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Council approves $96,000 pedestrian-safety study after debate over scope and medians

5472211 · March 17, 2025
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Summary

Council approved a professional services agreement with CBB (George L. Crawford & Associates) for a street and intersection pedestrian safety study; council members debated the study's scope, cost, whether it could predetermine ordinance changes restricting median use, and the need to pair analysis with engineering options and MoDOT coordination.

The Columbia City Council voted March 17 to authorize a professional-services agreement with George L. Crawford & Associates (doing business as CBB) to conduct a street and intersection pedestrian safety study with an awarded budget of about $96,000.

Staff described the study scope as an analysis that supports Vision Zero objectives, prioritizes equity and evaluates up to 200 intersections or roadway segments for crash history, traffic volumes, speed information, medians…

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