Cedar Park residents who were expecting a shared-use path along West Park Street may instead see the project built along Buttercup Creek Boulevard.
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According to documents provided ahead of the March 12 City Council meeting, Cedar Park Engineering & Capital Projects staff will recommend shifting the planned path to Buttercup Creek Boulevard.
The city’s 2022 Mobility Master Plan originally identified a shared-use path on West Park Street as a top-priority trail. However, since the plan’s adoption, city staff have identified potential benefits of a shared-use path along Buttercup Creek Boulevard, city documents state.
A feasibility study, conducted by the city, determined that a shared-use path on the north side of Buttercup Creek Boulevard would be the best option based on a variety of factors, including the cost of design and construction as well as potential conflicts with obstacles like utility lines and trees, and drainage impacts.
“The Buttercup Creek [Boulevard] corridor has more available right-of-way, offers more connections to existing trails and parks, and was observed to have higher daytime bike and pedestrian traffic than the W[est] Park [Street] corridor,” the staff report states.
Staff will recommend that City Council amend the Mobility Master Plan to designate the Buttercup Creek Boulevard corridor as a high-priority corridor for a shared-use path and to reclassify the West Park Street corridor as a lower priority.
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