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DDA weighs closing School Street block to create pedestrian refuge
Summary
DDA members discussed pros and cons of closing the block from School to First to create a pedestrian refuge downtown; businesses polled by staff reportedly support the idea, but members raised access and safety tradeoffs and no formal vote was taken.
During new business on June 17, Chair Christine Tucker and member Erika Pfluke discussed a proposal to close the block from School to First to create a pedestrian refuge. Pfluke said downtown would benefit from a designated pedestrian refuge and reported that businesses polled by Executive Director Jan Watson-Greer were supportive of the change.
Members examined both advantages and disadvantages, noting pedestrian safety improvements balanced against access and circulation concerns for businesses and deliveries. The minutes record the conversation as exploratory; the DDA did not adopt a formal motion or schedule a vote at this meeting and asked staff to continue polling affected merchants and study operational impacts before returning the matter to the board.
