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Staff present Complete Streets inventory; several pedestrian projects deferred pending funding
Summary
City staff reviewed Complete Streets candidate projects including a Central Street pedestrian beacon and shared-use paths near Greenwood Park; most projects were marked low-priority for the current fiscal year and likely to wait until FY 2028 for construction due to funding limits.
City planning staff presented a slate of Complete Streets and pedestrian-safety projects drawn from a recent inventory by consultant BSC, but said available funding keeps most work out of the current fiscal-year pipeline.
Speaker 5 (unnamed, referenced as Jason) described a proposed pedestrian beacon on Central Street near 100–105 Central Street after receiving complaints from residents that crossing the area felt unsafe. “We’ve had complaints come into the department in regards to crossing this area and feeling unsafe to do so,” Speaker 5 said, and staff noted constraints including nearby funeral parking, steep grade and lack of traffic control that make placement and design more complicated.
Staff also described project 27002, a shared-use path connecting Clark Street to Greenwood Park and a new crosswalk at Clark and Merced, plus 27003 (Green Street sidewalk) and 27004 (Greenwood Park–Wilder Field connection). Speaker 5 said these items are considered low priority for immediate Complete Streets grant applications because the city has already maximized available funding for the fiscal year and anticipated pursuit would be in FY 2028.
Why it matters: the projects seek to improve pedestrian access to parks, a hospital pathway and neighborhood connectors, and staff emphasized coordination with future Complete Streets grant cycles and state TIP funding processes for larger projects.
Next steps: staff will keep projects on the inventory, refine designs for grant applications, and coordinate community engagement for lower-priority playground and sidewalk work.
