The Archdale Planning and Zoning Board on Monday night voted unanimously to approve updates to the plan. The plan, which includes updates for planned sidewalks and greenways in the city, will be considered by the City Council on July 27.
Jeff Wells, the city’s planning and zoning director, said the city’s comprehensive plan states every few years the plan will be evaluated and updated to ensure the plan remains current based on conditions that may have changed over the years. The current pedestrian network map plans for 26 miles of sidewalk and 13 miles of greenway trail. Wells said staff worked with the planning board in work sessions on several minor updates to the plan.
A total of 8 miles of sidewalk and one-half of a mile of greenway is proposed to be added to the city’s plan.
At the Planning and Zoning Board meeting Monday night, Larry Thomas, the board’s chairman, questioned Wells on how the additional sidewalks and greenways would be funded.
“There’s some opportunities out there,” Wells said. “We are always looking for grants. Along with development activity and grants we can get our hands on, we will continue to add to it.”
The updates to the plan include continuing installing sidewalks along U.S. 311 from Suits Road to the extent of the city’s extra-territorial jurisdiction, as well as sidewalks along School Road to Trinity Road to provide connectivity to Trinity’s greenway planned for the Braxton Craven Road area.
A sidewalk also is proposed for Aldridge Road between S. Main Street and Rand Boulevard for connectivity to the city’s Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation lot. Updates to the plan also propose additional connectivity for the Goodman Street/Luck Drive sidewalk between Main Street and Archdale Road and Gregg Street/Lane Drive sidewalk between Main Street, Archdale Road and Tom Hill Road.
Wells said a Park Drive sidewalk is proposed to provide a safe walking path along Park Drive between the city’s recreation center and senior center.
According to the proposal, a greenway is planned to connect the Forest Hills subdivision with multi-family uses along N.C. 62.
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