For the first time, Pflugerville has combined its transportation and trails master plans into a single document: the 2025 Pflugerville Pforward Mobility Master Plan. The updated plan outlines 80 proposed projects aimed at connectivity and reducing crashes.
“We wanted to make sure that transportation is looked at holistically and to be able to provide opportunities for all within our community,” said Jeremy Frazzell, principal planner for the city.
The big picture
Since the city’s last transportation plan in 2019, Pflugerville has added more than 10,000 residents, with the population now topping 80,000, according to the city’s Geographic Information Systems department.
The plan identifies 33 priority projects among the 80 proposed, including 28 miles of roadway and trail improvements totaling more than $217 million. Projects were prioritized based on community need, feasibility, and their potential to improve safety and reduce congestion. Developed in collaboration with engineering consultants, advocacy groups and residents, the plan will guide future investments, with the city pursuing funding from grants and partners, such as the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Texas Department of Transportation, Travis County and private developers.
“The plan is essentially like a recipe book for how we establish future projects,” Frazzell said. “It helps us with establishing policies and creating code updates.”
For projects outside city limits, Pflugerville will work with Travis County to coordinate efforts.
The background
A major focus of the plan is closing gaps in connectivity and expanding the city’s 71-mile trail system to better link neighborhoods with schools, parks and commercial centers.
“This master mobility plan really worked hard to focus on safety, connectivity and resiliency for Pflugerville because ... those connections really help to reduce congestion and to create safer pathways around Pflugerville,” Planning Manager Yasmin Turk said.
One key barrier the plan aims to address is SH 130, a major divide that limits east-west access across the city.
Logan Ott, president of Strong Towns Pflugerville, said safety should be the top priority.
“As nice as trees are, [and] as nice as beautiful trails are, keeping people alive while they’re moving around the city is the No. 1 thing that we want,” Ott said.
While the plan doesn’t set a construction timeline, it will guide which projects are added to the city’s Capital Improvement Program. Officials describe it as a “future-proofing” tool, helping Pflugerville meet evolving infrastructure needs.
Some major roadway projects are already in progress. Kelly Lane is being widened from two to four lanes between West Falcon Pointe Drive and east of Moorlynch Avenue. Phase 2—now nearing completion—includes a roundabout at Vilamoura Street.
Further phases of Colorado Sand Drive are also outlined in the master plan, eventually expanding it to a four-lane divided roadway between Copper Mine Drive and Lone Star Ranch Boulevard.
