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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Office of the Mayor <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br />September 5, 2008 <br />1 p.m. <br /> <br />City to explore changing Lafayette, William to two-way <br /> <br />Contact: <br />Mikki Dobski, Director of Communications & Special Projects, 235-5855 or 876-1564 <br /> <br />or Bill Schalliol, Economic Development Planner, 235-9371 <br /> <br />Should two north-south downtown streets leading to Coveleski Regional Stadium be <br />changed from one-way to two-way? <br /> <br />An engineering firm will study the cost and implications of making Lafayette Boulevard <br />and William Street open to two-way traffic between Western Avenue and Lincolnway <br />West, after the study was authorized today by the city’s Redevelopment Commission. <br />Staff recommended approval of an $8,240 study by Wightman Petrie Inc., 412 S. <br />Lafayette Blvd., a company of engineers, surveyors and landscape architects. <br /> <br />The study grows out of efforts to develop a master plan for economic development for <br />the neighborhood around Coveleski Regional Stadium. <br /> <br />Lafayette, immediately east of Coveleski Stadium, currently is a one-way northbound <br />street from Western Avenue to Madison Street (one block north of Lincolnway West). On <br />March 30, 2007, Lafayette was changed from one-way to two-way from Western Avenue <br />south to South Street at the request of neighbors and local businesses. <br /> <br />William now runs one-way southbound from Washington Street to Western Avenue. <br />After crossing Western, William turns into a cul-de-sac just beyond the ballpark’s left <br />field wall. <br /> <br />The study will examine the intersection of Lafayette and William with key cross streets to <br />determine where traffic signals may be necessary and will propose changes to make the <br />corridors more pedestrian-friendly. <br /> <br />“We just want to use this as a planning tool and a budget tool so we can address this <br />question in the near future,” said Bill Schalliol, an economic development planner who is <br /> <br />