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City staff plans a pilot traffic safety treatment for North Main; commission briefed on corridor study
Summary
Staff told the commission an infrastructure committee plans a pilot program of temporary traffic safety treatments on North Main, with data collection and a possible council consideration in October; commissioners raised timing concerns due to concurrent road construction on nearby streets.
Planning staff and the infrastructure committee updated the commission on a planned pilot of temporary safety improvements for the North Main Street corridor.
Staff said the committee reviewed concept plans and data and recommended a pilot program that would install temporary devices (e.g., low‑profile barriers, lane treatments) to evaluate effects on vehicle routing and side‑street cut‑through. Staff said the pilot would include traffic counts and corridor analysis before and during the pilot to measure changes in volumes on side streets and to inform a permanent solution. The commission heard that the pilot work would be subject to weather and contractor availability, and that council consideration of pilot procurement was expected on Oct. 7.
Several commissioners raised concerns about conducting a pilot while nearby Elmwood is scheduled for road reconstruction and whether construction would distort baseline traffic counts; staff said prior baseline data had been collected and they would factor construction timing into data interpretation. Staff also noted outreach plans; if council approves the pilot, the city will communicate timing and data‑collection goals to residents.
Ending: Staff said it will provide formal pilot plans, data collection methodology and public‑communication materials to council and the commission before work begins.
