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The Cookeville Planning Commission has approved a report outlining planned activities for the coming year.
Planning Director John Ward said one project will involve the implementation of Cookeville’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation plan.
“I hope we can accomplish some of the recommendations out of that plan,” Ward said. “I think those are amenities that really make our community desirable. People really enjoy those, so I look forward to strategizing to get some of that done.”
Cookeville City Council adopted the updated circulation plan last month. Some of the requested improvements included more greenways, side paths, buffered bike lanes, and open streets.
The planning department will spend a large portion of this year working to update the city’s 2030 plan. As part of that project, Ward said the city will make amendments to the city’s future land use plan and conduct a transportation analysis.
“I’m excited about this, to kind of see how much things have changed in the past decade,” Ward said. “This is really when we do a big analysis on that. We all know we’ve experienced significant changes in the past 10 years, and I look forward to see what our future is going to look like, as far as our land use goes.”
The planning department will also monitor the planned residential development (PRD) on West 9th Street, along with the planned commercial development (PCD) on East 10th Street.
“We just approved the last extension for (West 10th), so July 31 that plan will expire and the property would revert back to the underlying RS-10 zone ,” Ward said. “Either we will get a final plan, or our action (rezoning) will be null and void.”
Ward said the PRD for West 9th recently went out for bids. The Cookeville Planning Commission approved the 2020 report and program design during Monday’s meeting.
