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Council approves one‑way conversion and new parking at Carlson Park to ease pickleball access
Summary
Responding to heavy use at Carlson Park’s new pickleball courts, council adopted a resolution converting a dead‑end section of Carlson Park Driveway to one‑way traffic to create additional marked parking spaces. Players and residents supported the change; advocates urged parallel investments in bike infrastructure and pedestrian safety.
The council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to convert the end of the Carlson Park driveway to one‑way traffic and add marked parking stalls to address high parking demand near the park’s pickleball courts.
City staff said the Carlson Park improvements have generated significant new user demand and that the dead‑end driveway can be reconfigured to provide additional legal parking spaces without impairing river access. Staff presented a conceptual layout and told council the conversion is feasible within the…
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