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Committee tables Wausau Avenue reconstruction to examine multiuse path option, speed and turn‑lane tradeoffs
Summary
After a lengthy public discussion and Bike & Ped Committee recommendation, the Infrastructure and Facilities Committee tabled a final design decision for South 50 Second (East Wausau Avenue) to allow staff and DOT consultants to draw alternatives including an off-street multiuse path, and to consider speed limit and turn‑lane placement.
The Infrastructure and Facilities Committee voted to table a decision on the South 50 Second (East Wausau Avenue/State Highway 52) reconstruction and bicycle/pedestrian accommodations so staff can present additional options and materials, including aerial overlays and possible multiuse trail alignments.
City and Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee staff presented competing recommendations. Bike & Ped recommended a 25 mph posted limit from Sixth to Eighteenth Street, an 8–10 foot multiuse trail on one or both sides of the roadway, 3–5 foot terraces with street trees, left-turn lanes only at high-priority intersections, and pedestrian refuge islands at key crossings. Staff and the DOT consultant had earlier recommended an on‑street two‑way left‑turn lane (center turn lane) with…
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