Comprehensive Master Plan - City of Alvin

Parks & Recreationpolicy for the acquisition and useof floodways and drainagechannels, railroad corridors,vacated alleys, and other rightsof‐wayand easements as trailsand pedestrian connections.5. Regularly submit applicationsfor state and federal grantsthrough the Texas Parks andWildlifeDepartment,Transportation Equity Act for the21st Century (TEA‐21),Congestion Mitigation and AirQuality (CMAQ) ImprovementAct, Land and WaterConservation Fund, and otheravailable programs to leverageWell worn walking paths indicate the need for and importance of sidewalksfunds for bikeway and trailin the community’s pedestrian system.planning and development, asdescribed in Appendix B, Funding Sources.6. Amend Sec. 21‐42. Sidewalks, driveways and driveway approaches toinclude specific provisions as to the requirements for sidewalks.Consider requiring sidewalks on one side of all local residential streets(alternatively on both sides) and both sides of collector and arterialstreets. Sidewalks on one side of local residential streets as well asproposed trails or other walkways must be shown at the preliminaryplat stage to allow pre‐development review and post‐constructioninspection of plan conformance. The City should also program anannual amount into a capital improvement program to repair, replace,or install new sidewalks in high pedestrian use areas therebyproviding safe walking connections to segments of the communitytrail system.7. Coordinate with Brazoria County and the Texas Department ofTransportation (TxDOT) to install shared right‐of‐way signage andwide shoulders along each of the farm‐to‐market highways and selectcounty roads to accommodate distance cyclists.Page 4-11