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Raised crosswalks eyed downtown; trustees hear rough $100,000 estimate
Summary
Trustees discussed raised crosswalks as wide speed-control devices for Main Street and other high-priority locations; an engineering staffer estimated a single raised crosswalk could cost about $100,000 and two could total roughly $200,000.
Kevin (Speaker 6) discussed design and cost constraints for raised crosswalks and curb changes and gave an approximate price range: "I would guess something like that probably in the $100,000 range." Trustees noted that two raised crosswalks on Main Street or at the pool and a lodging site would approach $200,000 and that staff will weigh whether this year's budget can include one or more of those projects.
Staff described raised crosswalks as a kind of wide speed bump that can slow cars without the "boom" of a traditional speed hump; trustees asked staff to provide firm design and cost estimates for candidate locations and to propose which crossings should be prioritized for the next budget cycle.
