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Capital Area MPO and City of San Marcos Platinum Planning Study <br />The Consultant shall prepare draft conceptual plans that are specific for both the Center and each <br />Corridor component of the study based on the existing conditions and needs assessment. <br />Although the study has two components, the concepts for both components shall be <br />complimentary and integrative. This concept plan shall identify relevant projects and policies to <br />improve the transportation network, and supportive land uses, that if implemented, will enhance <br />mobility, connectivity, safety, and various multimodal travel options. It should also support <br />economic development in the area, have minimal adverse impacts on the environment, enhance <br />the sense of place, and provide for a housing mix that meets the needs and goals of the <br />community. <br />Specifically, the study shall provide an analysis of the current and potential future land use mix <br />within the study area. This analysis should propose specific improvements to transportation <br />infrastructure that will improve multimodal transportation safety and access. The analysis shall <br />also identify possible investment strategies and policies to leverage the desired land use and <br />housing mix, development types, and analyze the market feasibility of the improvements. <br />2.1A - Concept Plan for the Corridor Component <br />• Corridor Performance — Develop concepts that will improve and optimize the <br />transportation network's performance and safety in the corridor. This includes <br />development of access management concepts, operational strategies, intersection <br />improvements, roadway cross-sections and streetscaping concepts that balance the <br />needs of a variety of users/modes (pedestrians, cyclists, transit, and automobiles), <br />enhance traffic flow, improve environmental quality, and increase economic <br />development. <br />• Land Use, Private Realm, and the Transect — Develop land use and built form <br />recommendations that are supportive and complementary to effective transportation <br />corridors. This should include concepts for development pattern intensities that may <br />change and transition along the corridors from the center area in the Downtown and <br />Midtown neighborhoods to the more suburban areas radiating outward. All concepts <br />shall include recommendations that will be conducive to and promote mobility, as well as <br />address the placement and supply of parking. In addition, recommendations shall include <br />strategies on how the corridors should develop and redevelop to become effective <br />multimodal transportation corridors and iconic gateways into San Marcos over time. <br />Development of a specific transect for these corridors shall be included. <br />• Connections to and within the Center and Catalytic Sites — Develop concepts that identify <br />ways to better connect the Downtown and Midtown neighborhoods into a cohesive, <br />unified center. Hopkins Street and Guadalupe Street should be leveraged as multimodal <br />transportation corridors to provide access into and throughout the Downtown/Midtown <br />center and the catalytic sites. <br />12 <br />