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Rice Street redesign reaches 30% midpoint; $25M state appropriation to fund multimodal conversion, with construction targeted for 2027
Summary
Planners presented a 30% midpoint design for the Rice Street corridor — funded by a 2023 $25 million appropriation — proposing a hybrid approach (shared-use path north; separated cycle tracks south), a conversion from four to three lanes on segments, greening, and BRT coordination. Board members requested deeper traffic modeling, parking impacts analysis, and ongoing stakeholder engagement.
Planning staff and consultants gave a midpoint update on the Rice Street redesign project, describing emerging 30% designs and an engagement plan for what staff called the corridor’s most transformational public-realm project since light rail.
Peter Rusty (planning and zoning administrator) and consultant Hyla/Hyla Mayes described the project's policy foundation in the CAP Board 2040 comprehensive plan and the $25,000,000 appropriation…
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