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Committee recommends closing small Mill Street slip lane, expanding green space on Bowen Street project
Summary
City engineers recommended closing a short section of Mill Street between Bowen and Wagyu and adding curb bump-outs and green space; the Transportation Committee voted to forward the design recommendation to the Common Council after discussion about driveway impacts and homeowner notice.
City engineering staff and consultant AECOM presented a proposed reconstruction plan for Bowen Street (Otter to East Parkway) that would close the short Mill Street slip lane between Bowen and Wagyu, add curb bump-outs to shorten pedestrian crossings and increase green space, and extend driveways for three adjacent parcels.
Steve, the project presenter, said traffic counts show about 86 vehicles per day use the slip lane and noted crash clusters and site-distance limitations at the intersection as reasons to remove the nonstandard slip movement. "We also took a look at a couple other…
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