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Design measures aim to preserve parking count while adding sidewalks and calming traffic on Tubbs Street
Summary
Consultants said conversion from diagonal to parallel parking would reallocate space to sidewalks and human activity without reducing total parking; design elements such as brick paving, curb neckdowns and chicanes were proposed to slow vehicles and improve pedestrian safety.
Consultants said the design intentionally shifts some curb configuration from diagonal to parallel parking to create more room for pedestrians and street activity, but that total parking capacity would be maintained with on‑street and other accommodations. "We're not removing parking spaces in totality," the presenter said; one short block's angled stalls would be accommodated elsewhere in town.
To slow traffic and improve walkability the team proposed several traffic‑calming devices: a distinct paving surface (brick) for the main block, street trees, curb neckdowns that narrow crossing distances, and a chicane median for visual and physical slowing. Consultants noted traffic signals and major traffic engineering changes were outside the aesthetic/street design scope and would be considered later if future development trips a transportation threshold.
