LandusemapJamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session on Monday at 4-p.m., at City Hall.

The session was a joint meeting of the City Council and the Jamestown City Planning Commission, when discussion centered on a progress presentation from RDG Planning and Design and Kadrmas Lee and Jackson, concerning the Jamestown Land Use and Transportation Plan.

Mayor Andersen says the joint meeting was to go on record publicly with the update, and to field any questions by the audience.

Issues included a second railroad downtown grade, the 17th Avenue, Southwest I-94 east bound, left side of the highway off-ramp, and possible elevated exit.

Other issues pertain to the downtown traffic flow, and a pedestrian/bike traffic connectivity, and housing availability.

The survey indicated high priorities were: More retail business, better access to JRMC, improved infrastructure, and improved railroad grade crossings.

Park and outdoor access in Jamestown was rated high. Other assets included: the reservoir, the University of Jamestown, location of Jamestown in the state, JRMC, Buffalo Museum Frontier Village, and the public school district.

Population growth was project to rise from 15,000 to 18,000 in five years, to 21,000 in ten years, and to 22,000 by the year 2040.. 2,500 new housing units will need to be built to accommodate the population increase.

Bob Shannon added in the future there will be forecasted traffic models available, to project road systems needed to accommodate growth.

In August this year the travel demand portion of the plan will be completed, with the Preliminary Draft ready by November 2014.

Mayor Andersen said the plan will be available on the city’s web site, and copies at CityHall.

The meeting was shown live on CSi 67 Followed by replays.