Comprehensive Plan

Just got back from this evenings meeting of the committee tasked with revising Carbondale's comprehensive plan, the current version of which dates back to 1997. From the 1997 plan, here's what's completed, what's in process and what's still undone ( dang long list but most of it involves major infrastructure work):

Completed
Sign conformation
Designate major gateways
Revise bikeways
Update downtown plan
Improve Grand Ave. from Lewis Land to Gian City road
Construct Mill Street Underpass
Widen and realign 51 from Mill Street to Old Rt 51
Extend Sycamore to Rt 51 north
Develop Superblock

In Process
Relocate west side fire station
Build public safety building

Still not done
Revise zoning planning agreement with Murphysboro
Initiate land transfers with SIUC to extend Mill to Chautauqua
Construct teen center
Traffic lights at Mill and Chautauqua
Encourage cross easements at Ill. 13/US51
Construct street north of University Place between Lewis Lane and Giant City Road
Extend McKinney Ave from Lowe's entrance to the above
Improve Giant City Road from terminus north of Rt. 13 to proposed bypass
Secure jurisdiction development agreements with surrounding communities
Establish a system of truck routes
Develop an additional industrial park
Develop plantings for major gateways
Create an open space//pocket park in west central area
Bury utilities downtown
Extend Oak to Lewis Lane
After you get the land transfers, actually extend Mill to Chautauqua
Extend Crab Orchards Estates access road to Reed Station Rd.
Undertake planning and design for North Carbondale bypass (hard to do due to the wetlands there)
Connect superblock access from Walnut to College