- Opportunities exist to strengthen pedestrian connections for students to surrounding neighborhoods
- Dismissals cause heavy congestion on Hickory Tree Road at the schools
- NCTCOG, City of Balch Springs, City of Mesquite (McWhorter Only)
- McWhorter Elementary and Floyd Elementary
Dismissal Observations: 5/2021
- Evidence of walking was strong even with limited infrastructure, driver safety was a concern
- NCTCOG & City of Balch Springs
Walk Audit: 12/3/2020
Site Visits
Hickory Tree Road Planning Study
Pre-recorded presentation, questionnaire about preliminary recommendations and planning project work to date
Virtual Open House: September 2021-November 2021
- Residents, Business Owners, Technical Stakeholders
- Virtual Stakeholder Meetings: June 2021
- Respondents reported low rates of walking or biking, but high desire with safer conditions. Congestion, driveway exits were points of concern.
- Travel modes, safety concerns, future visions for corridor
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