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Fairview Planning Commission reviews Halsey Street cross‑section and street design plan
Summary
City planning staff briefed the commission on a Halsey Street cross‑section and streetscape design plan proposing separated at‑grade bike lanes, enhanced crosswalks and two implementation paths: a $26.8 million long‑term capital build and a near‑term restriping option estimated at $371,000 for Fairview. Council and commission will continue review into 2025.
City planning staff presented the Halsey Street cross‑section and street design plan at the Dec. 10 Fairview Planning Commission work session, outlining both near‑term restriping options and a longer‑term capital project intended for adoption into the city’s Transportation System Plan.
The staff presentation, which cited consultant Kittleson and a state/ODOT transportation and growth management grant supporting the study, described three context‑sensitive cross sections: residential, commercial and an Edgefield variant. Staff said the residential design would shift the bike lane to sidewalk level separated by a landscape strip, providing a planting strip, a six‑foot bike lane with a one‑foot buffer and a six‑foot sidewalk. "Halsey is one of the high crash corridors in the region," staff said, framing safety as a principal objective for the changes.
The commercial cross section keeps three travel lanes and on‑street parking on one side; the plan also…
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