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3.5: Identify the specific recreational needs of teenagers and young adults and investigate ways to meet those
needs.

3.6: Explore ways to better market Benbrook’s trail facilities as a regional destination for bicyclists.

3.7: Seek ways to improve lake access to Benbrook Lake.

Goal 4: Continue to develop greenways for public recreation, and link trails to retail
destinations in the city and to other trail systems in the region.

Action Items

4.1: Contact the railroad company to determine if the grade-separated crossing at Vista Way Extension and the
I-20 service road will be modified to accommodate two-way vehicular traffic when the double track project

takes place.

4.2: Work with property owners to secure easements or rights-of-way, or purchase property needed to develop
the City’s trail system and achieve continuous trails.

4.3 Prepare an Open Space Plan that identifies properties that are located in the floodway, floodplain, or on
steep slopes that should be preserved through the establishment of no-build easements or public land
dedication.

Goals and Action Items: Utilities and Drainage

Goal 1: Reduce flooding risk to existing and future structures.

Action Items

1.1: Continue to support FEMA by adopting updates of local floodplain mapping studies.

1.2: Adopt an erosion control ordinance to protect sensitive lands and property.

1.3: Actively work to improve Benbrook's Community Rating System (CRS) score.

Goal 2: Improve community awareness of flooding risks.

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