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3. Continue to monitor the corridor and make adjustments as needed. <br /> <br />Feedback from the Complete Streets Advisory Committee included: <br /> <br />· Appreciate the respectful and civil comments, <br />· Need to look to the future – generational shift toward more walking and biking <br />and the infrastructure needs to support that, <br />· Trying to design the road to influence driver behavior because we can’t have <br />enforcement all the time, <br />· Additional enforcement is needed to address illegal driving (driving in center turn <br />lane and/or bike lane), <br />· Consider modifications to Emerald Hill/Farm Hill (include in upcoming citywide <br />transportation plan), striping and signage around the Jefferson curve, Farm <br />Hill/McGarvey signal timing, <br />· Consider green bike lanes as an additional cue to drivers where to expect people <br />riding bikes, <br />· Look into traffic calming in neighborhoods impacted by the project (e.g. Fernside <br />and Lancaster/Oakridge), and <br />· Challenging to balance the needs of everyone on the corridor, but safety is <br />everyone’s priority. <br /> <br />Community Feedback <br />As of this writing (since the Complete Streets Advisory Committee meeting), staff has <br />received 29 emails from members of the community, weighing in on the project. Of <br />those communications, 8 suggest modifications to the design or were neutral, 7 support <br />returning the street to its previous configuration, and 14 support making the pilot <br />permanent. <br />Representative comments from those who oppose making the pilot permanent include: <br />· More congestion and backup than before, <br />· Frustrated drivers are being unsafe (unsafe passing/merging, rolling through stop <br />signs, etc.), <br />· Priority should be for people driving, not the few people riding bikes, <br />· Don’t make this change until the impacts of downtown construction are known, <br />· Makes it harder for people living in the neighborhood – residents feel trapped in <br />their neighborhood because they can’t get onto Farm Hill/Jefferson, <br />· Data is not representative of people’s experiences, and <br />· Include input from the Fire and Police departments. <br /> <br />Representative comments from those who support making the pilot permanent include: <br />· Results of the project were not as bad as expected, <br />8.A. - Page 9