Below is the history of this issue.  At the bottom, in the September 2021 notice, is the most recent information and how to vote on the proposed plan or join a meeting to hear more!  We need your vote!

 

September 2019 - June 2020

Since the narrowing and straightening of Munson was completed in 2017, neighbors have raised concerns about speeding traffic on Munson.  After requests for volunteers on Next Door and through the association’s listserv, the Munson Traffic Committee started meeting in September 2019.  Nine people (from Rose Circle, Munson, Ashburn, and Marsteller) volunteered to serve.  It is chaired by Suzanne Droleskey, secretary of the Neighborhood Association.

 

The Munson Traffic Committee reviewed a variety of data about Munson traffic and its history, including a 1999 ordinance that prevents traffic calming on the street.  That ordinance and the Traffic Committee's status report, which includes a summary of the May 19 meeting of the City Council's Transportation and Mobility Committee, may be accessed below.  Based on their work, the committee recommended that the ordinance be repealed and City Council unanimously voted to do that June 25.  

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July 2020 - August 1 2020

With the 1999 ordinance repealed, the neighborhood used the 2019 process established for all neighborhoods in College Station to consider traffic flow, speeds, and safety issues on neighborhood streets.  On August 1, 2020, the neighborhood submitted a petition for the neighborhood to collaborate with the city to create a plan that addresses traffic issues raised by the neighborhood.  Neighbors have expressed concerns about two major issues in our neighborhood:  Traffic on Munson (initiating the above work) and the eventual connection of Tarrow to Ashburn at Lincoln Ave.   60% of the neighborhood signed the petition that was submitted on August 1, 2020 to the city.

 

Signing and submitting the petition DOES NOT mean that there will be traffic calming measures placed on any neighborhood street.  It simply means that our neighborhood supports having a neighborhood conversation about what what the neighborhood MAY want to do in the future.   The next steps are as follows:

• city staff assessment of the traffic, safety, and support level of the neighborhood,

• the formation of a new committee with city staff membership,

• months of meetings and data collection,

• meetings to review ideas with the neighborhood and collect feedback,

• development of a final plan based on neighborhood feedback, and

• a vote by the neighborhood to approve or deny the plan

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For more details, read the College Station Traffic Calming Policy by clicking the button.  If you would like to print and sign the petition, you may also do that and return it to collegewoodlands@gmail.com.  We may submit additional forms until the city makes a decision about the neighborhoods it will work with during this fiscal year.

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December 8, 2020, 6 p.m., on Zoom

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First City meeting about traffic in the neighborhood.  This is an overview of data collected on our neighborhood and the process the city uses to implement traffic calming as well as potential options for our neighborhood.  Our neighborhood is one of 4 neighborhoods participating in a traffic calming review this fiscal year.  if you missed the meeting, the presentation provided may be accessed as a PDF.  The presentation contains data about our neighborhood and the types of traffic calming available in the city program.  The city will begin meetings with neighborhood volunteers in January 2021 to discuss these issues.  If you want to serve on the committee, please let us know.

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February 2021

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Second city meeting with volunteers serving on the City of College Station's Traffic Calming Committee for our neighborhood.  This meeting discussed neighborhood concerns displayed at the first meeting.  Staff from the consulting company hired by the city will work on potential designs based on options available to the neighborhood.  No speed humps are allowed on Munson, because it is an emergency route.  There was discussion of speed humps on part of Ashburn, better signage, and traffic circles.

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April 12, 2021

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Third city meeting open to the neighborhood.  This meeting will share option designs prepared by the consulting firm based on previous neighborhood feedback.  The meeting will capture feedback on these concepts.  For the link to the meeting please see the Annual meeting information on this website.

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June, July and August 2021

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Several meetings were called by the city to mull over and adjust design concepts discussed in April.  In some cases, these meetings involved specific property owners whose properties would be most impacted by a design concept on Munson.  Your neighborhood volunteers on the committee did not want to approve a concept without the input and agreement of these property owners.  That discussion concluded in August and the city will next create an Open House for the neighborhood where the design concepts can be shared and discussed.  This meeting and a vote on the concepts will likely take place in September.

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September  2021

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The city mailed envelopes to residents and property owners in September.  The proposed plans and open house information are available on the city's website.   The Open House is Sept. 27 at 6 p.m. and the link to join is on the city's website, too.  Votes must be cast by October 4 at 4 p.m.  Use the code typed on your paper envelope to enter when you vote on the plan.  Each number is a unique identifier.  If you lose  your envelope, the contact on the city's website can help you find your code.  For the plan to be approved, at least 60% of the neighborhood must vote yes.