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Neighbors oppose University Avenue parking removal as mayor, Ball State back bike-connection plan
Summary
The Muncie City Common Council on Sept. 8 introduced an ordinance to prohibit parking on portions of University Avenue between Reserve Street and Wheeling Avenue as part of a planned street and trail improvement tied to a Ball State University village project.
The Muncie City Common Council on Sept. 8 introduced an ordinance to prohibit parking on portions of University Avenue between Reserve Street and Wheeling Avenue as part of a planned street and trail improvement tied to a Ball State University village project.
Neighborhood leaders said the proposal was advanced without adequate notice or detail and warned that eliminating on-street parking would push cars into narrow alleys, worsen alley conditions and accelerate demolition of historic garages and other outbuildings. Beth Messner, treasurer of the Riverside Normal City Neighborhood Association, said the association is "vehemently opposed" to removing parking on University Avenue and asked the council to meet residents…
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