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Council hears staff warnings about vendors in right-of-way and discusses pedestrian crossing on South Main
Summary
Council members were told vendors can only use the right-of-way if the road is fully closed; staff said they have contacted "UNOC" about a pedestrian signal and plan to set a meeting with the agency's safety engineer.
A staff member told the Gunnison City Council that vendors may be allowed in the right-of-way only if the road is completely closed, and said closing Route 89 for vendor activity would be difficult on busy days.
The staff member said, "The only way you can put vendors in the right of way is to close the road completely down. And where 89 is such a busy route and being a holiday, I would have some explaining to do if I permitted it." Council members described congestion at the Maverick corner and elsewhere on Main Street.
A councilmember asked about a pedestrian crossing and said, "I wanna see that in before December." In response, the staff member said they had "reached out to UNOC about a pedestrian signal or crossing along there," that UNOC's safety engineer had expressed interest, and that they planned to set a meeting in the next one-to-two weeks to start the discussion.
The transcript records concerns about vehicle congestion, a busy corner by Maverick, delays when turning left and limited crossing opportunities. The council did not make a formal decision on vendors or the pedestrian signal during the recorded discussion; staff indicated it would pursue a meeting with the agency referenced.
