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Commission delays bench removals pending final streetscape report after heated public comment on homelessness
Summary
A staff preliminary report recommended removing nine benches in congested downtown locations; after extensive public comment—centered on homelessness and accessibility—the commission voted to wait for a final Confluence/DCP report and possible relocations rather than remove benches immediately.
The commission received a preliminary streetscape report for Broadway that inventories downtown amenities (benches, trash receptacles, wayfinding signs and bicycle racks) and recommended removing nine benches at highly congested locations as an interim step. Planning staff and the Downtown Community Partnership (DCP) presented the report and said consultants (Confluence) will complete a final design and relocation recommendations this fall.
Rocky Schneider, administrator of the DCP Business Improvement District, said the downtown inventory shows roughly 327 public seats in about…
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