Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Broadway Project topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Consultants present three Broadway corridor concepts; open house set for April 28
Summary
Consultants presented three corridor design options for Broadway and Maine focused on walkability, parking trade-offs and placemaking; the team summarized public outreach results (western theme) and invited commissioners and residents to an April 28 open house to comment.
Consultants presented conceptual designs Tuesday for a grant-funded study of the Broadway/Maine corridor in Green River, highlighting walkability, public outreach findings and three alternate design approaches that trade off street parking, plazas and pedestrian space.
Sid (speaker 5), the presenting consultant, described the study area and a walk-shed analysis that showed Broadway is within a 5–10–15 minute walking radius for many local destinations. The consultant summarized stakeholder outreach and public surveys that favored a western-flavored streetscape and then showed three concepts: (1) high pedestrian emphasis with plazas and more off-street parking, (2) a compromise model with more on-street parking near storefronts and plazas, and (3) a lower-density option that concentrates parking behind buildings and emphasizes pedestrian flow.
The consultant noted trade-offs in each option—adding at-grade parking near storefronts can support merchants but reduces sidewalk width, while plaza-focused designs expand gathering space but require alternate parking strategies—and said the team will refine concepts based on commission and public input. "Broadway is what I call the living room of Green River," the presenter said, stressing the importance of creating an authentic local place that also serves tourists by showcasing where residents gather.
The project team said it performed stakeholder and tourist outreach and will host a public open house on April 28; commissioners were asked to participate and give feedback. Traffic analysis was not yet included in the packet but will be discussed at the open house, the team said.
No formal action was taken; the presentation was informational and the consultants asked for commissioner and public comment ahead of the April event.
