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Urbana endorses Lincoln Avenue corridor safety study; staff warns deviating from recommendations could risk state funding
Summary
Council voted to endorse the KUATS Lincoln Avenue Corridor Study, which recommends a road diet, midblock pedestrian crossings with signals and access restrictions; staff and consultants said major deviations from the study could jeopardize IDOT grant funding used for design and construction.
The Urbana City Council on July 28 endorsed the KUATS Lincoln Avenue Corridor Study, a corridor safety and redesign plan that recommends a road diet, on‑street bike lanes, relocated midblock pedestrian crossings with pedestrian‑activated signals, and targeted access restrictions. The council’s endorsement clears the way for staff to pursue design and possible grant funding.
City staff and consultants emphasized the safety rationale for the recommendations. Staff cited crash records showing a concentration of midblock crashes and serious injuries between Nevada and Indiana streets: that segment accounted for 54% of midblock crashes and 78% of pedestrian/bicycle crashes within the…
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