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Here is the text from a fact sheet handed out at last night’s workshop:

CLAIREMONT AVENUE/COMMERCE DRIVE/CHURCH STREET
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND BICYCLE TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS
FACT SHEET
March 19, 2014

“Complete Streets” per the City of Decatur Community Transportation Plan
• Following the “complete streets” concept, the existing corridor is rebuilt to accommodate bike and pedestrian travel modes.
• Use of smaller radii at all four corners of the intersection to reduce the length of the pedestrian crossing, thus reducing the exposure of pedestrian to vehicular traffic.
• Narrow the travel lane width from 12-feet to 11-feet.

Clairemont Avenue and Commerce Drive Intersection
• Remove the southbound right turn lane and share it with the through lane.
• Remove the northbound right turn lane and share it with the through lane.
• Reduce from two eastbound through lanes to one through lane.
• Remove the westbound left turn lane and share it with the through lane.
• Use of smaller radii at all four corners of the intersection to reduce the length of the pedestrian crossing, thus reducing the exposure of pedestrian to vehicular traffic.
• Pedestrian crossing times reduced up to 40% (reduced from 27 seconds to 16 seconds).
• Narrow the travel lane widths from 12-feet to 11-feet.
• Add “bulb-outs” at corners of the intersection, where practical.
• Widen the sidewalks.
• Outside lanes will be “Shared Lanes”.

Church Street and Commerce Drive Intersection
• Remove one through southbound lane.
• Remove one through northbound lane.
• Remove the westbound left turn lane.
• Use of smaller radii at all four corners of the intersection to reduce the length of the pedestrian crossing, thus reducing the exposure of pedestrian to vehicular traffic.
• Pedestrian crossing times reduced up to 40% (reduced from 27 seconds to 15 seconds).
• Narrow the travel lane widths from 12-feet to 11-feet.
• Add “bulb-outs” at corners of the intersection, where practical.
• Widen sidewalks.

Church Street
• Incorporate One-Way Cycle Track on each side of Church Street.
• Incorporate sidewalk along each side of Church Street
• Incorporate greenspace between the One-Way Cycle Track and the sidewalk.
• Provide shade tree and landscape plantings along the western side of Church Street
• Provide understory tree and landscape plantings along the eastern side of Church Street

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Join us tonight from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the City Commission meeting room of Decatur City Hall, 509 N. McDonough St., for a workshop about the Clairemont-Commerce-Church Street corridor pedestrian safety and bike lane improvements.

The project is based on Decatur’s 2008 Community Transportation Plan and is a project in the 2010 Strategic Plan to encourage healthy lifestyles and active living in Decatur. The purpose of the work is to improve safety and accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists.

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Be careful driving at the corner of Commerce and N. Candler. There is ice at this intersection and if you can avoid it please do. In fact, if you can avoid driving in general that would be the best thing, especially as temperatures drop and more freezing occurs.

The police non-emergency number is 404-373-6551.

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