Council approves street name changes for local alignment and private development

The Cedar Rapids City Council on Sept. 9 approved first-reading ordinances to rename two street segments: a public section of 16th Avenue Southeast will be renamed Fifth Street Southeast to create a through alignment to 10th Street Southeast, and a private portion of Excel Drive Northeast will be renamed Reservoir Way Northeast at the request of Fountains LLC.

City traffic engineer Carrie Pauley told the council the 16th Avenue Southeast renaming will make the route more of a continuous through alignment connecting to 10th Street and will support naming conventions for future street network expansion. Pauley said two properties addressed off that section were notified and that there were no objections.

Pauley said the private street renaming was requested by Fountains LLC and concerns a private roadway section that currently shares the Excel Drive name with the adjacent public north-south portion; no properties are currently addressed off that private section and property owners were notified.

Both items advanced on their first readings without public objection. The 16th Avenue Southeast renaming ordinance was moved by Council Member Overland and seconded by Council Member Tyler Olson and carried on voice vote. The private street rename was moved by Council Member Tyler Olson and seconded by Council Member Hager and likewise carried.

These approvals establish naming changes for addressing and future wayfinding; both requests were reported by Public Works/Traffic staff as having had required owner notifications and no recorded objections at the hearings.