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Brentwood City Commission Agenda

Meeting Date:	09/12/2016
Public Hearing on Adoption of Major Thoroughfare Plan Update
Submitted by:	Kirk Bednar, Administration
Department:	Administration

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Subject

Public Hearing on Adoption of Major Thoroughfare Plan Update

Background

The purpose of a Major Thoroughfare Plan is to guide future transportation and land use planning through the identification of both short and long-term transportation projects. While the primary focus of the plan is the list of projects, the study also includes an evaluation of the existing transportation system as well as projections for future conditions based on projected future traffic demands. In Brentwood, there are two primary challenges when considering future transportation related needs and projects. First, Brentwood's geographic location along I-65 between Nashville and Franklin/Cool Springs means that a significant portion of the future growth in traffic in and through Brentwood will be driven by land use decisions made by other entities. This then leads to the second challenge, which is how to accommodate future traffic demand, much of it from outside or flowing through Brentwood, without destroying the character of the community.

It is important to note that this plan and the projects in it is, like the City's six-year capital improvements plan, an ever evolving plan. Adoption of this plan does not commit the City to construct any improvements and some of the projects listed in the plan may never happen unless certain future land use decisions are made by the City Commission and the Planning Commission. For example, the projects related to a new I-65 interchange and extension of Murray Lane to such an interchange will not occur if the Turner property is never developed. However, having these projects listed in the plan is important as it serves as the basis for the City to require certain improvements should a development proposal for the Turner property ever come forward.

The original Brentwood 2020 Plan adopted in 1999 contained a list of 30 road improvement projects. At the time, this listing served as an update to the Major Thoroughfare Plan originally adopted in 1996. When the Brentwood 2020 Plan was updated in 2006, it included a status report on to original list of 30 projects, and several of the projects were deleted at that time. Projects deleted in 2006 included the Mallory Lane extension to Concord Road, realignment of Edmondson Pike to connect with Old Smyrna Road through what is now the Whetstone subdivision, the extension of Raintree Parkway west to Moores Lane, extension of Edmondson Pike south to Crockett Road, construction of a new east/west roadway between Sunset Road and Waller Road, and construction of a new north/south road between Concord Road and future McEwen Drive. Most of these were canceled due to approved residential development that either blocked the possibility of the project or provided alternative routes that made the project unnecessary. The Mallory Lane extension project was, of course, canceled following a citizen referendum.

The current 2020 Update effort included updates to the list of projects in the Major Thoroughfare Plan. Attached is the proposed list of 21 road projects and 13 bike and pedestrian projects, along with an associated map (see attached). Of the 21 road projects, 14 are continuation projects that were reflected in the original 2020 plan and continued in the 2006 update. These include the following projects:

ID	Existing Project Description
1	Widen Granny White Pk from Virginia Way to Old Hickory Blvd
2	Improve/Realign Old Smyrna Road
3	Widen Wilson Pk from Concord Rd to Church St
4	Old Smyrna Rd Extension
5	Improve/Realign Johnson Chapel Rd to Belle Rive Dr
6	Extend Jones Pkwy north to Old Smyrna Rd
7	Improve/Realign Holly Tree Gap Rd
8	Construct new interchange on I-65
9	Sunset Rd Extension
10	Improve/Realign Ragsdale Rd
11	Beech Grove Rd Connection to Liberty Church Rd
12	Improve/Realign Sunset Rd
13	Widen Moores Ln from Carothers Pkwy to Mallory Ln
14	Improve/Realign Crockett Rd from Concord Rd to Wilson Pike

The proposed update also includes seven (7) new projects as follows:

ID	New Project Description	Comments
15	Murray Ln/Wilson Pk Connector	Solely development driven in association with new I-65 interchange (see ID #8)
16	Green Hill Blvd Extension North	From existing terminus in Whetstone subdivision to Old Smyrna Road
17	McEwen Dr Extension	From Wilson Pike east to Pleasant Hill - in conjunction with City of Franklin
18	Improve/Realign Pleasant Hill Rd	From Split Log Road to Clovercroft
19	Charity Dr Extension	Planned as part of Traditions subdivision
20	Ivy Crest Dr Extension	Planned as part of Taramore subdivision
21	Town Center Way Extension	From Franklin Road to Eastpark

Finally, six projects that were continued as part of the 2006 update have been deleted from this updated plan as follows:

Deleted Project Description	Comments
Extend Arrowhead Drive south to Raintree Parkway	Deleted due to approval of Witherspoon subdivision and topography issues
Widen Concord Road from Wilson Pike to Crockett Road	Project completed
Extend Carriage Hills Drive south to southern City boundary	Deleted due to development of Smith Park
Improve/realign Split Log Road from Wilson Pike to eastern study boundary	Project completed to eastern city limits. Future improvements beyond city limits subject to annexation and associated plan of services.
Widen Concord Road from Crockett Road to eastern study boundary	Project nearing completion
Realign and improve Waller Road	Minor widening improvements completed several years ago. No further improvements planned at this time.

The plan also includes a series of identified bike and pedestrian improvement projects. Some of these would be associated with future road projects while others simply identify preferred corridors for expanded bike and pedestrian connectivity (i.e. between Granny White Pike and Franklin Road in the Maryland Farms area) with the actual route to be determined based on future infrastructure planning efforts.

Staff Recommendation

Staff recommends that the City Commission conduct a public hearing on the proposed Major Thoroughfare Plan update. Final adoption of this Major Thoroughfare Plan is currently scheduled for October 10.

Fiscal Impact

Attachments
Major Thoroughfare Update
Project Map and List