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City staff to scope permanent crosswalk at Jefferson Elementary; temporary traffic calming recommended
Summary
City staff were directed to prepare a WTrans scope for a permanent ADA-compliant crosswalk on Jefferson Boulevard near Jefferson Elementary and to include temporary traffic-calming measures while construction is pending.
Marjorie Bemergenstern, chair of the City–CUSD Joint Subcommittee, asked staff to prepare a formal design scope and return to the full city council with options for a permanent crosswalk at the rear of Jefferson Elementary School and short-term traffic-calming measures. The proposal matters because parents, teachers and school staff have asked the city to open a safer route for younger students who currently cross Jefferson Boulevard; Public Works staff said the site requires ADA-compliant curb ramps and parking restrictions that make a simple paint-only fix impractical. At the meeting Michelle Holden, principal at Jefferson Elementary School, said parents, the school site council and staff “have had parents on our school site…
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