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Abutters raise safety and access concerns as Lindsey Street one-way, sidewalk changes move forward
Summary
Property owners and the restaurant Mesa 21 told the Traffic Board that a planned one-way conversion and sidewalk narrowing on Lindsey Street could block deliveries, reduce parking and hamper emergency access; staff said the one-way is already approved and the design reduces curb-to-curb width from 33 to 31 feet.
At an Oct. 1 Traffic Board meeting, abutters along Lindsey Street told board members that a state-driven redesign — which includes converting one block of Lindsey to one-way and narrowing sidewalks — could compound long-standing delivery and parking problems and occasionally block emergency access.
The concerns came from Bruce Hake, who identified himself as the owner of the three-story brown building between Duval and Lindsey, and from Jennifer Souza, who spoke for the restaurant Mesa 21. Stephanie MacArthur, director of traffic and parking, explained the design changes and answered questions from board members and business representatives.
Hake said deliveries and tractor-trailers double-parking have been a recurring problem at his building and that the planned…
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