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URA funds pilot intersection treatments to slow traffic, improve walkability; members debate timing and quorum
Summary
The Urban Renewal Agency approved direct funding for a temporary downtown intersection pilot to test planter/seat treatments aimed at slowing traffic and improving pedestrian safety, authorizing up to $46,856.96 for materials and installation; members debated data collection, reuse, deployment timing and whether to delay for quorum clarity.
The Livingston Urban Renewal Agency approved a direct funding request of up to $46,856.96 to purchase and install temporary intersection treatments — planters, seating and similar devices — as a pilot to slow vehicle turns and increase pedestrian and bicycle safety in the downtown core.
Miss Severson, who introduced the project on behalf of city planning, said the pilot follows recommendations in the downtown master plan and will install temporary, reusable treatments in late June and remove them in September for evaluation. "This is a pilot project... the focus on increasing safety of cars, for bikes,…
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