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Resolution to Prohibit On-Street Parking on Both Sides of Barton Drive from Longshore Drive to Pontiac Trail
Memorandum
Attached for your review and approval, please find a resolution to approve the prohibition of on-street parking on both sides of Barton Drive from Longshore Drive to Pontiac Trail.
The pavement on Barton Drive from Longshore Drive to Pontiac Trail is in poor condition and in need of replacement. In addition, the existing water main is undersized and requires an upgrade to increase capacity. The Barton Drive 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, replace some curb and gutter, alter geometry at strategic intersections to improve pedestrian access, and provide bike lanes on both side of Barton Drive from Longshore Drive to Pontiac Trail.
Following the recommendations from the City's Non-motorized Transportation Plan, staff is seeking to install bike lanes along Barton Drive between Longshore Drive and Pontiac Trail. In order to incorporate the bike lanes east of Longshore Drive, it is necessary to eliminate on-street parking from both sides of the road.
Different options for the proposed street and bike lane layout of Barton between Longshore Drive and Pontiac Trail were presented to public at a meeting on September 19, 2019. Residents were surveyed at that public meeting and also online through A2 Open City Hall. Residents were asked whether the City should: leave the configuration of the road as it is, remove parking from both sides and install bike lanes on both sides, remove parking on the south side (and install bike lanes on one side only) or remove parking from the north side (and install bike lanes on one side only). Additional feedback was also encouraged through the City's project manager.
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