Get the facts and voice your opinion tonight, Thursday, at a workshop that lays out proposed plans to create a pedestrian-friendly environment on Carson Street through the downtown area of Carson City.
The Carson City Public Works Department workshop begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center. The public is invited to ask questions of staff regarding the project and provide comments regarding the conceptual plans. You can also watch it here live when it starts.
The plans include using striping to reducing travel lanes from four to two, generally between Fifth Street and Ann Street, and add on-street parking. The estimated cost of the project is approximately $30,000.
Downtown business representatives approached the Carson City Board of Supervisors last year and requested consideration of a plan to stripe Carson Street through the downtown area to allow on-street parking. The purpose of the plan is to create a pedestrian-friendly environment to help make the downtown a destination for residents and visitors.
The goal of the conceptual plan is to support the downtown businesses by making it easier for potential customers to get out of their cars and shop in the downtown area, maintaining and enhancing its commercial viability as the freeway bypasses the downtown.
The conceptual plan would require no construction other than striping the pavement and removing the existing fence at some locations along the sidewalk. All existing landscaping would remain in place. Generally, parallel parking would be striped along the sidewalks and a single travel lane would remain in each direction, and turn lanes would remain.
To learn more go to the city's website at www.carson.org/parkingplan.