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motions that snarl traffic; manage this new development areas as growth continues
process through zoning ordinances, design to determine if desired outcomes are being
requirements, or comprehensive codes. achieved.
Locate driveways away from intersections.

› Integrate raised medians and appropriate OTHER ACTIONS
median breaks to limit potential conflicts.
• Encourage traffic demand management • Plan for future transportation technology
strategies to anticipate and mitigate traffic advancements such as more widespread use of
congestion. Traffic demand management is the electric vehicles and automated vehicles.
use of techniques and policies to reduce the
need for use of the roadway system, particularly
by single-occupancy vehicles.
› Educate and encourage the public regarding
available transportation choices, including
teleworking, carpooling, and transit.
› Ensure adequate telecommunications
infrastructure is in place (such as broadband
internet) to enable teleworking as a
transportation alternative to commuting.
See Growth Capacity and Management
section for more information regarding TRANSPORTATION
broadband planning. SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

• Balance changes in land use with the capabilities (TSM)
of the transportation system.

› Adopt and implement the Future Land Use In addition to access management, the
and Character Map contained in this plan. Transportation Systems Management (TSM)
approach to congestion mitigation seeks to
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› Continue to evaluate the capacity of the
identify improvements to enhance the capacity
existing and proposed transportation system
of existing systems through better management
in Comprehensive Plan amendments,
and operation of existing transportation facilities.
rezoning requests, and site plan reviews.
These strategies are low-cost but effective in
› In coordination with FHMPO and KDOT nature, which include, but are not limited to:
collect and monitor transportation data
including vehicle miles traveled, traffic • Intersection and signal improvements;
counts, levels of service, transit ridership, • Thoroughfare bottleneck removal programs;
and crashes. • Data collection to monitor
› Continue to require traffic impact analyses system performance; and
for all development proposals anticipated to • Special events management strategies.
generate significant volumes of traffic.
1 North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)
› Review street connectivity regulations for

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