ST9301-CS 930614COPPELL PUBLIC WORKS
MEMORANDUM
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
RE:
June 14, 1993
Frank Trando, Interim city Manager W~o~
Steven G. Goram, Director of Public
Bud Beene's Letter; Sandy Lake Road Bicycle
& Pedestrian Provisions
As you know, Rebecca Watson has been working diligently to secure
in the planning scope an Allways path and bicycle path along
Sandy Lake Road. The Planning Director, City Engineer and I met
with Ms. Watson and discussed the possibility. She has been
informed that funding is limited.
Once a consultant is retained for this project and public
meetings begin in order to get input from the community, staff
will be in a better position to make recommendations with regard
to provisions for bicycle/pedestrian pathways.
If you have any questions regarding this, please let me know.
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DALLAS C O U N TY,--~.~,.~,]~
PUBLIC WORKS
JUN - 8 ~993
June 3, 1993
M~ORANDUM
JUN O ~ '~e~-
TO:
Frank Trando, Acting Coppell City Manager
Dan Johnson, Carrollton City Manager
Jan Hart, Dallas city Manager
FROM:
Allen Bud Beene, P.E.
Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: Sandy Lake Road
Bicycle and Pedestrian Provisions
Ms. Rebecca Watson has expressed an interest in providing
accommodations for Bicycle and Pedestrian traffic on Sandy Lake
Road. (See attached letter dated May 24, 1993). Improvement of
Sandy Lake Road, from MacArthur Boulevard in Coppell to Old Denton
Drive in Carrollton, was included in the 1991 Dallas County Bond
Program. Limited funding for the project was approved by area
voters to construct only four lanes of a planned six lane
thoroughfare.
We have executed an Interlocal Agreement for the Sandy Lake Road
improvement project with your city. An increased project scope, as
suggested by Ms. Watson, will require supplemental funding. It is
respectfully requested that you advise us of your city's position
on this request.
Allen Bud Beene, P.E.
Director of Public Works
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Commissioners Court
T.R. Kennedy, P.E., Asst. Director, Engineering & Construction
Richard L. Peterson, P.E., Transportation Planning Director
File (Sandy Lake Road Projects ~91-830/$39)
830 / 839 = ~ SND YLKRD. MEM
411 Elm Street Dallas, Texas 75202. 653-7151
Rebecca Watson
203 Meadow Run
Coppell, TX ?§019
(214) 393-2990
Mr. Richard Peterson
Dallas County Transportation Planning Director
411 Elm Street, 4th Floor
Dallas, TX 75202 OUN 01 1993
Hay 24, 1993
Dear Mr. Peterson
I am a citizen of Coppell and a member of the organization Friends of
the Parks. I am writing to express my concern regarding t~le proposed
expansion of Sandy Lake Road.
I want to stress the importance of this road as a vital link to a public
recreational area and a neighboring town.
I want to encourage additional consideration by engineering as to how
these improvements may best accomodate bicycle and pedestrian traffic.
feel strongly that the County has an obligation to incorporate
alternative forms of transportation and the need to do so should not be
overlooked in these early stages of Planning and Development.
I look forward to the day when m~ family and I can ride our bikes down
Sandy Lake Road.
Si ely, ,
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Honorable Lee F. Jackson
Jim Jackson - Commissioner District $1
Victor Burk - Director of Dart
Bud Bean - Director of Public Works, Dallas County
Michael Morris -North Texas Council of Governments
Ramon Miguez - Director of Public Works, City of Dallas
Mayor Steve Bartlett - City of Dallas
Mayor Tom Morton - City of Coppell
Mayor Milburn Gravley - City of Carrollton