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Approve City of Fort Bragg 2018 Street Safety Plan
Summary
On February 11, 2019 City Council reviewed the draft 2018 Street Safety Plan, providing comments and a list of priorites to be incorpoartated into the Final report. This feedback is included in the Introduction of the City's 2018 Street Safety Plan under the heading, "City Council Priorities" and includes the following:
• Install a 4-way STOP at the intersection of Laurel Street and Harrison Street;
• Install a 4-way STOP at the intersection of Maple Street and Harold Street;
• Remove the traffic circle at the intersection of Fir Street and Harrison Street;
• Initiate dialogue and negotiations with Caltrans regarding pedestrian safety on Main Street. The focus of these efforts should be:
a) The intersection of Redwood Avenue and N Main Street with the recommendation of advanced pedestrian timing at signal; and
b) The intersection of Pine Street and N Main Street with the recommendation of installing an enhanced pedestrian crosswalk.
Fort Bragg City Council expressed support for utilizing painted curb bulb-out markings, while acknowledging community opposition of concrete bulb-outs. Painted curb bulb-out markings is an affordable and creative solution to the high costs associated with constructing concrete bulb-outs and would also be more accepted by the driving public. Council also expressed support for lane narrowing to accommodate bicycle lanes however, stated that lane narrowing should not occur at the expense of parking. Furthermore, although improving bicycle lanes to include the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NATCO) green paint is supported, prior to implementing such improvements, Council and the community should consider the affect such improvements might have on the historic character of the Central Business District. Council also noted that Police presence is an effective way to manage speeding traffic.