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Council backs pilot of narrower 10‑ft lanes with edge striping and debates 24‑vs‑26‑ft street standard
Summary
Staff proposed a pilot to stripe 10‑ft travel lanes with 3‑ft shoulders on the South Forest View subdivision and estimated the pilot cost at about $6,500; council agreed to the pilot and debated whether municipal policy should default to 24 ft for new local roads unless a project justification requires 26 ft.
City staff returned to a multi‑session discussion about local street standards, presenting a pilot proposal to add edge striping (10‑ft travel lanes with 3‑ft shoulders) on recently constructed streets in the South Forest View development.
Paul Stand summarized prior memos (history, standards, cost analysis) and explained that Baxter’s local system includes about 68.52 miles of local streets (15.31 urban, 53.21 rural). Staff said roughly 27.5% of the rural local street mileage remains under 26 ft and that stripe‑edge pilot testing on River Vista Drive, River Vista Court, Medford Road, Riverwood Road and Parkview Circle could help the city evaluate perceived…
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