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Council discusses reducing Main Street lanes and expanding downtown parking options; ODOT stripe support reported
Summary
Councilors and downtown stakeholders discussed converting Main Street from four travel lanes to three (one each direction plus center turn lane), angled or other parking changes, and ODOT’s potential role in striping; a working group was proposed to study options.
Baker City — City staff and councilors opened a broad discussion about safety, parking and economic activation on Main Street, including options to reduce travel lanes, reconfigure parking and pursue ODOT assistance for striping work.
Staff noted that Main Street currently contains four travel lanes and that the configuration allows higher vehicle speeds through downtown and makes crosswalks lengthy and uncomfortable to traverse. Several councilors and business…
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