Planning Commission Minutes 2019 09 12

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes September 12', 2019 Page 10 of 12 Libhart added that the funding scenarios were meant to help the City with budgeting and practicality conversations in the future. Moline liked that the approach to funding was good in the plan because it looked at different funding avenues. He suggested to Council that they consider different ways to fund these improvements. Williams added that Moline's suggestion also allowed the plan to spread out the pain and not overtax any one area. Howe noted that the downside of scenario 3 might be limited flexibility in the future. Ritchie replied that the Plan was meant to be updated over time as needed, approximately every 5-8 years. Rice quoted from the staff report: It is important to note that the plan reflects a particular moment in time. The TMP should provide guidance, but City priorities may change over time and transportation decisions will need to reflect these updated community needs, opportunities and priorities. The City should update the TMP periodically to ensure consistency with changing conditions. Williams added that the TMP was like the Comp Plan in that way. Moline added that the CIP planning horizon was approximately 5 years as well. Ritchie noted that Council would take the TMP into account among all the other funding demands of the City. Libhart noted that scenarios 2 and 3 provided more flexibility to the City with how the implement the plan. Howe observed that it was important to understand that the Commission thought the plan was important to invest in. He noted that while the community wanted to prioritize biking and walking, 93% of people who work in Louisville commute from elsewhere and efficiency in auto movement was still important, as was making streets more efficient overall. He recommended looking at the high crash locations to guide future conversations. Safety should be a priority and policy 4 could improve safety. There were also a lot of collisions on South Boulder Road and the corridor going downtown and looking at that area should be a priority. He also noted that consistent signposting across the city would help make the system less confusing. He agreed with the importance of separating bikes and cars, taking into account where people are coming from and where they're trying to get to. Libhart noted that commute trips in Louisville were significant, but about 60% of all trips were not commute trips. Howe responded that making the streets more efficient would also help people who were moving across town. 12