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To: Members, Pedestrian Mobility Advisory Committee
From: Allison Blazosky, Bicycle/Pedestrian Transportation Planner Subject: Meeting Notice and Agenda
The next meeting of the Pedestrian Mobility Advisory Committee (PMAC)
is scheduled for
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 3:30 p.m.
at the MPO office located at 825 S. St. Mary’s Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205. The following agenda items will be discussed and action will be taken as
appropriate.
Agenda
1. Roll Call
2. Discussion and Appropriate Action on the October 16, 2013 PMAC Meeting Minutes (Allison Blazosky/MPO)
3. Discussion and Appropriate Action Regarding the Proposed Closure of a Block of South Main Avenue to Traffic (Michael or Naomi Nye/Main Access)
4. Discussion and Appropriate Action on the San Antonio-Bexar County MPO’s Boundary Expansion (Sid Martinez or Jeanne Geiger/MPO)
5. Discussion and Appropriate Action on the Alamo Area Council of Governments’ 2013 Walk & Roll Challenge (Annette Prosterman/AACOG)
6. Presentation on the Active Living Council’s Active Living Plan (David Clear/MetroHealth)
7. Citizens to be Heard 8. PMAC Communication
MPO meetings are accessible to persons with disabilities. For special assistance or an interpreter, please call 210-227-8651 or TDD 1-800-735-2989 (Relay Texas) at least five working days in advance
MEMORANDUM November 14, 2013
Pedestrian Mobility Advisory Committee November 20, 2013 1. Roll Call
Robert Hanley Chairman 210-829-5858
Abigail Kinnison
Rodriguez (Vice Chair)
Sr. Service Planner
VIA Planning 210-362-2564
Annette Prosterman Transportation Coordinator
AACOG 210-362-5213
Brenda Williams (Alt) Projects Manager
AACOG 210-362-5246
Daniel Ludwig Citizen Bexar ADA Council 210-492-6554 Adam Chavarria Ped. Coord Bexar County 210-335-3840
Brian Crowell At Large Citizen 210-798-1895
Rachel Cywinski At Large Citizen 210-532-4123
David Clear Built Environ. Coord.
CSA Metro Health 210-207-2002
Martha Banda (Alt) Sr. Mgt. Analyst CSA Metro Health 210-207-5262 David Arciniega Sr. Planner CSA Parks & Rec. 210-207-2886 Rebecca Pacini Sr. Planner CSA Planning &
Community Dev.
210-207-7816
Bill Cooper Tom Fraser
Representative GBCCC 210-684-5188
Darcie Schipull Ped. Coord. TXDOT 210-615-6003
Bert Pickell At Large Walking
Organization
210-273-7983
Ex-Officio
Judy Babbitt CoSA Disability
Office
Pedestrian Mobility Advisory Committee November 20, 2013
2. Discussion and Appropriate Action on the October 16, 2013 PMAC Meeting Minutes
Issue
The draft October 16, 2013 meeting minutes are attached for your review.
Action Requested
Voting Members Present:
Robert Hanley Chair
Abigail Kinnison (Vice Chair) VIA Metropolitan Transit
Annette Prosterman Alamo Area Council of Governments
Daniel Ludwig Bexar ADA Council
Adam Chavarria Bexar County
Brian Crowell Citizen
David Clear CoSA Metro Health
David Arciniega CoSA Parks and Recreation Department
Rebecca Paskos CoSA Planning & Community Development
Bill Cooper GBCCC
Darcie Schipull TxDOT
Bert Pickell Walking Organization
Others Present:
Allison “Allie” Blazosky SA-BC MPO
Jaclynn Cedillo SA-BC MPO
Robert Hanley called the meeting to order at 3:33 p.m.
1. Roll Call
Allison Blazosky called roll. A quorum was present.
2. Discussion and Appropriate Action on the September 18, 2013 PMAC
Meeting Minutes
Abigail Kinnison moved to approve the
September 18, 2013 PMAC meeting minutes. Darcie Schipull seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
3. Presentation on the Quantification of Complete Streets
Rebecca Paskos, senior planner with the City of San Antonio (CoSA) Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) presented the progress made toward indexing the miles of Complete Streets within the San Antonio’s roadway network. Paskos stated the methodology for quantifying the miles of Complete Streets, which she said the DPCD is defining as streets having an existing sidewalk, located within a quarter mile of a bus stop, and with an existing bicycle facility. Paskos stated she will review the preliminary findings with the DPCD and continue to meet with different transportation partner agencies to have baseline data completed by November 2013.
Pedestrian Advisory Mobility Committee Meeting Minutes
October 16, 2013
Pedestrian Mobility Advisory Committee October 16, 2013
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Brian Crowell, noting the large number of streets DPCD is attempting to look at, suggested narrowing the amount of work by first attempting to quantify Complete Streets of only a certain street classification or at a certain location.
For information and discussion only.
4. Discussion and Appropriate Action on the Progress Made by the Unified Development Code Joint-Subcommittee in Support of the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan
Abigail Kinnison shared with PMAC members that the joint-subcommittee met for the first time on Tuesday, October 15th. The City of San Antonio will open its next call for proposed amendments to the UDC at the beginning of 2015, so the subcommittee members will have about a year to address aspects of CoSA’s Unified Development Code (UDC) as a means of supporting implementation of the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan (PSAP). Kinnison mentioned Allison Blazosky will develop a timeline of subcommittee meeting topics prior to the next meeting in early November. Kinnison will also provide PMAC members with updates from the meetings periodically throughout the year.
For information and discussion only. 5. Citizens to be Heard
There were none.
6. PMAC Communications
Annette Prosterman reminded PMAC about the ongoing Walk & Roll Challenge running through October 2013.
Robert Hanley announced he is trying to schedule a meeting with Ron Nirenberg, City Councilman for District 8, for himself and Allison Blazosky to present the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan.
With there being no other business, Hanley entertained a motion to adjourn.
Daniel Ludwig moved the meeting be adjourned at 4:14 p.m. Annette Prosterman seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
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Robert Hanley Chair
Pedestrian Mobility Advisory Committee November 20, 2013
3. Discussion and Appropriate Action Regarding the Proposed Closure of a Block of South Main Avenue to Traffic
Issue
H-E-B has released plans proposing the closure of S. Main Avenue between César E. Chávez Boulevard and Arsenal Street. Approval by the City Council of San Antonio is needed for the plans to move ahead, and the City of San Antonio is currently awaiting results of a traffic study on the impacts of closing this portion of S. Main Avenue to public access.
As reported by Neal Morton for the Express-News, the street currently bisects the grocer’s Arsenal offices, which it says it has outgrown and is planning to redevelop into a nearly 27-acre corporate campus to include a 10,000 square foot grocery store, mixed-use buildings, a culinary school and bike and pedestrian path. The H-E-B Arsenal Master Plan made public by the grocery chain on October 24th is attached for reference.
Action Requested
Pedestrian Mobility Advisory Committee November 20, 2013
4. Discussion and Appropriate Action on the San Antonio-Bexar County MPO’s Boundary Expansion
Issue
On October 31, 2013, the Texas Transportation Commission approved revisions to the San Antonio-Bexar County MPO boundary that expanded the planning area of the MPO to include Comal and Guadalupe Counties as well as a portion of Kendall County. MPO staff will provide an update on the MPO boundary expansion process. The membership of the new 21-seat Transportation Policy Board is attached for reference.
Action Requested
Pedestrian Mobility Advisory Committee November 20, 2013 New MPO Transportation Policy Board
Councilman Ray Lopez (Chair) City of San Antonio
Commissioner Kevin A. Wolff (Vice Chair) Bexar County
Mr. John Clamp Alamo Regional Mobility Authority
Commissioner Tommy Adkisson Bexar County
Commissioner Sergio “Chico” Rodriguez Bexar County
Ms. Renee Green, P.E. Bexar County
Councilman Jeff Haberstroh City of Boerne
Mayor Gale Pospisil City of New Braunfels
Councilman Diego Bernal City of San Antonio
Councilwoman Shirley Gonzales City of San Antonio
Councilman Ron Nirenberg City of San Antonio
Mr. John Dugan, AICP City of San Antonio
Mr. Michael S. Frisbie, P.E. City of San Antonio
Ms. Betty Matthies City of Seguin
Pending Comal County
Mayor Chris Riley [Leon Valley] Greater Bexar County Council of Cities
Commissioner Kyle Kutscher Guadalupe County
Mayor Andrew Dalton Northeast Partnership
Mr. Mario Jorge, P.E. TxDOT
Dr. Richard Gambitta VIA Metropolitan Transit
Pedestrian Mobility Advisory Committee November 20, 2013
5. Discussion and Appropriate Action on the Alamo Area Council of Governments’ 2013 Walk & Roll Challenge
Issue
The Walk & Roll Challenge is a friendly competition conducted by the Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) in support of the MPO’s Walk & Roll Program during September and October, the months during which ozone pollution levels are most likely to spike. It is intended to draw attention to the link between transportation and air quality, to encourage new transportation habits, and to recognize employers and individuals committed to clean air and healthy living.
This is an opportunity to discuss the results of the 2013 Walk & Roll Challenge as presented by AACOG’s Transportation Coordinator, Annette Prosterman.
Action Requested For information only.
6. Discussion and Appropriate Action of the Active Living Council’s Active Living Plan
Issue
The Active Living Council (ALC) for San Antonio was formed in 2010 to influence physical activity within the city and the surrounding areas by developing and promoting a 3-5 year master plan to promote active living, reduce sedentary behaviors, and increase physical activity. ALC member David Clear, built environment coordinator with MetroHealth, will introduce the Council’s Active Living Plan and provide an overview of the strategies, tactics and outcome measures the ALC developed. The full plan can be found online at
http://fitcitysa.com/exercise/active-living-council.
Action Requested For information only.
Pedestrian Mobility Advisory Committee November 20, 2013
7. Citizens to be Heard