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Committee tables East Wausau Avenue design after Bike/Ped committee urges multiuse trail and lower speeds; approves partial decorative lighting
Summary
The committee put final approval of East Wausau Avenue’s reconstruction on hold to allow more study of a BikePed recommendation for an off-street multiuse trail and lower speed limit; in a separate vote it approved standard overhead lighting with decorative fixtures from Sixth to Tenth pending grant efforts.
The committee delayed a final recommendation on the reconstruction design for South 50 Second (East Wausau Avenue) between Sixth Street and Eighteenth Street after the Bicycle & Pedestrian (BikePed) advisory committee urged stronger pedestrian and bicycle accommodations than the current staff recommendation.
BikePed staff reported the advisory body recommended a 25 mph speed limit for Sixth to Eighteenth Street, 8–10-foot multiuse trail on one or both sides of the roadway in place of painted on-street bike lanes, 3–5-foot terraces with street trees, and pedestrian refuge islands at several intersections to improve safety. Staff noted BikePed’s recommendation emphasized minimizing new property acquisition where possible.
Several nearby residents addressed the committee during public comment. Gordon Clements (1307 East Wausau Avenue) told the committee he worried a center…
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