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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20-23 Miami Hills Neighborhood Plan Filed in Clerk's Office JUL 222020 BILL NO.20-23 DAWN M.JONES RESOLUTION NO. CITY CLERK,SOUTH BEND, IN A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE MIAMI HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN WHEREAS,the City of South Bend, Indiana,recognizes the need to improve and revitalize the southeast neighborhood through strategic planning; and WHEREAS, in 2006,City Plan,the Comprehensive Plan for South Bend,was adopted by the South Bend Plan Commission and the Common Council of the City of South Bend pursuant to the provisions of Indiana Code 36-7-4-500 et. seq. as a statement of policy for the land use development of the jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, Policy LU 1.1 of City Plan is to"pursue the development of area-specific plans with broad community involvement"to provide strategic direction in the future growth and development of that area, and to achieve the City Plan Goal"to encourage sustainable growth that preserves and enhances the character of South Bend and ensures compatibility of land uses in the community"; and WHEREAS,the City of South Bend,together with its Redevelopment Commission has undertaken the responsibility to prepare Southeast Neighborhood Master Plan; and WHEREAS,the Miami Hills Neighborhood Plan is a strategic revitalization plan that was created with input from a variety of stakeholders, including southeast residents and property owners, 466Works Community Development Corporation,and area businesses& organizations; and WHEREAS,the Miami Hills Neighborhood Plan contains revitalization strategies, a detailed land use plan for the development of the area,and a strategic implementation matrix, all with public and private sector investment opportunities; and WHEREAS,the South Bend Plan Commission has approved the Miami Hills Neighborhood Plan by resolution, has certified it to Common Council of the City of South Bend, and has provided it with a favorable recommendation; and WHEREAS,the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana has the authority to amend a comprehensive plan if it finds the content to be appropriate and in the best interests of the community; and WHEREAS,the Miami Hills Neighborhood Plan,which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, contains all the elements necessary to strategically guide development in its specific area and is appropriate and in the best interest of South Bend and its citizens. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I: The Miami Hills Neighborhood Plan a true and complete copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, shall be and hereby is approved. SECTION II: The adoption of the Miami Hills Neighborhood Plan amends City Plan,the Comprehensive Plan for South Bend,by providing further direction for the area of land within the boundaries of the Miami Hills Neighborhood Plan. SECTION III: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council. 4,6,,.fP.dr/,hs 274 daffy*2020 Karen L. White,At Large Council Member east.• Dawn M. Jones, City Clerk Filed in Clerk's Office JUL 2 2 2020 DAWN M.JONES CITY CLERK,SOUTH BEND,IN Miami Hills Neichborhood Plan _,.„,.. .•,,,,e,,„„ ..--,..„- „I j,.. ..„. •-, r • : ,is ..k...V,`'. 1; , S- . ..t.P •,-.1,,,t7944,,4, y, i' !r- er .._- .. .. a , �! � tier .t r Y .`, ' ' .� r .. • I. u !1 r-y X;61_ L li _ i _ IAM ' I'll ~• .0V.?4"-4"...t..ice°""~ . `, APAPTMF:NTb _ -- nw•, .�.. • = �`� • Table of Contents .. 111 ;- What is a Plan? A.---11.1P,ii Understanding the Neighborhood 2 • ' r Neighborhood Character 3 . fV J ;�`r.,�, , ow v Community Engagement 4 �. �. F� tie i Strategic Plan 6 • • o _ _.�J ,*Vs �A�. . X 23 illil . _ , i _• g. rf. • t}v }vim —as ,i _ „t" �� A ; 3t' 1 ` r v • .. ? • Ac<now edgments _t m, e I City of South Bend: � _ ': Maya Jan, Mu,•i ei w, / • ..�. .. , A �•,. - District 5 Common Council Representative: • n sake Teshka Department of Community Investment: F! ..'"• ' "..tTim Corcoran,Director of Planning ' a ' w' ,'--1.',--I. Chris Dressel,Senior Planner . '" ♦ _.' ,I '`7 Michael Divita,Principal Planner i Elizabeth Maradik,Principal Planner • ~1 " Andrew Netter,Property Development Analyst G# t' s_ t, 'i : Special thanks to all of the residents,area • - _ '' .. i . w organizations,and institutions that shared their - _' thoughts about the future of the Miami Hills Area. `�� ram 0' - 1- What is a Plan? Purpose of this Plan A plan is a guide for making decisions about what kind of The Miami Hills Neighborhood Plan was developed in order • development and services are appropriate,how resources to identify short and long-term improvements for the area. • should be allocated,and how issues residents,business - - and property owners,and others in the area are concerned The purpose of the plan is to accomplish the following: about should be addressed.A plan is a statement of what • • Classify future land uses and activities that are LaSalle Ave .- • -- a neighborhood or other area of the city wants to achieve, appropriate in the planning area;and Downtown - ' and it provides a strategy to reach those goals. • Identify and prioritize small targeted neighborhood South Bend A plan expresses a shared long range vision for the future. improvements based on public input and analysis of >, Developed through a public engagement process,a plan current conditions. W e Ste r ll Ave: a identifies and documents physical,social,and economic ' - w ' - P Y The project boundary for this planning initiative is defined trends and conditions.Then,it provides goals and strategiesby Donmoyer Avenue to the north,Miami Street to the east, • that communicate an area's intended direction to residents, Ireland Road to the south,and Fellows Street to the west. ....a I .. .. . business and property owners,service providers,and other . decision makers.A plan ensures an area's needs are met SampldrSt, • : • _ •. ,sMishawaka-Aye. and new development is accommodated while the positive , • I •- • -r } aspects and character of the area is maintained.A plan may e - address both the built environment and social issues,and it u is created in context of the strategic needs and priorities of r , • IE ' ' v 4ihcQi the larger region. -•- x - • Way East • Providing a comprehensive program for improving an area, v) . v' i= r - a plan looks to create more attractive,convenient,efficient, 'c' 3 equitable,and healthy places for present and future . 0 rn • v V generations.Plans typically identify strategies and programs - •E • concerning the following: - m• ■ Land use(appropriate locations for commercial, , r industrial,residential,and mixed use development), ::;'S • • Housing types and density, • t� • ji- • Design and development standards, i F Plan Area c • Business development, -c`: o . • Public facilities and infrastructure(including parks,streets, , ',,d c sidewalks,bicycle facilities,lighting),and; ! • r io • Other matters important to the community. c �.,. A plan will continually evolve to meet the changing needs — of a community.A plan provides a broad framework for u i .. • - - future development and a starting point for more detailed t' -I planning and public engagement as individual projects are Nil • 1-. • I pursued. _ i -• Ireland Rd'' • i .0~ (I) St. Josep{1 i[alley Parkway - ' l'• Miami Hills Neighborhood context map Miami Hills Ns'yhbor hood Plan 1 Understanding the Neighborhood fr".---- vnmo,r Sire: 1' The Stanley Clark School is an independent coeducational The Miami Hills Neighborhood is characterized by regional = �� school and serves children preschool-8th grade. J assets(Erskine Park Golf Course);neighborhood institutions ,--* Secondary sees, (Monroe Elementary School and Hebrew Orthodox = _. Bus Routes • f Congregation);stable land use(few vacant lots);a variety of N Bike Routes The City's Retention Basin provides storm water housing types;and proximity to retail/commercial business DON M O Y E R AVE. "t Point al Interest management to the broader area. found in Miami Village and the Erskine Hills Shopping District. WIC,'',1,1-1.,11 tr!f r '* ` / Transpo#6i4g1r +kt r While bounded by major streets,there is a tack of east-west cr •2 M i ' The O'Brien Recreation Center and Park is a City of South • connectivity.The area is served by Transpo bus routes,#6 and#8. z • • ���"• f' #+_. � �e'� r� .� t. Bend facility open to the public.It includes a fitness center, 'K ' • t :"^, T5 . f,. _s ,' skate park,and park space. Elementary School g �, 4 i r =' - lr p• ''• -� The Miami Hills Subdivision s characterized by small(800- - i. ) • ` J ' 1000 sq.ft.),single-story homes of fairly uniform design. ,>' r' ! ; 1 Hebrew Orthodox The Erskine Hills shopping district along Ireland Rd. Streetscrb es have sidewalks ingood-fair condition but few Congregation _ '" J. _ t includes multiple shopping centers(Broadmoor Plaza, ADA curb ramps or street trees. ;. '% '• Erskine Plaza,and Erskine Village)as well as several Miami Hills J. -• � `4.`. f.r.. `restaurants and retail establishments. / Ire Miami Hills Apartments opened In 1973 and have 150 Apartment Complex CI";„,' ,Jr` !,t,, - - units.No major investment in the property has been made ,thin �t x recently,and units need to be upgraded or rehabilitated ",r '] ` ' Miami Street is characterized by four lanes of high speed :•",` traffic with mature street trees located in generous tree r,ii lawns.It also has multiple wide intersections,sidewalks Southmore Mutual Housing was created as defense E' J { Miami Hills �Y• L either missing or in fair-poor condition.Average annual daily worker housing during World War II and is now a mutually Sol, y + Subdivision. `;, total measures 10,000 13,000 vehicles. N ..,.. owned housing complex containing 350 units in the form t �- •'1.' ;; � -- asingCo •i• •tion,' xi of 2-,4,and 6-unit structures. t J i _ c'„ Ireland Road is a four lane,high traffic street that generally C , . '` lacks sidewalks.In this area the street runs along the The Hebrew Orthodox Congregation started in South „ A'.. ?'i < southern edge of the of Erskine Park Golf Course and Bend in 1887 and moved to its current High St.location in a ,..t.' . 'r c t0 features auto-oritented retail.Average annual daily total 1971.The congregation provides programs and services to ` City Retention Basin - ` ' ' measures 17,000-19,000 vehicles. Jewish families in South Bend and surrounding area. „ ; r ,r.” $ 'M *' ,le 10 osP° Fellows Street has excessive travel lane widths from Living Stones Church was founded in 2006 and is -y - Donmoyer Ave.to Chippewa Ave.,areas of missing currently located on Donmoyer Ave.The congregation O'Brien Recrea r• *t • t-. .„,�— sidewalks,and an oversized Fellows-Chippewa intersection. ' Center andrn ,+ t includes a portion of Transpo Route 6(South Michigan/ focuses its community efforts on the south side through t r- .. partnerships,outreach,and events. i# it. P ,..„....•,r. . - ark Golf *-- : Erskine Village).A variety of housing types are found along � the street. The City of South Bend Erskine Park Golf Course opened N .1.* s ` r Donmoyer Avenue has sidewalks in fair to poor condition to the public for play in 1925 and includes a clubhouse l' M✓'b' Broadmoor P y N i.,' and includes a portion of Transpo Route 8(Miami/ building available for wider community use. .►• - y,/ ” Scottsdale).A variety,by age and type,of single-family / - houses and institutional uses are along the street. Monroe Elementary School is a public school serving Tr IRELAND RD. grades kindergarten-5th grade.I he public school serves all ` High Street terminates at the Miami Hills Apartment of the Miami Hills neighborhood. / O complex and lacks sidewalks in the area.The street contains ...IIIIIIgllIllIlnrit' ' ' , -, a signed shared bicycle route between Ridgedale Rd.and ` ' ' Donmoyer Ave. iiii, W 2 Miami Hills Existing conditions map for the Miami Hills Neighborhood Neighborhood Character , .(1,/lit '1.i 7..- -ir' . IS f't _ • g e;r. Ifs 6 • s ■ • _ �p'nII _ t �'' ' I rl R • I U?. �r 11� ,�i R,a a_2 [ �, j -meow M,,r-r cis s,;ndivision single-family houses n m e•i i r^'i,nndo,nent complex building Southmore Mutual Housing Corporation units Donmoyer Avenur onnie'an,y-muse fAy try '-4't '',3•V. '9i- r hr.i -. _ .. �_ --rte, . - -�---� Miami Hills subdivision single-family nu,.,r.o,rl,,4ro.,r•wfellow,,.„ �,I y ,r,.,,, Miami Street single-family houses and streetview Ersa oe.".3'5(A01'•.(1.,* „. .. ,..b4:40K , 411- . . . , r .. ., , .. _ t,...1,.... ......,:......,4, A .. ,e.. wi* o. t .... n,-.- The Stanley Clark School Monroe Elementary School crvmg Stones Church Hebrew Orthodox Congregation Miami Hills Neighbor hood Plan 3 Community Engagement Overview Virtual Workshop Exercise:Map My Neighborhood Residents responded that they traveled within and around the plan area using multiple methods. Due to the impacts of COVID-19 across the United States, In place of public meetings,the City developed an online What we asked the City of South Bend was unable to host public meetings interactive survey that mimicked the methods of collecting 1. Where do you go in and around the Miami Hills Area? Most trips are completed by car.Walking and biking trip are for the purpose of gathering input from neighbors in the feedback at public meetings by having participants list, generally reserved for recreational purposes. - Think of where you and others go in and around the g y p p Miami Hills Neighborhood.Instead,a virtual engagement locate,and prioritize responses.In the form of interactive Miami Hills Area on a weekly basis.Where are those process was developed to capture feedback by targeting maps,responses could assigned to a specific location and Preferred routes of travel included Fellows St.,Ireland Rd., residents,property owners,and other area stakeholders. were visible to all.Postcards were mailed to all residents, places that you and others enjoy going? List as many Miami St.,Southmore Mutual Housing streets,and Walter St. property owners and stakeholders of the Miami Hills as you can think of. Stakeholder Conversations Neighborhood announcing the process and sharing a link to What we heard 1 In addition to being invited to participate in a survey,the the project webpage where they could access the survey.In •- • .m, . City held informal virtual meetings with key stakeholders addition,paper copies were available to those that wanted '1enjoy walking my dog through Southmore and along • and institutions to discuss the planning process and share one.A follow-up postcard was sent to remind recipients of .Fellows.../enjoy walking the hilts of Chippewa,Woldha • their history,current operations,and future plans. • the survey and the official close of the survey period. and that neighborhood' , ?he skateboard park and O'Brien park are lovely places Key themes/points shared with the City include: ■am a residentor In, families."• The operations and conditions at the Miami HillsrApartments has hada negative Influence on the Myfriend(s)and l walk from our apartments in 5outhmo • -neighborhood through real and perceived issues. 404% M town property In this we,, down Fellows." • The neighborhood is stable and its housing is of good but am not a resident ample or responses • • value.It has potential for future growth in value given its proximity to key retail destinations and other popular ■i attend anassonahon The most frequent travel purpose was retail/commercial -,[ ocations. located in Me area (shopping)with the vast majority in the Ireland Rd.corridor, followed by recreational travel within the neighborhood, • • While residents see the area as walkable for recreational Omer MI and travel to other residences inside and outside the . -j trips,a lack of safe,convenient connections to adjacent neighborhood. destinations make practical non-car trips less desirable. ! V Breakdown of respondents to the survey basedPlo n on association to the area • The Miami Hills Neighborhood has limited access What we asked f i `�y to existing park space with a large portion of the 2. HowThidonk youabougettyour around?ans " �i ./..!. 1 t b • e neighborhood more than a 10-minute walk to a park per Miami Hills Small Arep --,, • '_ The Trust for Public Land Park Serve. Survey&Public Input wer above about your favorite4. places in the Miami Hills Area.Now think about y • Long time institutions and new stakeholders are forging • •••-•............"=4-•••-• •. • how you get from place to place.What are some partnerships to aid neighborhood families,bringing an ....,mow•+...„„. ,•„ Map results of where residents go in and around the Miami Hills ongoing opportunity for quality of life improvements for `•`^,=•-^` of the typical routes that you take?What type of Neighborhood and how they travel to these places ...r~......•• transportation do you use(walk,bike,car,etc.)? residents. ,•._.., ........;^rte.. What we heard ,,, """"r'• 1]only drive because the sidewalk[s)are not wide ? . :: N enough or smooth enough to ride a bike or walk." am. �....,._,.� 'Sometimes I walk down to the shops on Ireland, ..""'..,';y.....".....±11 :±�' sometimes/bike up to Notre Dame;Fellows,Donmoyer, • and Twyckenham." I typically walk and bike III am staying in the Miami Hills Mailer sent to residents and property owners of the Miami Hills Area" Neighborhood Sample of responses 4 Miami Hills Ns','yus„lu„'tI Il,,, Exercise:Areas for Improvement ■Miami I1 ,y Apartments Exercise:Land Use What we asked 5% What we asked IN Low intensity residential ® :sirociT ark R Street Condition.1. What is the smallest easiest project that could be 1. What Land Use Types Are Missing? 1111 ■neighborhood sure multi accomplished that would have a positive effect on the &Iransporlahon - Think of the Miami Hills Area.Of the land use amuy residential Miami Hills Area? categories listed,which should there be more of or ■Medium intensity residential ■bearnilira lion d Prop r, - Think of things that you notice throughout the Miami which are missing in the area,if any? ■ ImprovementPal r" Mined use Hills Area.What is a quick and easy project that could 2. Now,think of the Miami Hills area.Given the pattern of have a positive effect on the arca? '' throughany types development and land-uses that are currently spread t g ▪t l' the area,are there land-use t es that there should be more of or are missing in the area?Where 10°., ■Commercial What we heard `Consistent curbs and sidewalks to makeneighborh,•.••• •.. Mother tome&into arnchim might these additional land-use types Ft within the ■Omer more walkable.' Miami Hills area? Responses to the survey question grouped Into common themes Responses tot he survey question grouped by land use category "Clean up debris and over grown brush." - What we heard "Change the high speed roads to pedestrian and Based on the themes that were generated by the survey, m " . traffic friendly roads.' respondents have prioritized the following land use '....,-„ , . categories for the Miami Hills Area. ti .ReconfigureintersectionofRidged • . , -e• , ,-r.0 z •a High se. Residential-The vast majority of respondents favored t I maintaining or increasing residential character through y- Sample of responses land use,with the majority favoring low intensity rY• Based on responses the survey,the following themes for ,` residential.This is shown on the map along the Fellows t (�1` improvements are seen as priorities: t Street corridor south of Chippewa;in the area of the . Rl 1's Si• s,,,,:.. Miami Hills Apartments;and at the southeast corner of • �� Y • Miami Hills Apartments-There were several responses ,_ referencin; ,Apartments complex. Most i'•- •l'• ,: High and Donmoyther.Medium density residential was �' , l favored mainly on the City owned vacant land property 4 , were conce•,isauoutappearance and public safety ', � containing the retention pond. Neighborhood scale 1 ; based on recent observations and historic patterns of k; '- c��jj a ak` �� _ ,-.„'"°1,Y�•nrlit•• multifamily residential was not favored according to the .. - i t s' actvty. t :! mapped result. ‘0.,i, .,'v ■ Sidewalk and Street Conditions-install missing J ' • Mixed Use/Commercial-When looking at the f 1 sidewalks repair/replace sidewalks in poor condition;and i - • 7i•= .•a -•. Mixed Use and Commercial land use themes,mixed s • r repave/repair streets. i• �. use was mainly concentrated along the Ireland Road/ Vis, 41,-,, .,, !c , • Transportation and Traffic Conditions-narrow • r Fellows Street corridors and near the Donmoyer/Miami 's intersections and improve paving markings for safer - - intersection.Commercial was not favored according to i r ' fr - pedestrian crossings;add bus shelters at existing bus the mapped result. ✓`kx.,:.+F�y stops;and calm traffic through narrowirg of streets. • Other-Most responses to the other category of land ,,.:i.. .••,. `' >•a.. • Beautification and Property Improvement- use favored the addition of an open space,park,or Map responses of where additional rand use types should/could be provide home improvement opportunities;clean up Map responses of areas that need improvement.n the Miami Hills wooded space. Per the map,this was mainly favored located in the Miami Hills Neighborhood rowth;and introduce flowers and Neighborhood debris/trash/overgrowth; within the existing Erskine Golf Course,the City owned landscaping. vacant land property containing the retention pond;and • Recreation-introduce parkland,playground facilities, the Miami Hills Apartments site. trails,and other recreational space. • Redevelopment-Redevelopment of property into commercial/retail,school,and recreation area(s). Miami Hills Neighborhood Plan 5 u,id ;nn1y1„nyrn'N sg!H!we!W 9 y (9 ____ - - _ --.----- ir' "..1* .. .• 7• 4 pado!anapufl/3ue3eA • 4 ---flii _ (pa1uauo o1ne 4 '+ we areas 4a61e!)sluemelsai';!elai'saaylo-(e!»awwop �`w sewn 0 t-5 uaamlaq e "^. .. 4'03''4 souping wawuede-!e!ivap!saJ R3!sua;u!-wn!paw 1 (snQy)sewn 6wnamp Aiossaaae'saxaldnp 'sasnoy AI!we)al6ws:lepuap!saJ H!sualu!-moa . 1 11... 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Goal-Upgrade infrastructure conditions. • Project-Since the available land is limited for a potential ^^e'''''' t‘1,,-- r r Vit '. • •�•: • , ■ Project-Make Sidewalk Improvements. new park,seek opportunities for a public-private ^ �+. r! 't ill Z- Sections where sidewalks are missing are the highest partnership for publicly accessible green space. ',"; ;tl ,a'� C�riorit Curb andhandica • Pro "'° - �'+C�, '. i -�',.p y. pped ramps would be ject-Explore anon-motorized trail connection r •M . i included if within the same block.Existing sidewalks between existing ends of Chippewa Ave.This would rr.rJin poor condition are the second priority. allow users to have a safe,convenient east-west trave' 4. e'c 4j-�','_ tt tr• Pr ' n lI ADA r m . corridor between Miami St.and Fellows St. Mr oleo t sta mss ng a ps- Install throughout the neighborhood with a concentration in the Miami Hills subdivision and the 4. Goal-Support the production and maintenance of a • • r ^. ihighest priority at signalized or other high pedestrian range of housing types,including new constructioni�,.� .,, s w C K. s fit..�ll aintersections. and rehabilitation of market rate and affordable rental s I, r�, % � r`1�►. ''> ,...7. .• Project-Add bus shelters housing. • * rC4•7fi 1 � ; 40. . , .Install at existing stops along TRANSPO routes that • Project Support efforts to improve Miami Hills . t 't� • ,-�rr.` + ls,Apartments. • )', s', r 7j. 4 sutilize Fellows St.Specific locations should be guided " '' I +/fi r�;, ,r e , J by ridership numbers. - Complete plan process to support a potentialIf r,,.1 j': Hitl application for state funds by property owner. ., ;,,,,I �,; .�.' + a {�, , Cso M G.-,�• tr,x1 • ar ; s`r 'Xt Cnkine�a Partner with South Bend Code Enforcement to �► i { w '' •J fe 2. Goal-Improve safe connections for non-motorized - , ,� i a r r A;;RP travel both within the neighborhood and to uphold city codes and respond to citizen complaints. _ , . _ •, 4 ,. •'` •�'' �` -fh surroundings. • Project-Target the Miami Hills Neighborhood with 1 ‘e.:4-..-,,,,,' - t' existingCityof South Bend home improvement - °; a�?,�J cI.3Yton • Project-Implement road diets through traffic calmings p ,� ••y ,< a and intersection improvements. programs. t .r'♦ •b' !Si,. .. ,' ! V°\-s A Road Diet repositions pavement markings to better 5. Goal-Support beautification efforts within the tto � { t ,' meet the needs of all road users.The AADT on Miami — PP X � y ; y rf ra. St.(10,000-13,000)makes it a good candidate fora road neighborhood. ,, e diet in many instances per Federal Highway Association • Project-Increase the number of street trees either in Y ...4•-•.- '►, (FHWA)guidelines. conjunction with street corridor improvements or via a T"" t o r. {.• �� residential tree planting program. - j;, ,• s,: ,-;',,,P, r �y Miami St.from Donmoyer Ave.to Ireland Rd.- + < • • Project-Encourage neighborhood beautification ,• introduce a three lane layout with a single traffic lane -s r , I through cleanups and other organized efforts. Sir, in each direction plus a designated center turn lane. r *. + �` This layout serves to reduce vehicle speed,protects Neighborhood residents,leaders,and stakeholders (-,Ai. "'I,y _; >. -,.rs-74_.-"-Aar- -IF coordinate with South Bend Code Enforcement and ,� s .. a,. + left hand turns:and makes pedestrian crossings safer. i 1 ,,.nom•. r.^ '1 ;._° kr,.. 0 The remaining space would be dedicated to on- partner with neighborhood leaders to arrange clean- H. t �, r 'Sr eil street bike lanes and a buffer as space allows. ups as an opportunity for capacity building r y ! - .).K.r „gy Fellows Sr.from Donmoyer Ave.to Chippewa Ave.- ..e, .r ''" , stripe parking lanes to visually narrow traffic lanes in erta7e'1 f :c.;90 • order to reduce traffic speed and introduce comfort ". � "�' 21ii to traffic lanes. ;.4"- .. �, w1 � • 1 • ;,,, S OP . • NORTH - Intersections within road diet areas-narrow and/ • r _ la- _- „_,�4 r. O or improve excessively wide intersections either -r� I through interim or permanent construction to aid / safe pedestrian crossing. 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