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City hearing on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard streetscape highlights tradeoffs on parking, shade and safety
Summary
Consultants and CRA staff presented updated MLK Boulevard streetscape plans, proposing narrower travel lanes for traffic calming, permeable pavers for water quality, and an 18‑space off‑street lot to offset on‑street parking changes; board members pressed staff on tree choices, right‑of‑way impacts and school‑board approvals.
City of Stuart staff and consultants on Tuesday presented updated designs for the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard streetscape and asked the Community Redevelopment Agency and City Commission for feedback on tradeoffs between parking, shade and pedestrian safety. Pinal Gandhi Savdas, CRE director, said staff resumed work on the corridor after pausing for higher‑priority East Stewart projects and noted the city submitted a USDOT BUILD grant application in February to help fund the improvements.
Consultant Brian Good of Kimley Horn described existing conditions along the corridor, saying MLK now carries two travel lanes with a mix of head‑in/angle and parallel parking and sidewalks that are roughly 6 feet wide in many places. He summarized an online survey of 46 respondents (about 70% owners or residents) that prioritized slower vehicle speeds, improved sidewalks and gathering space, lighting and shade and favored extending pedestrian improvements to Palm Beach Road.
Good said the conceptual plan converts head‑in parking to parallel…
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