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Committee endorses Lincoln Avenue corridor study; engineers estimate small traffic shifts, sizable safety gains
Summary
The committee endorsed the Champaign-Urbana Lincoln Avenue Corridor Study and agreed to forward the endorsement to Council. Consultants said proposed changes would reroute about 100 vehicles per peak hour (~6–7% of corridor traffic), and estimated substantial crash‑reduction benefits from a road diet, bike lanes and access controls.
The Urbana City Council Committee of the Whole voted July 21 to endorse the Champaign‑Urbana Lincoln Avenue Corridor Study and forward that endorsement to the full City Council for consideration.
Planners and engineers from the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission and consultant Lochmueller Group reviewed a concept plan for Lincoln Avenue from Florida Avenue to Green Street. The study team recommended a package of changes: a road diet converting selected four‑lane segments to three lanes (two through lanes and a center turn lane), continuous on‑street bike lanes, consolidated mid‑block crosswalks with pedestrian‑activated rectangular rapid flashing beacons, and targeted access restrictions (right‑in/right‑out or…
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