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Staff back 4-to-3 road diet and bike lanes on 48th Avenue NW; council seeks neighborhood outreach and more data
Summary
Public Works staff described a proposed road diet on 48th Avenue Northwest to add bike lanes and a center turn lane, citing the Comprehensive Transportation Plan; council members requested additional study and a town-hall with residents before committing funds.
The city’s public works team presented a proposal on Jan. 23 to convert a section of 48th Avenue Northwest from four lanes to a three-lane cross section with a center turn lane and bike lanes, and several council members asked staff to hold neighborhood outreach and provide additional traffic and crash data before final action.
The public works presentation, led by the public works director (unnamed) and David Riesland, transportation engineer, tied the proposal to the city’s Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) and the 2014 comprehensive plan. Staff said the section under discussion runs from Main Street north to Robinson and that a separate, legally obligated project funded by the 2019 transportation bond will convert Robinson to Tecumseh to a three-lane section; staff…
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