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Creighton Manning presents pedestrian-inventory showing gaps, council seeks ward-level feedback
Summary
Creighton Manning presented a draft pedestrian facility inventory for Beacon reporting ~2,400 observation points and GIS deliverables; the firm flagged about 15,000 linear feet of downtown sidewalk gaps and asked council members to review ward maps before the final report.
Amanda LaRosa, a project engineer with Creighton Manning, told the Beacon City Council that the firm collected about 2,400 observation points and spent roughly 124 hours in the field to build the city's pedestrian inventory. "Our inventory captured data on a total of 4 features: sidewalks, curb ramps, pedestrian signals, and crosswalks," LaRosa said during the presentation, and she noted that approximately 64% of sidewalks and more than 80% of curb ramps were rated in the top two condition categories.
The inventory includes GIS files and photographs intended for the city to integrate into its planning systems; LaRosa said the files will be circulated for council review and asked members to provide ward-level comments by the end of the week so she could finalize the draft. Council members asked for additional map layers — CDBG-eligible tracts, transit stops, population-density overlays and private-sidewalk delineation — to refine prioritization. A council member also requested visualization of contiguous sidewalk gaps downtown; LaRosa said the map the team prepared shows about 15,000 linear feet of gaps in the downtown contiguous routes.
Council members and staff emphasized that the inventory is intended as a planning tool, not a thorough ADA compliance audit, and discussed next steps including overlaying county datasets, adding photos for flagged locations, and integrating the GIS deliverable into the city's asset systems. Amanda LaRosa said a final public version will be posted with agenda materials after the office incorporates feedback.
