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City staff outline State Street pilot projects including 500-block 'pedlets' and a golf-cart loop
Summary
City planners described a package of short-term pilot projects for State Street — preapproved outdoor furniture, sidewalk-extending modular 'pedlets' on the 500 block, seasonal MTD shuttle service and a golf-cart 'State Street Loop' pilot — and answered accessibility and funding questions from the Access Advisory Committee.
Tess Harris, the State Street master planner in the city administrator’s office, briefed the Access Advisory Committee on a portion of the short-term action plan the City Council approved in September.
Harris said the plan includes a refresh of the 1200 block by the Granada Theater, a set of preapproved outdoor-furniture standards for businesses, a pilot using modular sidewalk extenders called “Pedlets” on the 500 block, a seasonal MTD waterfront shuttle and a separate golf-cart loop on State Street.
"The Pedlets... essentially extend the sidewalk space by an additional 8 feet," Harris said, describing the units as modular pieces manufactured by Modstreet. She said the city has ordered the units and expects installation on the 500 block around August as a timed pilot.
Why it matters: committee members and staff framed the pilots as test projects to evaluate how expanded sidewalk dining and microtransit would affect accessibility, pedestrian travel and future capital planning. Several members pressed staff on how…
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