Tucker council approves gateway sign; ponders sidewalk, bike mobility plans

Rendering of new city of Tucker sign that will be constructed on Lawrenceville Highway Courtesy of City of Tucker Tucker s name will soon be in lights after a unanimous vote by city council during its Nov meeting The city council approved a contract for the construction of gateway signage which will be built by Hasbun Construction The city s first such signage will be placed at Lawrenceville Hwy which is near the entrance to Interstate The two-sided metal sign will have up-lights and landscaping including a flower bed The gateway signage and construction will cost according to a presentation from Ishri Sankar Tucker s residents works director Sankar narrated council he expects work to begin briskly and the sign could be finished as early as April During Monday s meeting council members also listened to final recommendations for the Tucker Connects and Revive L Lawrenceville Highway projects The plans for the two concurring projects are broken up into short medium and long-term projects which was explained by Kat Onore planning operations director for Pond the engineering and architecture firm behind the plan The short-term projects are plans that could happen in the next year The local funding for the short-term projects recommended including sidewalk and roadway improvements trails and maintenance would be around million A map of the project recommendations for sidewalk evolution throughout Tucker Courtesy of Pond Both District s Cara Schroeder and District s Virginia Rece posed questions about the off-street and on-street recommendations based on safety and cost effectiveness We re very feasibility-driven so we really focus on how feasible it is and then also how cost-effective it is in terms of literally connecting to your destinations Onore revealed We did hear from the locality that they really prefer an off-street experience in terms of enabling mobility for all ages all users all abilities Related story Residents take final look at plans to improve Tucker walkability safety For L the top priorities were making improvements to neighborhood roads intersecting with Lawrenceville Highway including Woodbriar Circle Zemory Drive Brockett Road and Hebron Hills with Onore noting that the emphasis was placed on sidewalk gap filling crossings and shared-use paths The short-term projects recommended for L could be completed in the next two years and will total about million Project map recommendations for Lawrenceville Highway Courtesy of Pond When reviewing both projects District s Alexis Weaver still had lingering concerns about whether these improvements would aid the Tucker residents who primarily walk or bike She also questioned whether the hope for the roadway and trail plans to spur economic impact was centered in the studies Onore advised that feasibility was the primary assessment but there are specific economic factors considered Connections to destinations and job centers is something that was included in the prioritization and then crash history Onore revealed So places that have a high crash history can tend to get a higher economic impact assessment Both of those things have been baked in here Review the full list of project recommendations below TuckerConnectsL RecommendationsDownload The project plans must go before the planning commission early next year prior to a final society hearing and two readings by city council The post Tucker council approves gateway sign ponders sidewalk bike mobility plans appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta