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Council chooses east-side route for Fifth Avenue trail connector after safety debate and agrees to cover shortfall
Summary
After debate about user safety and traffic conflicts, Columbus council voted to route the Fifth Avenue trail connector on the east side despite a higher estimated cost, and agreed to reallocate funds to cover the difference.
The Columbus City Council voted on March 11 to pursue the east-side alignment for the Fifth Avenue trail connector between Tenth and Fourteenth streets after hearing traffic and safety concerns from councilors and trail advocates.
Consultants presented two alignment options and cost estimates: installing the trail mostly on the west side of Fifth Avenue would keep the project within the transportation improvement budget (roughly $650,000 by the consultant27s estimate), while placing it on the east side…
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