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Council approves design contract for Century Greenway median, council seeks strong safety features
Summary
The council approved a design contract with Studio 1 11 for the Century Greenway median project. The design contract is $161,800 with a recommended 10% contingency; funding comes from a TAP grant. Council members emphasized traffic safety measures including stop signs, bulb-outs, bollards and fenced playgrounds.
The Paramount City Council voted Feb. 25 to approve a consultant agreement with Studio 1 11 for continued design and construction documents for the Century Greenway project, a roughly 0.84-acre median adjacent to Roosevelt Elementary School that the city plans to convert to a mini-park and walking hub.
Parks and Recreation Director Yesenia Guillen and Studio 1 11 principal Kirk Kelly presented concept designs that include a central plaza with picnic benches and a shade shelter, a gated playground with separate areas for ages 2–5 and 5–12, a fitness hub, a sensory garden and a fenced dog run. Guillen said the median measures about 750 feet long and up to 75 feet wide and that community meetings showed strong resident preference to keep the area as green space rather than convert it to parking.
Studio 1 11 proposed a construction-design services agreement for $161,800; staff recommended a 10% contingency for a total authorization of $178,600. Guillen said $266,500 in TAP (recreation/open-space) grant funds are available for the project and that a consultant agreement must be secured by March 31, 2025 to preserve grant eligibility. She emphasized the project is currently in design only and that there is no construction funding allocated yet.
Council members pressed on public-safety measures after staff and residents noted speeding on the surrounding streets. Kelly and staff described a multi-pronged approach that could include additional crosswalks, stop signs, curb bulb-outs to narrow lanes at crossings, bollards or boulders integrated into the design, seat walls and fencing around play areas. Kelly said bollards could be designed to be aesthetic and could incorporate illumination. The council unanimously approved the design agreement.
