MILTON, Ga. — As an update to the City of Milton’s Comprehensive Transportation Plan is underway, residents are invited to attend a public input meeting Oct. 24 at City Hall.
The guiding document will explore the entirety of how people get in and around Milton, then propose ways to make the experience safer and more efficient in a prioritized program of transportation improvements.
At the meeting, the community can provide feedback to draft recommendations, which will then be considered for project revisions and policy recommendations. The plan is expected to be completed and adopted in December.
A representative of Kimley-Horn, city partners on the project, presented six overarching transportation goals for the plan to the City Council at its work session Oct. 9.
Transportation planner Cristina Pastore said the plan should help reduce congestion along key corridors; improve traffic operations at intersections; increase safety for all users; enhance infrastructure to support pedestrians, cyclists, equestrians and transit users; balance mobility with consideration for community character; and embrace financial stewardship.
Pastore said the process of identifying these goals involved reviewing Milton’s other plans, like its 2016 Comprehensive Transportation Plan and Local Road Safety Plan.
Pastore also presented results from asking the community to prioritize the goal list at various city events, focus groups and through an online survey, open until Oct. 27 at surveymonkey.com/r/Milton2023CTP.
Reducing congestion along key corridors took the No. 1 slot. But, if given authority over city transportation spending, most residents said they would send dollars toward intersection improvements like roundabouts, turn lanes and signals.
New short-range, mid-range and long-range projects have been identified for the Comprehensive Transportation…
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