According to Buda city staff, these plans will provide guidance for the physical development, redevelopment and future direction of growth and governance within Buda’s planning area. This planning process and the resulting policies will be critical to the city’s ability to promote and manage growth, and protect and enhance key areas of importance while accommodating future trends.
Chelsea Irby, planning team leader at Halff Associates, said the downtown plan will look at the future of downtown in Buda, such as how spaces can be used and reimagined as well as how areas can be transformed, if possible.
Irby said there is a lot of momentum in Texas for developing new trails and updating existing ones. The trails master plan will give city staff the ability to look into funding for new trails.
According to Irby, the corridor study will be done to look at development opportunities at the FM 1626 and FM 926 corridor.
The comprehensive plan planning area will encompass the existing Buda city limits and the city’s statutory extraterritorial jurisdiction.
The city of Buda will appoint a project administrator to work with Halff Associates to act as an intermediary between city staff, council, outside consultants, and other city, county and state government staff persons as required. Halff Associates will only take direction from the city’s project administrator or city manager.
All three projects will be aligned in vision and planning. The contract awarded to Halff is $475,000.
