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Edison Avenue realignment resurfaces; staff urged to meet neighborhood and return with narrower options
Summary
Staff reintroduced the long‑running Edison Avenue realignment and related Cortez/Congress intersection issues, saying the 2019 design remains relevant. Council asked for focused, community‑specific options and neighborhood meetings before any proposal is advanced.
Staff summarized the Edison Avenue realignment project history and the preliminary design work completed through 2019, describing typical cross sections with two 11‑ft lanes, 8‑ft sidewalks and bicycle sharrows. The engineer noted the project originally advanced in the 2000s, stalled and was partially revisited in 2017–2019; recent neighborhood concerns and new signalization near Cortez/US‑41 prompted the project to reappear on the work session agenda.
Council members asked that staff break the larger project into discrete, clearly defined pieces so residents understand what is current versus historical, and asked for neighborhood outreach before any new design is presented for approval. Staff agreed to schedule community meetings and to return with targeted options for the portions of Edison, Cortez and Euclid where local issues remain.
