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Summary of Sector One Stakeholders Meeting #1 (January 17, 2002) Purpose of Meeting: Issue Identification Attendance: 23 Staff also attended a subsequent Heritage /Dunbar Neighborhood meeting where additional input and comment forms were received. The top two concerns of neighborhood residents are the potential negative impacts of multi- family development in or near existing neighborhoods and traffic on neighborhood streets. The following summarizes the public comments of the stakeholders meeting and the subsequent neighborhood meeting: 1. Multi - family Development Neighborhood residents overwhelmingly oppose any new multi - family development within the Sector. Their primary concerns are traffic (by far the most pressing concern), impact to neighborhood character, and other concerns such as noise, litter, crime, and stress on existing infrastructure. Neighborhood residents believe that apartments, particularly for students, should not be located in the Sector, but should be concentrated either very near the University or along the Interstate, preferably where the resulting traffic would not use Sector One streets. Secondly, making it easier for students (and neighborhood residents) to walk or bicycle in the Sector and the city as whole was viewed as very beneficial. 2. Traffic & Transbortation Issues Speeding on neighborhood streets was probably the biggest transportation- related concern. The top five streets for speeding (in rank order) were: 1. Hopkins, 2. San Antonio, 3. Burleson, 4. Bishop, and 5. MLK. Traffic calming and better police enforcement were the most common recommended solutions. Residents strongly believe that neighborhood safety for pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as protecting the character of the neighborhood, should take precedence over or should be balanced with the need to accommodate auto traffic. Residents suggested that narrow, tree -lined streets that maintain the character of the neighborhood should be favored over widened streets intended to increase capacity or traffic flow. Hike and bike trails, both for transportation and recreation, were frequently cited as important. Residents strongly believe that new development should be more pedestrian and bicycle- friendly, and that existing areas should be improved in this respect. The top streets needing sidewalks or sidewalk improvements were: 1. Hunter /Hopkins, 2. Burleson, 3. Bishop, and 4. (tie) Belvin, Mitchell, and San Antonio. Residents overwhelmingly oppose widening Hopkins into town from Wonder World Drive. However, residents were split on the issue of a Bishop to Stagecoach extension across Purgatory Creek that would connect many of the neighborhood streets. While most of those expressing an opinion agreed that the connections should be made, many conditioned their support on appropriate "neighborhood- friendly" development on the Carson tract (see more below). Sector One Stakeholders Mtg #1 Page 1 of 2