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Update on the South Greensboro Street Sidewalk
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to provide the Town Council with an update on the development of conceptual plans for the South Greensboro Street sidewalk and to seek direction on the next steps toward selecting a preferred alignment.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon - 919-918-7325, cmoon@townofcarrboro.org; Zachary Hallock - 919-918-7329, zhallock@townofcarrboro.org; Patricia McGuire - 919-918-7327, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org
INFORMATION: At the January 21, 2020 Town Council meeting, staff provided the Council with an update on the South Greensboro Street sidewalk project including a schedule for project completion. Design work began in the spring with the development of two conceptual designs for the sidewalk: one along the west side of the street, (the anticipated alignment when the project was scoped) and one along the east side of the street. Both alternatives include the installation of curb and gutter. This initial phase of work also involved the preparation of a capacity analysis for the southern portion of the corridor, from the roundabout at South Green to the Smith Level Road bridge near Public Works Drive, to determine the feasibility of restriping a new cross section with bike lanes as part of NCDOT's future resurfacing project.
The anticipated schedule presented in January was to hold a public meeting in the late summer/early fall to receive input on the two conceptual plans. This timeline was delayed in part to gain a better sense of how best to hold public meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic and in part to provide sufficient time for reviewing agencies to provide comments. The consulting team has also been awaiting review comments from the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) with regard to the potential impacts to the National Register Historic District at the northern end of the corridor. The additional ...
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