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Mayor and staff defend Austin Street drainage project as bike-lane removal draws public safety concerns
Summary
City officials said the Austin Street work is a drainage and street-rehab project that will have the practical effect of removing a bidirectional bike lane; the mayor said public safety concerns raised by firefighters and some residents are driving a review of bike-lane treatments and other street projects.
City officials told reporters that the Austin Street project is primarily a drainage and street-rehabilitation effort and that removing the two-way bike lane on the one-way street is a secondary effect of the work.
Randy (city staff) said the Austin Street work is a drainage project: “This is a drainage project that we're fixing much needed drainage in that area. The street condition's been poor.” He added the city is assessing mobility tradeoffs and noted state…
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