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Meridian staff recommends lower-cost 2½‑Street corridor and pedestrian options as alternative to costly 3rd Street extension
Summary
A city planning presentation outlined alternatives to extending 3rd Street through a residential area, favoring a blended 2½‑Street alignment, pedestrian hybrid beacons and modest traffic circles to improve downtown connectivity while avoiding large right‑of‑way takings and multimillion‑dollar overpasses.
Chris, the consultant leading Meridian’s Destination Downtown presentation, told the council the goal is to improve downtown connectivity and safety by creating more grid-like connections rather than relying on a few major arterials. "So today, we're gonna talk about connectivity," he said, framing benefits in efficiency, safety and economic development.
In a detailed review of several alignment alternatives first studied in 2008, Chris described three main options: restoring 3rd Street, implementing the 2½‑Street alignment and two variants labeled 4a/4b. He said all alignments would require private‑property purchases and that many would require full takes of homes along the corridor. "We're at least, almost 2 and a half. We're at close to 3," he said when…
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