College Station city council agrees to apply for a grant to study pedestrian and bicyclist safety in the Northgate district

This podcast contains comments from the June 12, 2025 College Station city council meeting.The College Station city council agrees to pursue a state grant that if awarded, would pay for 80 percent of doing a study of potential pedestrian and bicyclist safety improvements in the Northgate district.Public works director Emily Fisher said the grant addresses one of the concerns of a citizens group that has been studying future development of the district since March.The boundary in the grant application currently is north of University between Wellborn and South College. Councilman Scott Shafer and mayor John Nichols brought up expanding the study area from South College to Texas.City staff projects the cost of the study for the smaller area could be as much as $325,000 dollars. The grant, if awarded, would require the city to cover 20 percent of the cost plus any overruns.And the city council is scheduled to receive an update on the Northgate citizen's group study July 10th.Click HERE to read and download the background information and the resolution that was approved at the June 12, 2025 College Station city council meeting.