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City details Chapman Highway safety project funded largely by federal grant
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Summary
Engineering director described a Safe Streets for All–funded redesign of Chapman Highway into a multimodal boulevard (80% federal funding), including medians, sidewalks and a 10‑foot shared path to reduce conflicts; staff cited eight serious crashes or fatalities in five years.
City staff described plans to rework Chapman Highway into a safer, more walkable corridor and said the project will be funded primarily with a Safe Streets for All federal grant.
Tom Clabo, the city’s engineering director, told council the corridor is currently five lanes that favor vehicles with limited pedestrian facilities. The design concept includes landscaped medians, reduced conflict points, a sidewalk on the east side and a 10‑foot shared‑use path on the west side to separate bicycles and pedestrians from traffic. Clabo said the grant funding constitutes about 80% of the project and that the corridor has had eight fatalities or serious crashes over five years, five involving pedestrians.
Council members endorsed public engagement, and staff said stakeholder and public meetings will be scheduled as the design advances. Clabo described the project as part of a Vision Zero‑style action plan and compared the approach to prior work on Magnolia Avenue.
