Dalton Gardens Councilman Ray Craft is calling for residents to attend a workshop next week on public transportation.

“This is an extremely important public meeting,” he said. “This is about what you, as residents, want Dalton Gardens environment to be.”

The meeting is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall and will be led by HMH Engineering. It’s the second workshop on transportation, with the first on June 29.

A transportation plan still under consideration was initially prepared in 2013 by Welch-Comer Engineers.

The plan’s intent is “to identify deficiencies in the existing transportation system, develop projects that meet the community transportation needs, and develop a strategy to make these projects a reality.”

Transportation goals include developing a funding strategy, increasing maintenance and capital funding, reducing congestion at major intersections, remaining true to the rural residential character of the city and coordinating with surrounding cities and districts.

Several weaknesses of the existing systems were cited, including lack of pedestrian facilities on major roadways, lack of partnering with adjacent municipalities and the water/irrigation departments, heavy trucks traveling frequently through town and lack of visibility at intersections due to no lighting and sight distance issues.

In the 2013 plan, residents didn’t agree on what should be done. Some saw the need for more pedestrian facilities and others like the rural character and feel that the widened shoulders on 4th Street, Dalton Avenue, and Hanley Avenue are adequate, according to the plan.

Dalton Gardens speed limits, whether they should be 25 or 35 mph, are also part of the plan.

“I strongly urge and hope to see your City Hall filled with residents to contribute your ideas and suggestions,” Craft said.