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City briefed BPAC on draft traffic analysis for a Fifth Street bikeway and VDOT planning offers
Summary
City transportation staff said a draft analysis shows removing a southbound lane on Fifth Street could support a new bikeway with modest short-term impacts and larger long-term side-street delays; Chambers urged BPAC to engage on the regional Move Safely Blue Ridge study and VDOT STARS planning offers.
Ben Chambers updated the Charlottesville Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Committee on a draft traffic analysis for a proposed bikeway on Fifth Street and on regional planning efforts. He said consultant modeling shows that taking a southbound lane to build a cycle track is feasible in the short term but would increase turning delays on some side streets over the long term.
"In the short term, this is a very feasible project for us," Chambers…
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