Committee approves restriping at Oxmoor and Saint Charles, sends design funding to budget hearings

At its Aug. 4 meeting, the Public Safety Committee voted 5-0 to approve an interim restriping plan at the intersection of Oxmoor and Saint Charles and referred engineering design and Phase 1 funding to upcoming budget hearings. Councilor Wolverton moved the striping motion, Councilor Nelms seconded it, and the committee recorded a unanimous vote.

Committee members said the item was prompted by repeated pedestrian safety concerns at the diagonal crosswalks and by a recent resident report of a child and caregiver struck while crossing properly. A staff presentation described a three-phase plan focused first on shortening and straightening crosswalks, installing curb bulb-outs and removing a westbound left-turn lane that would free space for traffic flow and pedestrian protections.

The plan’s Phase 1 elements include curb extensions (bulb-outs) at Saint Charles, removal of a left-turn lane into an alley and restriping to shorten crossing distances. The engineering presentation…