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3.2 Public Outreach Process
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The study included an open and consensus-driven public participation process. In
addition to meetings with City staff and a public presentation to a joint meeting of
the Board of Aldermen Committee on Infrastructure and Planning & Economic
Development Committee, an important public workshop was held on April 30, 2014.
The workshop, which was attended by residents, property and business owners, as
well as the Mayor, members of the Board of Aldermen and key City staff, provided
attendees an opportunity to share their ideas on a wide range of potential solutions
directly with the study team in an informal workshop-type format.
The following is a small sampling of some of the comments provided by attendees of
the workshop. This is not a complete list of the comments and suggestions.
* Donot remove on-street parking.
¢« Maintain raised crosswalks.
« Bike racks are needed throughout the Downtown.
« Bike lanes need to be connected and routes need to be developed for both
east-west as well as north-south travel.
* Consider “walk with traffic” pedestrian traffic signals.
« Converting Water Street to a pedestrian connection with green space is a
good idea.
e Reverse the one-way flow on East Pearl Street and Temple Street to improve
circulation.
« The Post Office on Spring Street is the cause of most of the existing problems
on the street — customers cause backups during the morning peak hours.
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