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City council adopts resolution limiting lane removals for Classen Boulevard bike project after heated public debate
Summary
The Oklahoma City Council voted 7–2 to adopt a resolution limiting removal of traffic lanes for the Classen Boulevard bike-lane project and to pursue alternative designs; proponents and opponents offered sharply divergent safety and traffic claims during more than an hour of public comment.
Oklahoma City — The City Council on Tuesday voted 7–2 to adopt a resolution that restricts removing traffic lanes for the planned Classen Boulevard bicycle improvements and directs staff to pursue alternative designs and reporting.
The resolution, authored by council members Stonecipher, Carter, Stone and Henkel, grew out of months of debate over whether to convert travel lanes along Classen between Northwest 10th Street and Sheridan to protected bike facilities. City staff described the project as a partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments and said some elements of the work — sidewalks and crosswalks — would proceed whether lane conversions occur.
“Safety for residents who…
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