West Bradley Safety Study Session

There was an overview of the City of Champaign's Council study session in the News-Gazette last Wednesday:

Safety updates planned for stretch of Bradley Avenue
Motivated by two strikingly similar pedestrian deaths last year on a stretch of West Bradley Avenue, city of Champaign staff have come up with a plan to add a crosswalk, fix sidewalks and bring better lighting to the area.

But as Mayor Deb Feinen said at Tuesday's study session about safety on Bradley between Prospect and McKinley avenues, the 2019 Bradley Avenue Project is essentially a stop-gap measure to address safety concerns right away, while city staff continue to look at how to bring more development to the north side.

Already the city has placed flashing crossing signs along West Bradley, and officials hope to keep those in place even after some project improvements are made.

On Tuesday, Assistant City Engineer Chris Sokolowski told the Champaign City Council the project's price tag — about $900,000 — and laid out a schedule that would see a plan before the council in March, a contract by April, and construction in summer 2019. The work would focus mainly on resurfacing existing pavement along Bradley from Prospect to McKinley, installing new street lights and a crosswalk just east of Willis Avenue, and fixing broken sidewalk ramps and cracked panels.

More information at the full article here.