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Commission reviews Regent Street preferred design; staff told to prioritize pedestrian crossings and off-street bike connections
Summary
City staff presented a preferred "community main street" design for Regent Street aimed at wider sidewalks, midblock bump-outs, parking as a pedestrian buffer and accommodations for emergency access. Commissioners supported the overall direction but pressed staff for stronger crossing treatments, clearer delivery/curb-management plans and the best off-street bike connections to the Southwest Path.
Traffic Engineering presented the city's preferred reconstruction plan for Regent Street (Randall Avenue to Park Street) on March 4, and the Transportation Commission offered direction that emphasized pedestrian crossings and off-street bicycle connectivity.
Tom Moore summarized the design intent: convert Regent into a community-main-street layout with continuous wide sidewalks (typ. 9 feet, with some mid-block areas widening up to 17—18 feet to building face), mid-block bump-outs, on-street parking to serve businesses and provide a buffer for pedestrians, and bus pullouts to avoid in-lane boarding on the single through-lane segments. He said the team had evaluated three alternatives but rejected a sidewalk-level, all-ages bike facility and a two-lane center-turn design because of emergency-vehicle access constraints and bus stop…
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