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Ms. Claudia Sitta, Community Manager for Paradise Walk, and Mr. Norm Smith,
Executive Director for Paradise Village, have requested the opening of Arcadia
Avenue between E. 7th Street and E. 8th Street as a temporary one-way street
northbound to provide access for both residents and emergency vehicles.
Currently the only access point into the communities is from Harbison Avenue.
They have includes letters of support on behalf of their respective boards /
residents (see letters in attached staff report to the Traffic Safety Committee).
Currently the 700 block of Arcadia Avenue is closed due to construction of the
final phase of Paradise Village, located on the west side of the street. Since
redevelopment of the property and widening of the street to a two-way street is
not scheduled to be completed by Paradise Village for several years, staff
recommends opening the street as a temporary one-way street northbound to
provide access for residents and emergency vehicles.
The existing street is 20 feet wide with "No Parking" on both sides, allowing for
emergency vehicle access if opened as a one-way. Paradise Walk, located on
the east side of Arcadia Avenue, previously resurfaced the street and
constructed a new sidewalk, curb and gutter adjacent to their property frontage
between E. 7th Street and E. 8th Street.
To better facilitate future left turns onto Arcadia Avenue and enhance safety, the
City recently resurfaced and restriped E. 8th Street to include a left -turn lane.
To improve access for residents and emergency vehicles, staff recommends the
opening of Arcadia Avenue between E. 7th Street and E. 8th Street as a
temporary one-way street northbound, until such time that Paradise Village
completes their final phase of construction, which will include the necessary
frontage improvements on Arcadia Avenue to create a standard two-way street.
At their meeting on July 13, 2011 the Traffic Safety Committee "unanimously"
approved the staff recommendation.
All work will be completed City Public Works.
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