College Station city council awards a design contract for almost $6 million dollars of new sidewalks and shared use paths

This podcast contains comments from the July 24, 2025 College Station city council meeting.The College Station city council awarded an $849,000 dollar design contract at its last meeting as part of a nearly $6 million dollar budget to build and replace sidewalks and shared use paths.Capital projects director Jennifer Cain said the city's bicycle, pedestrian, and greenways advisory committee was involved in determining the locations.Those locations includes shared use paths being extended along Bee Creek and Spring Creek and sidewalk extensions are coming around College Station ISD schools and the Texas A&M campus.Click HERE to read and download maps of the locations of the future sidewalks and shared use paths that were approved at the July 24, 2025 College Station city council meeting.Click HERE to read and download additional information that was approved at the July 24, 2025 College Station council meeting.Before the unanimous vote, councilwoman Melissa McIlhaney said she wanted to do something about existing mailboxes next to shared use paths and sidewalks. Cain said that she can contact the postal service.Staff was also asked for new and improving lighting at various locations.