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Council approves future restriping plan for Mount Air Parkway after split public reaction
Summary
The Clayton City Council voted 3-2 on Feb. 4 to adopt a preferred restriping design for Mount Air Parkway (one lane each way with a center turn lane and bike lanes) but to delay full implementation so the work can be coordinated with the city's 2026 paving program.
The Clayton City Council voted 3-2 on Feb. 4 to endorse Alternative 2 for restriping Mount Air Parkway between Marsh Creek Road and Mount Air Circle, but to delay implementation and seek to incorporate the work into the city's 2026 paving program if the council opts to wait. Councilmembers Ania, Tillman and Vice Mayor Juan supported the motion; Councilmember Enea and Mayor Troopiano voted no.
The issue: Staff and a traffic consultant presented three striping options that would reduce the roadway from four travel lanes to two (one in each direction) within the existing curb-to-curb width (approximately 64 feet). Staff recommended Alternative 2, which provides one travel lane each direction, a two-way left-turn center lane, a bike lane and retained on-street parking. The city's estimate for the recommended restriping and related work was about $244,000 (including a 20% contingency); that estimate rose from earlier figures because…
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