A subcommittee of the Planning Commission met Monday night to discuss recommendations on the city’s capital-improvement projects, including those funded in the recent bond election. Recommendations going to the full Planning Commission next week will include moving more of the affordable-housing bonds to the front end of the bond program, tweaking priorities in sidewalk building, and making sure utility extensions follow Envision Central Texas‘ principles of avoiding sprawl. Chair Dave Sullivan also suggested looking for a way to tie parkland dedication and sidewalk fees to neighborhood-plan goals, so neighborhoods can see more results from their planning.

This article appears in June 29 • 2007.

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