Vision SMTX Appendix Adopted 2024

APPENDIX D: POLICY BASELINE AND DEVELOPMENT

· Reinforce the character of primary and secondary streets by implementing Form Based Codes. · Convert Downtown Streets into Two Way streets. · Seek TxDOT cooperation in converting Guadalupe & LBJ to 2-way streets. · Time lights to improve traffic flow. · Create parking management plan and corresponding parking district. · Begin by instating a metered parking plan. · Use revenues as a way to finance future parking options, such as lot acquisition for surface lots and later construction of parking garages. · Make streetscapes pedestrian and bicycle friendly. · Incorporate consistent streetscaping elements, i.e., street trees, paving, benches, and lighting. · Create corridor plan from each gateway & coordinate with signage, wayfinding, & branding. · Public Transit · Promote the commuter rail stop · Fund the operation and maintenance of a commuter rail stop. · Finance the construction of a commuter rail station. · Conduct further studies to determine demand, feasibility, and partnership options. · Consider rising fuel costs and their impact on citizens’ access to jobs & education when evaluating demand. · Locate bus stops to coincide with neighborhood nodes and commercial areas as well as proposed transit hubs. · Water Quality and Stormwater Management · Implement a water quality and detention system to address street flooding, pollution & abatement.

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SAN MARCOS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2024