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Resolution to Prohibit On-Street Parking on the West Side of South Seventh Street from Scio Church Road to Lawton Elementary School and Incorporate Additional Speed Management and/or Traffic Calming
Memorandum
Attached for your review and approval, please find a resolution to approve the prohibition of on-street parking on the west side of South Seventh Street from Scio Church Road to Lawton Elementary School.
The South Seventh Street Water Main Replacement and Resurfacing project design includes replacing the old and undersized water main with a new, larger water main, while also improving the vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycling environment. The project will resurface the roadway, add crosswalks with bump-outs, and upgrade bike facilities.
The City held a public meeting to discuss the project on September 13, 2022. A survey was also open to the public to obtain feedback on the proposed bike facilities. As part of that survey, City staff presented four options:
Option #1: Retain existing configuration but add pavement markings for parking and "sharrows".
Option #2: Retain all on street parking and add standard bike lanes.
Option #3: Remove parking from one side of the street and add buffered bike lanes.
Option #4*: Separated bike lane (same as Option #3, but with posts for separation)
*Note: this option would not be able to be fully implemented until adequate snow clearing and street sweeping equipment is procured.
The survey results indicated that respondents were divided amongst the different options. However, over 50% of respondents wanted some form of a bike lane (options #2 through #4 above). The full summary of A2 Open City Hall survey and comments are attached.
Based on these findings, staff proposed to implement Option #2. This was presented to the Transportation Commission at their September 21, 2022 meeting. At that meeting, the Transportation Commission voted to recommend to City Council the removal of on-street parking from one side o...
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