US 70 east study. Two designs have been offered, both of which increase car speeds through the corridor. Our basic premise is that there isn’t enough justification for building out this corridor for car throughput over local accessibility and safety, especially since the east end connector was completed and we know many developments are going up in this area. BPAC’s initial letter on this topic:
https://www.durhamnc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/49553/January-2023---US-70-East-Concerns-and-Recommendations (we’ll be considering writing a follow up, possibly in tandem with Bike Durham).
UDO update to follow the adoption of the new comprehensive plan. Processing kicking off in November and I will be taking part in one of the focus groups. Can fill you in more as that approaches.
Multiple public comments over the last few months about sidewalk gaps. 2 specific types of issues: (1) sidewalks that are outside of city limits but within county limits, nobody is responsible for construction. (2) it’s too easy for a development to use payment-in-lieu to avoid building a sidewalk (we’ll be trying to change this with the UDO update). We have folks from the community who’d be happy to talk to you about each of these).