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Request for Continuance - Linn Avenue / Leland Road / Meyers Road Corridor Plan (Planning File LE 14-04)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Staff recommends that the City Commission open the public hearing for LE 14-04, take testimony from any citizens present who wish to comment on this item, then continue to the public hearing to May 6, 2015.
BACKGROUND:
Staff requests additional time to incorporate final revisions to the draft plan based on the April 7, 2015 work session with the City Commission.
At the work session on April 7, the City Commission encouraged staff to continue to work with abutting property owners to minimize impacts of the roundabout alternative (alternative 5) on three abutting properties - Verhaalen Painting, the Plaid Pantry commercial site (Savage), and First Presbyterian Church.
The Linn Avenue / Leland Road / Meyers Road Corridor Plan (Plan) is being developed to address deficiencies in the pedestrian and bicycle facilities along the corridor. The area of the plan is from 5th Street at Jackson Street to Meyers Road at Moccasin Way. Along this route there are very few existing sidewalks and designated bicycle lanes. The Plan will identify preferred street sections to address these deficiencies when future development occurs. The Plan will also look at connecting important features along the corridor (i.e. parks and schools) by means of paths, sidewalks and bicycle lanes. In addition, the Plan will address the needs of the Linn Avenue, Warner Milne Road, Leland Road, Warner Parrott Road and Central Point Road intersection by proposing an intersection improvement plan.
On August 25, 2014, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the Linn Avenue / Leland Road / Meyers Road Corridor Plan with the following recommendations:
- Consider the use of rumble strips or other visual methods to adequately separate bicycle lanes from vehicle travel lanes, particularly on inside curves;
- Minimize impacts to th...
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