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City design group outlines Caltrans environmental‑justice grants for Chinatown Broadway and Cesar Chavez corridors
Summary
Planning staff updated the commission on two Caltrans environmental-justice planning grants: a Chinatown Broadway Street design focused on pedestrian safety, bulb-outs and reallocation of a tow-away lane; and a Cesar Chavez East community design plan emphasizing outreach, two bike-lane profiles and preserving industrial uses. Staff described next steps including pilots, MTA approvals and capital-funding seeks.
Planning staff presented two Caltrans environmental‑justice planning grants to the commission on June 28: a Chinatown Broadway Street design project and a Cesar Chavez East Community Design Plan. Both projects used engaged outreach with community-based organizations and prioritized safety, equity and neighborhood identity in corridors that combine high pedestrian or truck/industrial use.
Lily Langwa described the Broadway plan’s findings: Chinatown has a high share of seniors and pedestrians; Broadway is a wide arterial…
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