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The Sector Two Plan calls for safe bicycling and pedestrian routes on all major streets in order to connect neighborhoods with desirable destinations, including parks, schools, and shopping areas. This includes providing safe crossings of major streets and appropriately designed intersections. The Plan also acknowledges the need for new development to be designed not only to accommodate automobile traffic, but also pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users. Can anything be done about speeding and cut - through traffic on Franklin Street? The Sector Two Plan recommends traffic calming measures on Franklin Street to reduce traffic speeds and to discourage through traffic. The Plan recommends that the City Engineering Department develop a recommended traffic calming solution for Franklin Street. In addition to the traffic calming measures on Franklin, the potential widening of Craddock Ave will tend to encourage traffic to take Craddock and discourage traffic on Franklin. Why is the city considering widening Craddock Avenue? Craddock Ave is a `minor arterial' and serves both neighborhood traffic and local through traffic. New development in the area and general traffic growth in the City are expected to increase the amount of traffic on this street. A study is currently underway to assess the future needs and to develop a preferred option for accommodating future projected traffic and addressing safety concerns along Craddock Ave. How will the potential widening of Craddock Avenue impact neighborhood character and pedestrian safety? An appropriately designed roadway can accommodate future auto traffic while addressing pedestrian and bicycle safety, as well as neighborhood character and aesthetics. All of the current options for future improvements to Craddock Ave include sidewalks and a bike path. In addition, other design features will be considered that address pedestrian and bicyclist safety. How the road will impact neighborhood character and aesthetics is also an issue that has been raised at previous meetings and will be considered in the design process. What is planned for the new intersection of Craddock and Bishop? How will this impact the surrounding neighborhoods? The Sector Two Plan shows this area as `Mixed Use'. This intersection is envisioned as a small -scale mixed use neighborhood center with a mixture of `Neighborhood Commercial' and `Medium Density Residential' uses. MDR uses would be limited to single - family townhouses or limited amounts of 2nd floor apartments above the commercial uses. City Council Meeting (June 25, 2001)