PRESENTER: Presenter
Scott McClelland, Assistant Director of Transportation and Capital Improvements
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SUBJECT: Title
Presentation and update on the Dry Comal Creek Trail Segments 2 & 3 Feasibility Study findings
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation and Capital Improvements
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 1
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On September 21, 2022, in a quarterly workshop meeting, staff presented the New Braunfels Economic Development Corporation (NBEDC) with results of a survey in which the Board ranked eligible economic development projects. The Dry Comal Creek Trail Segment 2 Feasibility Study was ranked as the 9th highest priority.
The City of New Braunfels Dry Comal Creek Greenway Master Plan (Greenway Master Plan) began the effort of programming pedestrian and bicycle trails along the Dry Comal Creek in 2018. The master plan indicated that there are four distinct segments of the project. The subject of this scope of work is the feasibility of the second and third segments of the Dry Comal Creek Trail. Due to the relatively short length of Segment 3 and to provide continuity between segments, Staff recommended completing the feasibility study for Segments 2 and 3 concurrently. Segment 2 begins at Walnut Avenue and extends westward to Loop 337 near the New Braunfels Little League fields. Segment 3 begins at Loop 337 and extends westward to Altgelt Lane. The total trail length is approximately 2.44 miles.
Each trail project has its own unique set of constraints that dictate how the trail can be developed. The goal of the feasibility study is the identification of project constraints and estimated project cost for each trail segment.
On July 20, 2023, the NBEDC approved a project expenditure to fund the feasibility studies for Segments 2 and 3. The New Braunfels City Council approved the project expenditure at their August 14, 2023 meeting.
This presentation will provide an update on the findings of the study.
STRATEGIC PLAN REFERENCE:
☐Economic Mobility ☒Enhanced Connectivity ☐Community Identity
☐Organizational Excellence ☒Community Well-Being ☐N/A