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Residents press council for more complete-streets funding, public-power feasibility study; SPIFFS seeks cultural-arts support
Summary
During open forum, residents urged the council to increase funding for Complete Streets projects, to study public ownership of electricity, and SPIFFS asked for special cultural-arts funding.
Several residents used the council—s open forum Thursday to press on transportation, energy and arts funding ahead of the FY26 budget.
Speakers advocating for Complete Streets funding described pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements as cost-effective ways to reduce traffic injuries. Max McCann (2648 Third Avenue South) said sections of MLK Boulevard with bike lanes were the only stretches not on the city—s high-injury-crash network and asked the council to increase the city—s Complete Streets budget. Justin Conway, speaking for Campbell Park, noted a crosswalk funded at Seventh Avenue South and MLK as the first Complete Streets project in the South CRA and requested…
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