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Brighton council weighs Second Street bike lanes; parking, lane width and safety concerns stall immediate action
Summary
City staff outlined multiple bike‑lane designs for Second Street but found the street's 37‑foot paved width and state standards create tradeoffs: bike lanes would require removing parking on at least one side or creating a two‑way protected lane; council asked for more study and outreach rather than immediate changes.
City planners brought a range of bike‑lane options for Second Street to the council, but technical constraints — street width, state lane standards and on‑street parking demand — left members without a clear path forward.
"Second Street from lane width on both sides, you get a total of 37 feet across," Community Development Manager Mike Caruso told council. He said that leaves the city only a few feasible options: narrow travel lanes to the MDOT minimum in urban areas, which is generally 10 feet; install single bike lanes with little or no buffer; or place a two‑way bike lane on one side of the street and reserve the opposite curb for parking.
Caruso summarized tradeoffs the council had to weigh: a conventional…
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