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Capitol-area board approves Phase 1A of Capitol Mall plan, clearing way for trees, accessibility upgrades
Summary
The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board voted to adopt Phase 1A of the Capitol Mall Design Framework, authorizing use of a $5 million appropriation to plant trees, add seating and implement low-cost pilots on MLK Boulevard while endorsing moves to improve universal accessibility despite debate over removing recently installed scissor walkways.
The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board on Monday approved the direction for Phase 1A of the Capitol Mall Design Framework, authorizing use of a $5,000,000 legislative appropriation to plant trees, add seating, improve wayfinding and pilot low-cost street interventions on MLK Boulevard.
The action, moved by the chair and seconded by a board member, grants Executive Secretary Cedar Lee Dahl flexibility to oversee implementation of Phase 1A and to return the board if there are significant substantive changes. The board recorded the motion as approved after a roll call; the executive secretary announced the tally and declared the motion approved.
The plan presented by Josh Brooks, principal landscape architect at Sasaki, calls for three immediate interventions: a new elliptical commemorative plaza to host tribal flags and seating; a proof-of-concept road-diet on MLK Boulevard using paint and plastic bollards to create room for programming such as food trucks and murals; and regraded axial paths and shaded tree groves on the upper mall that Brooks said would, for the…
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