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Downtown 'reimagining' study funded by Caltrans grant aims to prioritize safety, with public workshops set
Summary
A Caltrans sustainable transportation grant will fund a study to redesign Sebastopol's downtown core for multimodal safety and vitality; consultants will develop alternatives, model regional traffic impacts, and seek public input at a Nov. 14 workshop. Implementation is expected in staged capital projects over several years.
The Planning Commission received an update on a Caltrans‑funded downtown sustainable transportation study on Oct. 22 that will evaluate alternatives to improve safety, access and multimodal circulation in downtown Sebastopol.
Jeff Rubendahl of Fair and Piers, project manager for the study, said the city received a Caltrans Sustainable Transportation grant (Sebastopol Main Street State Highway Subregional Planning and Core Redesign) with an award of $230,178 and a local match of $29,822 (total about $260,000). "This is not a bike project. This is an all people project," Rubendahl said, emphasizing the study’s focus on walking, biking, transit and freight access through Caltrans‑owned…
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