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Residents press UEZ streetscape plan for Midland Avenue over sidewalk width, parking and notice concerns
Summary
Public commenters faulted the Midland Avenue Streetscape design and UEZ process for inadequate public notice and for renderings that would narrow sidewalks, displace sidewalk cafes, and put benches facing apartment windows; councilors and the chief said the project will be reviewed and staff will post renderings online.
Several residents used the council's public-comment period to challenge the Midland Avenue Streetscape proposal and the Urban Enterprise Zone's outreach process, saying the project's renderings were not widely circulated and would narrow sidewalks and affect business operations.
Melanie Ryan, speaking during public comments, said she had walked the proposed corridor and found the plans would push parking and street fixtures into the travelway. She argued that bioswales, benches and meter installations shown in schematic renderings would reduce the available sidewalk to four to six feet in many locations and block access for double-wide strollers, deliveries and…
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