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Brisbane committee advances Visitation Avenue safety package; staff to propose measures to council in March
Summary
City staff presented a survey-driven package of pedestrian and parking measures for Visitation Avenue — from raised crosswalks and curb extensions to red curbs and automated parking enforcement — and heard extensive public comment about chronic parking, enforcement and business impacts; staff will bring recommendations to City Council in March and pursue a Safe Routes to School grant-funded design process.
BRISBANE — The Complete Streets Safety Committee reviewed a year-long survey and a menu of physical and programmatic changes to improve safety and parking on Visitation Avenue at its Feb. 12 meeting, endorsing a staged approach that pairs low-cost enforcement and striping with longer-term capital options if and when the City Council approves funding.
Staff engineer Mosinia Links presented results from a community survey with about 130 responses and laid out four priority buckets: pedestrian safety, traffic flow, enforcement and parking demand. "We organized these into pedestrian safety, traffic flow, enforcement and parking," she said, summarizing the outreach. For near-term pedestrian improvements, staff proposed high-visibility striping and "raised" crosswalks, estimating about $15,000–$20,000 per raised crosswalk and noting potential drainage and utility work that can increase cost and schedule. Staff also estimated curb/curve extensions at roughly $60,000 per intersection and pedestrian-activated hybrid beacons at $150,000–$250,000, depending on site configuration.
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