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Council directs staff to add bike lanes on Highland Avenue, approve pedestrian upgrades and parking outreach
Summary
Grants Pass council directed staff to restripe Highland Avenue to create continuous bike lanes between Sandy Drive and B Street, install sharrows on nearby streets, upgrade two pedestrian crossings and conduct a traffic/parking study before removing parking. Motion passed 5–1; staff will contact affected property owners and monitor parking.
Grants Pass — The City Council voted Dec. 2 to direct staff to move forward with restriping portions of Highland Avenue to provide continuous bike lanes linking two new Dollar Mountain trailheads and to implement pedestrian crossing improvements near Highland Elementary and North Middle School.
The council’s action covers two items presented by Assistant Public Works Director Wade Elliott and the Bikeways & Walkways Committee: (1) restriping to install continuous bike lanes roughly between Sandy Drive and B Street and installing sharrow markings on adjacent lower-speed streets to complete a loop…
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