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City staff invites Tree Commission to weigh in on East Main BRT station design affecting Pleasant Ridge trees
Summary
City staff asked the Bexley Tree and Public Gardens Commission on June 18 to review two engineering alternatives for the proposed East Main bus rapid transit station at Pleasant Ridge and provide input on trade‑offs between replacing mature median trees with tree wells or retaining mature trees while relaxing some Main Street design guidelines.
City staff asked the Bexley Tree and Public Gardens Commission on June 18 to review two engineering alternatives for the proposed LightUs/East Main bus rapid transit station at Pleasant Ridge that differ mainly in how they treat mature street trees. Megan Myers, director of administration and development for the city of Vassley, told commissioners the project is at a 60% design stage and the city must submit comments within about a month. The commission was told the city council recently adopted “resolution 2 25” supporting the proposed Pleasant Ridge station location and a center‑loading station, and that staff and COTA’s design team are seeking feedback on whether to replace mature trees with…
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