HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-05-03; City Council; 7373; Streetscape Design: State St & Grand Ave-? CIrrT'F CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL
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T1Tt-e PRELIMINARY STREETSCAPE DESIGN FOR STATE STREET AND GRAND AVENUE
u- RECOMMENDED ACTlON:
Council direct staff to proceed with streetscaping design of State Street and Grand Avenue as recommended by Housing and Redevelopment Advisory Committee.
ITEtll EXPLANATION
City Council has allocated Community Development 3lsck Grant funds for streetscaping in the downtown area. been completed. Avenue projects. The improvements will include sidewalk replacement, landscaping, pedestrian crosswalks, medians, curbs, gutters and street furniture.
The !ladison and Roosevel t portions, have We are now read.y to proceed with the State Street and Grand
Consultants have been invited to submit designs for this project. now asking Council to decide the basic configuration of the yroject. Staff is
The Community has expressed a lot of interest in the on-street Yarkiny! configuration. spaces. are converted to parallel spaces, more landscaping and sidewalks can be installed. at the corners and mid-block areas.
On State and Grand there are now diagonal on-street parking Whether or not these spaces remain has been the key issue. If they
If they remain in place the streetscapina will be more concentrated (See Exhibit I)
An extensive outreach program was undertaken to assure that all parties under- stood the proposed changes. to all merchants and property owners in the area. on March 28th to allow open discussion of this issue. At that time, petitions were submitted and testimony was received on both sides of the issue.
Descriptions were mailed out and hand delivered A public meeting was held
The Housing and Redevelopment Advisory Committee met April 4th and recommended: that the diagonal parking be retained on State Street and that parallel parking be utilized on Grand Avenue. They further emphasized that mid-block pedestrian crossings be provided and that the landscaping and amenities be concentrated in areas most beneficial to pedestrians.
Staff feels that this recommendation represents a workable compromise that will result in significant upgrading of the downtown area with strong emphasis on pedestrian ci rcul at i on.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Community Develo ment Block Grant funds are available to finance this project in the amount o P $281,000.
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1- Location map Streetscaping
2- State Street option
3- Grand Avenue option
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