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Molalla Avenue Streetscape Project Key Community Concerns Project Update
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Presentation to City Commission regarding the Molalla Avenue Streetscape Project key community concerns.
BACKGROUND:
Molalla Avenue is a key corridor in Oregon City. The Molalla Avenue Streetscape Project will change the corridor in a big way, which will create community concerns. However, the project will ultimately create a corridor that is safer for people biking, walking and taking transit, as well as those travelling in a vehicle. Over the past year, the project team has been working hard on the Molalla Avenue Streetscape Project. Community outreach has included the following:
• Project Newsletter and 30% Open House in March 2019
• Project Newsletter and 60% Open House in July 2019
• Attendance at Numerous Neighborhood Meetings
• Presentations at the Transportation Advisory Committee and Citizen Involvement Committee
• Meetings with property owners and businesses along the corridor
• Various communications (Letters, Emails, Meetings, etc.)
During this outreach, the project team has collected comments, concerns, and issues from the community. These community comments are all included in the Molalla Avenue Comment Log, which includes a response of where the project is related to the comment. The presentation tonight includes detailed updates on some of the Key Community Concerns heard during the outreach. The Key Community Concerns we will discuss tonight include:
• Public Outreach to Tenants
• Is there a need for a Southbound Right Turn Lane at Beavercreek Road?
• What do the pedestrian crossings look like and where are they going?
• Will the Post Office Open the access to Fir Street?
• Where is the Cross-Street Banner going?
• What Gateway Concept was selected?
• Traffic Impacts