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Project Access York Update - Council Agenda Item 9-19-24

On Thursday, September 19, the City Council will vote on whether to continue to the next phase of Project Access York. The agenda item, called "Supplement 2," authorizes the spending of Federal and local match dollars on property assessment, acquisition, and on engineering for the construction of the trail and bridge. The engineering tasks covered in Supplement 2 consider changes made to the project due to public input during the pubic input period. The largest of these changes involve changes to protect parking on Nebraska Avenue. The agenda item will be open for public comment before the council vote. 

The City has been working with engineers and state transportation project team members to consider comments from community members submitted during the public comment period for Project Access York over the summer. The official responses to the comments have now been approved. Individual letters with an individual response to each individual who submitted comments through the process were sent out by mail on Friday, September 6. 

An overview of the changes proposed based on the public feedback is summarized below. A full set of responses to the Frequently Asked Questions is available here. 

What changes have been made to the project as a result of the public involvement process?

The project team reviewed all comments received from the public meeting on May 28^th, 2024. The project team met and discussed the suggestions made within the comments and determined that the following changes, additions or revisions to the project could be incorporated into the project while still meeting the purpose and need of the project.

• Two additional pedestrian crossings to access the trail along the east side of Maine Avenue would be incorporated at the intersections of Eastridge Avenue as well as E 6^th Street. Pedestrian crossings are already included within the project at the intersections of Nobes Road, Clearview Blvd., Raell Drive, E 4^th Street, and E 8^th Street.
• Pedestrian crossing signage for the trail crossings at S 21^st Street and S Grant Avenue would be improved.
• To maintain on-street parking on one side of Nebraska Avenue several changes have been made to the proposed on-street bike facilities along Nebraska Avenue. The proposed project improvements to Nebraska Avenue are listed below.
  • From Beaver Creek Park to E 1^st Street: The proposed off-street 8-foot-wide trail along the east side of Nebraska Avenue would remain as part of the project improvements. On-street parking would be maintained as it currently exists today.
  • From E 1^st Street to E 4^th Street: The proposed two-way cycle track on the west side Nebraska Avenue would be removed from the project and converted to an off-street 8-foot-wide trail along the east side of Nebraska Avenue. On-street parking would be maintained as it currently exists today.
  • From E 4^th Street to E 14^th Street: The proposed two-way cycle track on the west side of Nebraska Avenue would remain as part of the project improvements. Parallel parking along the west side of Nebraska Avenue would be removed with the proposed improvements. Parallel parking along the east side of Nebraska Avenue would be maintained as it currently exists today.
  • From E 14^th Street to the Fairgrounds: The proposed bike lanes on Nebraska Avenue would be removed from the project and converted to shared lanes. On-street parking would be maintained as it currently exists today.