North Augusta officials outline multi‑phase plan to improve Riverside Village parking and pedestrian safety

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City staff presented a three‑phase plan to add crash‑rated bollards, improved crosswalks, painted no‑parking curbs and a 90‑day trolley pilot to reduce crowding and spillover into nearby neighborhoods. Council members asked for accessibility features, clearer signage and quicker work on an RFQ for longer‑term operations and enforcement.

Assistant City Administrator Jamie McCauley delivered the Riverside Village parking and pedestrian safety update at the Northwest City Council study session, describing a three‑phase plan that would use a one‑time payment from a hotel ownership settlement to fund near‑term safety fixes and create a path to longer‑term parking management.

“This is the update we’ve all been waiting for. It’s Riverside Village parking and pedestrian safety update,” McCauley said, opening the presentation and asking council members to hold questions until the end of the slide deck.

McCauley said phase 1 would include “low cost, high impact” fixes: installing crash‑rated bollards, enhancing and repainting crosswalks, and painting curbs in existing no‑parking zones. He said the resolution on next week’s agenda (Resolution 2025‑22) would authorize the initial work and carries a maximum expenditure of $163,111.90,…

North Augusta officials outline multi‑phase plan to improve Riverside Village parking and pedestrian safety

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