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Residents urge pause on Walk Oakland Park sidewalks; city calls project 'funded, aims to mitigate impacts
Summary
Oakland Park city staff presented a federally funded Thirteenth Avenue multimodal project that pairs sidewalks with swales to reduce flooding and improve connectivity. Dozens of nearby homeowners urged the commission to pause or redesign work on narrow east'west residential streets, citing tree loss, property impacts and limited pedestrian need.
City staff described a federal grant'funded project to build sidewalks and swales on Northeast Thirteenth Avenue and multiple adjacent side streets, saying the work is intended to improve drainage, ADA access and pedestrian connectivity to downtown parks and transit.
"Sidewalks save lives," Sierra Marrero, the city's director of engineering and community development, said during an extended presentation on Walk Oakland Park, noting federal and Broward MPO guidelines, ADA obligations and stormwater benefits tied to the project and the grant.
Marrero told the commission the project has an active construction contract and that sidewalks on the side streets are designed in concert…
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