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  • a test of the vision and leadership of this council

    Meeting Date:

    Motion to Remove Active Transportation Infrastructure from Broadway Project

    "...cities all over the world are making much more bold changes than even this to prioritize active transportation....I feel really strongly that if we don't build it now, we will regret it. It's a major question of the type of city that we want to create and a test of the vision and leadership of this council."

  • Will e-scooters be mostly on the sidewalk or mostly mixed in with cars on Broadway?

    Meeting Date:

    Staff Recommendation to Remove Active Transportation Lanes from Broadway Road Design

    "Without active transportation lanes, do we assume that e-scooters will be mostly on the sidewalk or mostly mixed in with cars on Broadway?"

  • Adding Active Transportation is an incremental cost if we do it now

    Meeting Date:

    Staff Recommendation to Remove Active Transportation Lanes from Broadway Road Design

    "... we're already proposing spending about 50 million to widen the sidewalks. And it's an incremental cost higher to widen them and add active transportation"