Association Supports Bike Lane on Euclid; Calls for Urban Design Workshop Charrette to Narrow the other North/South Avenues

At its meeting on Monday evening, July 19th,
the Flamingo Park Neighborhood Association---

-- Agreed to support the Euclid Avenue bike lane in return for the City moving to the appropriate narrowing of all other north/south avenues;

-- Asked that the City join us in conducting a design workshop charrette to address the design characteristics of Pennsylvania Avenue as a model for the other north/south avenues. Concern was expressed that 12' auto travel lane is too great; 6' sidewalk is too narrow; selection of appropriate n'hood signage is important.

There was general support of the enunciated vision:  reduce the travel lanes, in order to enhance the pedestrian experience, support an integrated bicycle network and calm traffic.   

But if we give 12' to the County for the bike sharrow, 7' to parks for trees, 8' for parking --  there's just a one foot yield to increase sidewalks from 5' to 6'.  Its just not a sufficient pedestrian enhancement!

We hope to conduct the design workshop charrettee on Monday, August 2nd, at 5;00pm, which will be sufficiently in advance of the scheduled Historic Preservation Board to have credible input into the final urban design program for the area.