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Council Approves Mount Vernon Avenue Safety Upgrades, Including Separated Bike Lanes and Bus Islands
Summary
Council authorized easement agreements and construction preparations to install permanent safety improvements on Mount Vernon Avenue, including separated bike lanes, medians, curb extensions, bus islands and ADA sidewalk repairs.
Columbus City Council voted to authorize revocable encroachment easements that will allow permanent safety and multimodal infrastructure improvements along Mount Vernon Avenue, a Near East Side corridor the city has been redesigning as part of its Vision Zero initiative.
The first phase approved by council will add separated bike lanes, concrete medians to separate vehicle and bicycle traffic, curb extensions and sidewalk repairs to shorten pedestrian crossings, bus…
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