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Dobson Street safety study urges permanent parking restrictions, sidewalk and crossing upgrades
Summary
A Kimley‑Horn study presented to council recommended prohibiting parking in specific narrow blocks, installing permanent physical deterrents and building continuous sidewalks on Dobson’s west frontage to improve pedestrian safety around Nola Dunn Elementary and a nearby church; council asked staff to incorporate short‑, mid‑ and long‑term measures into CIP and enforcement plans.
City staff and consultant Kimley‑Horn presented a Dobson Street safety study on April 21 that identified recurring parking in sight triangles, on bridge decks and in parkways near Nola Dunn Elementary School and Open Door Church, creating unsafe pedestrian crossings and constricted two‑way traffic.
Brandon Forsyth, the Kimley‑Horn lead, said field observations during school and church peak times showed parking in striped safety areas and on bridge…
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