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Syracuse engineers outline $3.5 million pedestrian-and-bike upgrades near Regional Market; residents press for earlier crosswalks
Summary
Engineering staff told the Syracuse Transportation committee that $3,500,000 in federal and state TAP funds will fund pedestrian and bicycle improvements around the Regional Transportation Center and Regional Market, with detailed design this year and construction tentatively in 2027; residents urged immediate crosswalks and better sidewalk connections to address recurring pedestrian hazards.
Marzah Malkoch, an engineering department staff member, told the Syracuse City Transportation committee the city has about $3,500,000 in state and federal funds allocated for the Regional Transportation Center / Regional Market Area Mobility Improvement Project and that the work is now in preliminary design. "We have about $3,500,000 funds from the federal government and from the state," she said, adding that preliminary work should finish in one to two months and construction is tentatively expected in 2027.
The project will focus on pedestrian and bicycle facilities along Park Street, portions of NDT Parkway, Taximone Drive and Piawatha Boulevard, staff said. Design elements described included new corner crosswalks with push buttons, refuge islands at the Farmers' Marketplace driveway, flashing beacons and a continuous shared-use path…
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