition the project will also evaluate transit pedestrian and bicycle systems to ensure a holistic approach to transportation planning A dedicated trail structure will be developed to offer alternative connectivity options and reduce vehicular traffic Council member Cara Schroeder who attended the session noted while there was great feedback for the various projects listed warned that funding is limited We are going to have to come with creative ideas to find solutions with the help of citizens input she noted In addition we have to partner with the Georgia Department on Transportation on majority of these projects so that s another consideration Schroeder noted she feels particular of the bulk problematic roadways and intersections within the group are Lawrenceville Highway Mountain Industrial Boulevard and the intersection of Cooledge and Brockett Roads Mayor Frank Auman who also attended the open house explained citizens input adds to the overall picture It takes a lot of effort to get inhabitants input so it s great that people came out tonight he noted Those who weren t able to be at the open house and want to weigh in the city has a link to a survey which will be taken into consideration as Pond Company prepares a description about the roadway and trail systems and recommendations for implementation The post June Tucker trails and roadways open house solicits citizen feedback appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta