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City Hall: He's, he's just open in the meeting now.

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City Hall: Good afternoon and welcome to the city's first Street and second streets two way traffic conversion public meeting.

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City Hall: My name is came on our and I'm sold on associates. I'll be the facilitator for tonight's meeting.

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City Hall: Will give everyone just a couple minutes. A few minutes just to sign on to the zoom meeting we have quite a few people that are signing on at this point and then we'll start the presentation.

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City Hall: While we're waiting, I'll give you a few housekeeping items. And that is if you are having any problems viewing the public meeting.

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City Hall: On the screen or if you're calling in on a telephone. You can download the presentation from from the project website and that project website is W. W. W. First and Second improvements.com all spelled out first and Andy second improvements.com

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City Hall: All questions tonight that are submitted will be addressed as the time the meeting time allows questions and comments for this meeting can be submitted.

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City Hall: In the questions and answer pane on the control panel at the bottom of the zoom screen and we'll go through those as we just after we start the presentation. There's other ways to submit your comments after the meeting. And again, we'll explain that in the presentation.

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City Hall: If we don't have time to address your comments for your questions in the meeting tonight will post the comments and questions that we receive on the project website.

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City Hall: There will also be a two week comment period in which you can take a look at the material. Again, you can view the presentation again, which will be posted on Project website and then you can turn in your comments within that period of time.

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City Hall: Be sure to check back on the website where the answers in the next coming weeks for answers to the questions that were that are submitted.

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City Hall: Alright, so I'll go ahead and take care of the housekeeping issues and show you on the screen, what we've got.

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City Hall: This meeting is being done as a virtual public meeting due to the covert pandemic.

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City Hall: We are using zoom online meeting platform for the presentation and there is no cost to the public to log in or dial in to participate in the meeting.

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City Hall: This meeting is being recorded and will be available after the meeting on the project website an audio transcript of the meeting will be generated upon meeting completion.

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City Hall: All attendees will be placed into the listen only mode. Throughout the meeting. Questions and Answers during the question and answer segment. At the conclusion of the presentation will be addressed.

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City Hall: The city encourages the public to participate in the meeting by submitting questions and comments there are multiple ways to do this.

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City Hall: You can type your questions into the answer pain below on the zoom answer the question and answer area.

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City Hall: And we can get those comments and questions during tonight's meeting those will be the comments that will address as much as possible tonight if you dialed in on a telephone line you can submit your comments to info at first and second street improvements.com

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City Hall: Or you can mail them to city of Fort Myers telecare of cell Molnar and associates 1631 Henry street Fort Myers, Florida.

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City Hall: Or you can call and speak with someone regarding the budget at 239-337-1071

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City Hall: All questions and comments will be addressed as time allows. During the meeting tonight again any questions and comments that are not taking care of an answer tonight will be provided on the project website.

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City Hall: Again, for those of you who have dialed in, or maybe having problems with the video, you can always download a paper copy on the website at www first and second improvements calm.

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City Hall: Now I'm going to turn the meeting over to Nicole Monahan who is the city's engineer and she'll be giving you the information about the project tonight. Oh.

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City Hall: Good evening.

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City Hall: First we'll start with the agenda for this evening.

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City Hall: We're going to introduce the project team members who are available for questions and answers this evening will give you a history of the project.

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City Hall: Will talk about the Purpose and Need for the project and then we'll talk about the three phases of

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City Hall: Destruction and design phase one being converting the one with tears to two way streets Phase two is refining the to waken version and Phase three is the bridge enhancements and evaluation of brown

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City Hall: Okay, introduce myself. I'm Nicole. Monahan the engineer for the city of Fort Myers. We also have available Carl Caracas, who are the transportation here for the city of Fort Myers.

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City Hall: Jason Collins, who is the project manager with are selected consultant a desk you Daniel Flynn, who is the project manager with also with our selected consultant Grady minor and you already met came on board, who is our public information officer with sell them on our necessity.

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City Hall: First off, we'll start with a little bit of orientation, where we're talking about. This is a map of the project limits.

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City Hall: The project consists of turning both first second NC board from one way operations back to to I operations. The limits of that conversion will be from Fowler street on the west end of the project to the intersection of seaboard and forestry on the east end of the project.

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City Hall: So some history of the project. This is not

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City Hall: A project that is short term, this has been over 17 years in the making of getting the streets converted from one way to two way we started back in 2003 when the City Commission and completed what is called the Wani DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT plan.

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City Hall: That plan looked at all of downtown and what the city vision was for redevelopment of the area.

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City Hall: The conclusion of that plan, one of the conclusions of the plan called for the conversions of streets back to a traffic. There were a number of one way streets, including for street Bay Street downtown. Second Street and Seaboard, and called for the conversion those back to, to lay operations.

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City Hall: In March of 2005

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City Hall: The State Road at Port or DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT impact study was done this study long term impacts on State Road 80 railway system, it developed a series of proposed roadway improvements and narrow down some costs for those improvements at the time.

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City Hall: The selected alternatives for those improvements included two way conversions of both First Street and second and seaboard streets from Fowler to the east.

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City Hall: In October of 2006 the city undertook the utility project along for a street or State Road at

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City Hall: That replaced and upsize utilities along for a street to service the proposed high rise developments that we're being permitted along the river.

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City Hall: While that construction was underway traffic routes with temporarily changed to two way traffic on Second Street.

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City Hall: In 2013 the city took part in the nationwide mayor's challenge for safer people and safer streets. This was a nationwide challenge put out by the President of the time to take significant actions to improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists

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City Hall: In August of 2013 the City Commission downtown Fort Myers mobility plan this evaluated and made recommendations to improvements based on all modes of transportation, including pedestrians and bicyclists and multimodal transportation

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City Hall: In April of 2014 there was an update to the State Road at traffic study

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City Hall: This established railway an intersection improvements needed and look to achieve a level of service for conversion to to weigh a first, second and seaboard streets.

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City Hall: In June of 2018 the City Council passed a resolution that transport a portion of State Road 80 from the control of the Florida Department of Transportation back to the city.

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City Hall: This resolution and this transfer allowed the city to take jurisdiction to jurisdiction of first, second and seaboard streets and really get started on the conversion process.

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City Hall: In 2019 the city adopted complete streets policies and complete streets guidelines those guidelines are part of what drives this project, and we'll talk about that in more detail in a few slides.

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City Hall: In

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City Hall: The city also selected a day as queue and their self consultants to design and permit plans to convert First Street. Second Street and seaboard STREET FROM ONE WAY TO TO way.

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City Hall: So it's over 17 years in the making for this project.

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City Hall: So the city's complete street policy was adopted in 2019 and what is complete streets complete streets as a policy and vision that looks to

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City Hall: Make the city of Fort Myers a premier what walking and cycling city that has saved accessible appealing and interconnected streets.

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City Hall: To accommodate everybody's daily mobility needs. It is part of our comp plan and you'll see the vision. There's policy with the vision and initial activities and it's something that we look at. Whenever we start designing a new Street and city or retrofitting existing Street.

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City Hall: So, the city is following our complete streets policies and guidelines for the design of first, second and seaboard students

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City Hall: Some of the benefits of complete streets include creating livable communities for various types of users, including children, people with disabilities and older adults.

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City Hall: It improves equity safety and public health, while reducing transportation costs and traffic issues.

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City Hall: Now let's talk about the purpose of the project.

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City Hall: So, the city is number one concern and number one purpose for this project to safety, safety of all users safety for the car users safety for the bicyclists the pedestrians. The multimodal users, everybody is has safety as their one number one goal.

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City Hall: In order to provide a safer environment for the traveling public, we need to slow speeds on First and Second Street.

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City Hall: Two way traffic promotes lower speeds by creating the friction of oncoming traffic to a traffic will also split the traffic volumes between first and second Street, there'll be less volume of traffic in any one direction on both of those streets.

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City Hall: We're also looking to improve neighborhood safety and downtown access

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City Hall: The ME LOOKING TO CONTINUE THE DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT plan that

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City Hall: That desire to have for a second seaboard converted to to work.

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City Hall: With less traffic and slower speeds people find it easier to exit their driveways traffic will not be heavy in one direction am and pm on one street, it will be the traffic will be distributed over the network.

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City Hall: And it will provide for an easier commute and it's a shorter commute. For most most presidents.

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City Hall: One of the initial things that we did during the design was look at speeds along. First Street and Second Street. What you see here is a graphic of a 24 hour speed study that was done on First Street in the vicinity of Cranford

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City Hall: Street.

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City Hall: One way streets are historically faster to do to design. So when you start looking at two way streets. We're looking to really slow down the track.

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City Hall: The number of what you see from this graphic is there are a number of drivers that exceed the speed limit sometimes almost double the speed limit on for a street but our typical you know 85th percentile is is right around 45 to 46 miles an hour. First

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City Hall: Again on Second Street. We did the same kind of speed study and existing traffic with a 35 mile an hour posted speed limit.

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City Hall: You'll see the majority of traffic is is either less than the posted speed limit or just over by about 10 miles an hour, you always have those outliers. There is a number of people that are exceeding the speed limit by 15 miles or more, and that's

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City Hall: That's what we saw as as one of the safety concerns.

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City Hall: Also part of the early part of our design was a safety audit for the entire project.

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City Hall: The consultants and city staff walked the area walked all the streets and made the following observations. They looked at the following kind of things.

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City Hall: As they were making the design. They looked at Crash analysis at key intersections. We looked at the driveway access operations. How to driveways currently operate.

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City Hall: We looked at crosswalks and how they currently operate and are they compliant with ADA standards.

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City Hall: We observed bicycle and pedestrian operations. How are the bicyclist and pedestrians currently using the facility.

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City Hall: We have several times, looked at potential site distance issues and obstructions, both from the whole court or and as people have brought those concerns to us.

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City Hall: As you turn traffic from one direction to direction you're looking at safety impacts and drop offs and curves in different directions that one currently

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City Hall: You currently use. So we looked at potential guardrail locations to protect against the sharp curves and drop offs. And we looked at any other states the impacts that

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City Hall: Result from turning traffic into two way operations. We also looked at where new traffic signage and pavement markings were required and how we go about making those changes.

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City Hall: So the three phases of the project. Phase one would be the immediate short term improvements we would

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City Hall: Convert for a second and seaboard streets to two way traffic. This provides a positive safety benefit in a quick and efficient manner.

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City Hall: Again, the proposed high rises along the river as they went through their zoning paid into a proportionate share that was set aside just for this use to turn these roads back into two operations slow traffic down, make it a safer.

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City Hall: Neighborhood to live in.

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City Hall: Phase two is the immediate intermediate mid term improvements. Once we get traffic turned around a two way operations will continue to refine improvements that need to be made.

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City Hall: We don't want to over predict what how traffic will behave during phase one and build improvements that aren't necessary. So we'll look at what improvements we need to happen as part of a Phase two improvement to make the road operate and safer in a more efficient manner.

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City Hall: Phase three will be a longer term look at improvements to areas that we are looking at bar, the ability bridge and how to address that structure.

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City Hall: We know we have to work with various permitting agencies to make any changes to that structure and the second area is we'll look at possible roundabouts or other traffic control options at first and seaboard and Michigan seaboard.

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City Hall: Part of converting phase one, phase one conversion from first of first and second to to a includes modification of a number of traffic signals.

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City Hall: Those traffic signals include the signals at First Street and Fowler Street. First Street and Park Avenue. Second Street and Fowler Street. Second Street and Park Avenue and seaboard Street and Michigan Avenue.

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City Hall: It also includes new signing striping and pavement markings at intersections

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City Hall: And it includes determined lanes center turn lanes and conversion of lanes to other through or turn lane. A key intersections that are impacted by Uber.

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City Hall: Part of the conversion will include new bike lanes along. First Street. These will, for the most part be separated bike lanes from the traveling, but at key intersections. We will be having bicyclists use the full name as a shared new sling.

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City Hall: They will not be a bike lane proposed on Second Street that was looked at during the design that due to some geometry on Second Street, it was not. It was ruled out at this point, that'll probably be part of the what we'll look at further and future phases.

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City Hall: Part of Phase one will also include updated and consistent crosswalks at all intersections improving the pavement markings, making sure that all curb ramps are a DA compliant with current standards.

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City Hall: And finally, we'll look at new speed limits, reducing the speed limits on for a second seaboard streets, the streets currently have a 35 mile an hour speed limit.

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City Hall: And speed limits are proposed to be reduced to 25 miles an hour between Fowler Street and Park Avenue and 30 miles an hour east of parking and

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City Hall: Now let's look at the existing and propose views of the streets.

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City Hall: This is an existing view for Street between Cranford in on that and

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City Hall: You'll notice two lanes of traffic in one direction. Those travel lanes are 12 foot wide 12 O'clock 12 foot wide lanes are comparable to the lane with on the interstate were speeds are much

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City Hall: There also is existing five foot page shoulders on both sides curbing landscaping lighting and sidewalks.

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City Hall: In our proposed phase one conversion, we proposed narrowing the travel lanes to 10 and a half feet wide.

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City Hall: Taking that extra space and putting a properly sign and marked bike lane of six and a half feet wide, but there's no changes that will be made to the curbs the landscaping or the lighting.

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City Hall: The 10 and a half foot wide traveling is comparable to downtown streets and appropriate for the type of conditions we expect on this road.

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City Hall: Looking at Second Street again. We have 11 and a half foot traveling on Second Street know pave shoulders, but we do have sidewalks.

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City Hall: The proposal is to reduce the traveling again to 10 and a half feet, which is a comfortable and appropriate with for the conditions, no changes at this time to the sidewalk, the curb or any landscaping exists.

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City Hall: Now we'll look at some key intersections

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City Hall: Now I just want to let you know that the role plot the plans for the entire project are available on the website. This is just looking at key intersections along the way.

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City Hall: So if there's a place along the project you want to look at, you're welcome to look at the web go visit the website and take a look.

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City Hall: So first, we're going to talk about the intersection of First Street and Fowler Street.

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City Hall: This is coming. This is the North is to the top. So the bridge coming over from North Fort Myers to the top of the page.

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City Hall: And fellow Street has not changed and configuration for a street coming out of downtown is not changing configuration, with the exception of some additional markings to show that the lame will continue through

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City Hall: What changes is this area.

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City Hall: This leg of the intersections. What changes. So that is currently ONE WAY INTO DOWNTOWN, AND and now be converted to two ways at the intersection

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City Hall: You'll also notice that this is one of the intersections where the bicyclist will have to share the roadway. The through lane with motorists

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City Hall: You'll also notice that there's improved crosswalks crosswalk markings at this intersection at all intersections. And again, we'll look at all of the ADA ramps, to make sure that they meet current standards.

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City Hall: First Street and Park Avenue intersection. This is the lead up to the bridge over into North Fort Myers.

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City Hall: Here again the approaches on for a street change from a one way configuration to a to a configuration.

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City Hall: What is key in this picture is

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City Hall: That currently there are two right turn lanes to take you into the bridge to North Fort Myers and in the after configuration, there is still to write timelines to take you into my mind. So there is no reduced capacity of those right turns

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City Hall: Also remember from Park Avenue into father's on the street, the speed limit reduces to 25 miles and now taking you into downtown

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City Hall: There will be a right turn left turn lane, excuse me, that from downtown, you'll be able to access the bridge into North Fort Myers also

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City Hall: Second Street and valid story this is very similar to the First Street.

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City Hall: Intersection where three of the legs of the intersection do not change but Second Street.

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City Hall: Will turn into a two way configuration. Second Street will have a left turn lane and a three lane and the center lane will continue on as a two way left turn lane till you get to Park Avenue still have that ability to make left turn left turns from a center termly longest stretch

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City Hall: Second Street and Park Avenue intersection

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City Hall: Without moving curved lines we made use of the pavement with. So we do have a few turn lanes that

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City Hall: Stick out but

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City Hall: Here we have a left turn lane that will take you over the bridge and I'll put miners.

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City Hall: Currently, there are two left turn leans at this intersection take you over the British North Fort Myers, however, because we have turned First Street into two way operations we anticipate some of those left turn movements will happen at the first street intersection

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City Hall: We've also accommodated the right turns from Second Street again heading over to North Fort Myers to the use of exclusive right turn.

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City Hall: All the crosswalks or upgraded at this intersection to include new markings.

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City Hall: seaboard street Michigan Avenue intersection. The center section is pretty straightforward seaboard haven't seaboard Street has two lanes, one of them gets converted to the opposite direction. This point Michigan Avenue stays the same.

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City Hall: This intersection is currently signal eyes and the city is looking to have it remain signals and Phase one further evaluation of this intersection one will happen in phase two and three.

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City Hall: seaboard Street and First Street intersection. The center section is currently not signals signals.

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City Hall: And our traffic projections show that with the configuration that we have presented tonight that there is not a signal warranted at this time.

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City Hall: This interim design, whoever will be reevaluated upon opening to determine whether there's further traffic control needed given traffic operations and traffic volumes.

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City Hall: Currently there is no

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City Hall: Right, no left turn from East Riverside Drive onto for street and in the after configuration, there will be no left turn from East Riverside Drive onto First Street.

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City Hall: We have staff has observed that there are people circumventing that movement through private property and this design is a much safer option that prevents that from happening.

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City Hall: The phase three intersection evaluation will look. One of the options that we will be looking at as around about at this intersection and that left turn movement out of these Riverside Drive would then be accommodated through around about

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City Hall: This graphic depicts the area very near ability Creek bridge the orange areas that are shown represent the existing driveways within the vicinity of the bridge.

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City Hall: There has been

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City Hall: Some concerns about speed in this area and city staff has looked at it and determine that there is no site distance issue in accordance with design standards.

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City Hall: But we do recognize that design of the railway changes slightly the bridge and we are proposing some additional signage to draw attention to driver speeds.

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City Hall: And you can see those that are highlighted in the yellow and red as well as the fact that the pathway for pedestrians and bicyclists narrows as it crosses the bridge.

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City Hall: This is the area just east of the bridge with the same sort of driveways highlighted and again we're proposing some some additional signage to show that the path narrows as you approach the bridge.

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City Hall: So what happens once we get the roads converted to way.

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City Hall: We immediately roll into phase two, which is to enhance that two way conversion

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City Hall: Once the roads are converted to two way and traffic has had a chance to settle out and people have had a chance to find their optimal travel town. The city will make new traffic counts.

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City Hall: On the traffic operations, we will continue to monitor monitor traffic patterns to ensure that the changes that have been made accommodate safer operations and will quickly correct anything that can be corrected through signage or striping

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City Hall: Them will determine what changes are needed for a longer term improvements. These improvements will look at design refinements sidewalk continuity.

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City Hall: Bike lanes and streetscapes

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City Hall: Again, safety is our number one concern in making sure that the two way operation is safe from day one is important to the city.

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City Hall: Phase three a longer term phase three has been contemplated. And at that point, we'll look at the replacement of Billy Creek bridge.

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City Hall: The type of structure that we are looking to replace has not been determined yet. We'll have to work with permitting agencies to see what is acceptable to the various agencies.

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City Hall: Will also look at intersection enhancements primarily of the first and seaboard intersections and Michigan seaboard intersections. There will look at various options, including but not limited to around about in a signal.

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City Hall: And if those improvements require additional right away that of the acquire during the phase three evaluations.

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City Hall: So we talked a little bit about complete streets and what it meant. In the beginning, and this is how it plays into this project. Complete Streets is all about safety.

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City Hall: Slowing the speeds trout calming the traffic two way streets are perceived to be narrower because there's oncoming traffic. These lanes will be narrow because currently they operate at the same width as the interstate.

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City Hall: The after condition needs to be a better quality of life for the residents, not just the status quo.

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City Hall: To complete streets will better serve the movements of the day pedestrian and bicycle community, the bikes will be able to flow with traffic on my street instead of imposing trap the slower speeds will provide more visibility for better for drivers of pedestrians.

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City Hall: Two way streets of the norm. So there'll be less confusion for drivers, a lot of drivers are intimidated by one way streets and get confused easily as to where they're supposed to be.

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City Hall: Reduce the am and pm peak rush traffic having other having more options to get to and from downtown

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City Hall: Reduces that out that rush hour traffic.

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City Hall: And obviously, a more direct viable route will reduce emergency services response times

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City Hall: They'll also be more direct access for the homes and businesses along the corridor. It'll eliminate the need to take a longer route.

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City Hall: Of one way streets to get to your residence your business. This results in fewer vehicle miles traveled reduces the drive time and the exposure to safety risks.

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City Hall: And there are studies that show that reduce crime happens after conversion. There is no more.

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City Hall: There's more eyes on the street when travel traffic is flowing from both directions of the building.

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City Hall: So all this conversion from one way to do way is about change and the city recognizes that change is scary and changes uncomfortable, but in order to make improvements in the neighborhood and in our city change isn't important.

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City Hall: First, second, and Bay Street in the downtown area where once one way streets and when the city, turn them to two way streets, the downtown area starts right

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City Hall: The city would like that same thriving to happen east of the east of the downtown or on for a second and base and seaboard Street.

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City Hall: When the when the State Department of Transportation for Department of Transportation had these roads, their main goal was to move traffic. They weren't as concerned with the neighborhood.

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City Hall: Now that the city has gained jurisdiction over the streets, we can look at the impact that one way streets have on the neighborhood and how we can improve that.

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City Hall: But understand that change is scary and change may need to be graduate. Some people, there is no nothing.

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City Hall: That says that if you're more comfortable continuing to travel in the same fashion that you have that you still can't make that right turn out of your driveway and travel around the block until you're comfortable with the new traffic.

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City Hall: So what's next.

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City Hall: Phase one is currently underway in December of this year, we plan on finalizing the plans for bidding and selecting a contract.

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City Hall: As soon as the contractors selected will start acquiring those long lead items signals and mast arms are quite long manufacturing times. So we'll get that equipment order to soon as we can.

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City Hall: This coming winter season, we will start construction on the portions of the projects that we've been working on without having all the equipment onsite. Those will include full signal full foundations and some of the signal wouldn't

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City Hall: It's anticipated that after Easter in 2021 will bring you another public awareness campaign.

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City Hall: To talk about what you can expect when the roads actually get converted to one from one way to two way what signage will be up what when that will happen and how will present that to the public, how it will happen.

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City Hall: In the summer of 2021 the project will be complete, and the city will look to open the Roadster two way traffic.

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City Hall: Immediately after phase one and will will begin phase two, looking at the midterm improvements and then phase three will be determined based on funding available in coming years.

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City Hall: So this concludes the presentation portion of the meeting and will now move into questions and answers. Again, I want to encourage you to provide any questions or comments to us at

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City Hall: Www First and Second Street or first and second improvements calm. Again, there is a two week comment period. So we'll be taking comments through Wednesday, October 28 so feel free to take a look at the material.

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City Hall: And everything that's on the website before you make comments. If you'd like to do that.

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City Hall: Alright, I'm going to start by reading the comments. We do have our panelists available.

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City Hall: Again, we've got a couple of the project team members that have been designing the project and the traffic in city traffic engineer and city engineer.

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City Hall: So I'll start with the first question with a question that says I walk daily on Palm Beach Boulevard for street and I'm frequently nearly run over by bikers on the sidewalk is the plan going to include a bike lane.

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City Hall: Yes, we did say that first read would have bike lanes. Yes, first rate will include on on road bike lanes.

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City Hall: The majority of them will be will be separate from the traveling, but at key intersections. They will be asked to share the traveling with the motors.

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City Hall: I live in one of the high rises first and Billy create what is the plan for entrance and exit front entrance in ingress and egress to these three buildings.

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City Hall: At first, and Billy's Creek.

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City Hall: So there's a couple different buildings there. One side is the ultimate facility condo and the other side is over abolish Santa Fe over the arrow.

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City Hall: Condos there's no changes proposed to the driveway and says at those facilities at those condos, we do, obviously, they'll be

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City Hall: Changes in primary on the roadway front to to wait two way traffic.

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City Hall: No, no separate turn like notes separate left turn lanes of either of those. But there is a right turn lane currently goes into

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City Hall: So the ingress and egress won't change with the exception of the ability to make a left out of both of those condos. I'm not sure which ones gentleman lives that

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City Hall: So that had the ability to make a left out of either of those. If they feel comfortable doing them.

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City Hall: Nicole. Do you want me to try to go to that slide.

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City Hall: That'd be slide 3333 and 34

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City Hall: So here you can see

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City Hall: This is the driveway. On the north side that show in there. The large driveway. On the left is service lower bar in the condos associated in there, those

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City Hall: That driveway where I made the robot to weigh in front of that there is a right turn lane that is currently available to them continue to be available and they'll be one lane of problem in each direction.

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City Hall: If the end. The same with Baltimore. On the other side of Billy creep on the next slide, except ultimate is not have currently have a right turn lane. So they'll have a lane in each direction at their driving

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City Hall: But no changes to the driveway, other than the roadway out and from

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City Hall: We get back to the questions here.

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City Hall: My screen only allows chat in this way to submit comments. Yes, this is how you submit comments. This is the way you submit comments. Yes. How would this benefit all of us who live alone.

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City Hall: Alone, how, how will this benefit those of us who live alone.

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City Hall: I don't think yeah I don't think there'll be any change for people that live alone. I mean, access will be improved will talk to everybody along the corridor by doing it, but I don't think there's a specific benefit to people that live alone.

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City Hall: I, the next question is, will there be a traffic light installed at the single entrance to bow Rivas central pay and Riviera communities concerned about leaving the community and taking a left. Currently there is heavy speeding traffic during rush hour in the mornings and afternoons.

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City Hall: So there is not a traffic light proposed for the entrance to barrage center pain Riviera.

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City Hall: And as I said at the end of the presentation. If you're not comfortable taking that left there's nothing that says you have to continue to take the right under that name out of that neighborhood and go around the block, similar to what you do now.

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City Hall: Part of the biggest part of this project is slowing traffic down there won't be as much traffic in the

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City Hall: in either direction on on First Street, because they'll be options will be options taking Second Street will be the option taking forestry that by its very nature will split the traffic and reduce the traffic volumes.

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City Hall: Are sorry now.

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City Hall: The next question is how will this benefit those of us who live along first rate and who need to gain access to the street traffic frequently backs up several blocks now cars will not slow down, simply because there's two way traffic.

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City Hall: At the Ruby at the Riviera Sandra pay condominiums and Bo rebadged condominiums, we have a total of approximately 500 units with one outlet onto one outlet onto 41st Street. Anyone who thinks this will think anyone who thinks this will

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City Hall: make things safer for our residents in these towers is delusional.

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City Hall: So again, traffic on First Street and Second Street traffic will be have the option of using either First and Second Street for either direction of travel during pressure

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City Hall: So, there won't be as much volume of traffic in one direction on either street as they're currently is. And there's a lot of studies that do indicate that two way traffic does slow down traveling

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City Hall: And we're not making any changes on site to the bow revised Santa Fe Riviera site so that there's one entrance. Now then there'll be one entrance in the future. That's not a proposal that the city is making at this time is to add additional driveways for residential projects.

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City Hall: Alright, the next question is, where are the funds for this project originating and are the property owners in this area disproportionately financially burdened by this rather than all residents of Fort Myers.

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City Hall: This project, the initial phase of this project is funded by a proportionate share fee that was paid by the developers as they gained approval for their residential communities along the river, including the high rises that either exists currently proposed along the river.

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City Hall: In this quarter so

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City Hall: We're not financially burden burning the property owners those fees were paid

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City Hall: We haven't determine where that funding will come from and this

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City Hall: This is a comment if safety is your main concern, this will not work for the exit from three condo towers of Riviera Santa Fe and boat rebadged without around about or stoplight the traffic here.

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City Hall: is opposed to this fiasco in the making. I'm sorry, the public here as opposed to this fiasco in the making. The only people who might like it our developers and realtors, but they don't live here.

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City Hall: Another comment said, excellent.

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City Hall: Next comment question says, I live in gardeners Park. I like this project for many reasons. Convenience safety mobility. Thank you very much.

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City Hall: I also own property at seaboard in Michigan. I had thought sidewalks were planned in Phase one or Phase two at seaboard and Michigan traveling East

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City Hall: Are they not planned for now and if not, what timeframe. Do you anticipate sidewalks from seaboard Michigan around the bend, East first so there would be possessed pedestrian bike access. Currently, there are no sidewalks there. Thank you.

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City Hall: There are no sidewalks from palm Avenue east along seaboard. First Street. That is not something we're proposing during phase one, that is something we'll look at in phase two is how to safely provide those sidewalks.

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City Hall: Think the biggest hurdle is the bridge over ability Cleveland seaboard is currently not set up for sidewalks, so we'll have to look at what improvements, longer term needs to be made on that but that'll definitely be looked at. During the face to improvement.

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City Hall: And again, I think you said this in the presentation, but we're keeping it within the curb lines during phase one and there's just not room for yes phase long will not involve any any construction lose any Caribbean's

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City Hall: The next comment is, I live on the west side of the Edgewood and I'm very excited about this project.

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City Hall: Next one slower speeds less noise. Good.

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City Hall: Now we have a question. What is the reason the Billy Creek bridge needs to be replaced.

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City Hall: The Billy Creek bridge on First Street is the original bridge. It was installed out. I don't know the date, but it was the first bridge in Lake County.

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City Hall: It currently is non functional, it will not open

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City Hall: The motors have been taken out of it at some point, it just becomes obsolete. It has a narrow pedestrian areas and we would like to bring it up to current standards and we realized that that may involve a bridge.

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City Hall: We're not sure you know all the improvements needed there, but it will involve several permitting agencies, including

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City Hall: Perhaps the Coast Guard because it is a navigable waterway. So we realize that that's some hurdles that we can undertake and Phase one and we'll look at what the appropriate options are for that bridge and in a phase three scope.

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City Hall: At the next question. Will there be crosswalks between major intersections in phase one.

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City Hall: There will not be cross walks across first or second or seaboard in phase one, except at major sections, except at the intersections. They'll will be obviously enhanced markings at

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City Hall: Each key intersection that I highlighted there'll be there'll be consistent markings along the side streets. So as you travel down for a street.

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City Hall: There'll be consistent markings that every side street to come to so that drivers know where the pedestrian area is desperate is now where the pedestrian areas are of those intersections

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City Hall: What is the width of the Carlene and bicycle lane over the ability Creek bridge.

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City Hall: That may be a question for Jason, Jason. Do you have a response for that the width of the bridge.

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Jason Collins : Yeah, I do. Thank you. Thank you for inviting me and also bring in Daniel for this question, but that's a good question as well because

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Jason Collins : The lanes do narrow down at abilities creeks bridge and the lanes will be even a little bit narrower down to about 10 feet. I think the bike lanes are about four feet or so.

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Jason Collins : Which is a little bit near or because that bridge is narrower there.

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Jason Collins : The typical bike lane with is about six and a half feet wide, so it will be a little bit constraints right at the bridge and

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Jason Collins : And that's why there's additional notifications and a lot of signage and speed feedback signs all within that bridge area to ensure that people are even more emphasized to go slower at the bridge, Daniel. Would you like to elaborate on it.

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Daniel Flynn : Yes, the bike lanes like Jason said will be four feet at the bridge location.

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City Hall: We have an update on that. That is up to the development

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City Hall: We're not sure about that. But maybe we can get maybe privilege. A will will pipe pipe in a bit here.

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City Hall: The next question we live at first and talk on huff and we live at first and hop on half

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City Hall: Okay. Sometimes. Sometimes people double type we live at first and half and I'm opposed to the project. First, my understanding is that first and second work to way, years ago, and then went back to one. Why did you all go from two to one. And now go on to go back

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City Hall: So, that is correct. First and Second Street, where to way years ago.

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City Hall: They were under the control of Florida Department of Transportation at that time.

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City Hall: whose primary focus is moving traffic as quickly and efficiently as they can. They were not as concerned about the impacts of one way streets on neighborhoods when they turn these roads into one way streets they were just looking at the efficient movement of traffic.

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City Hall: downstate rotating in and out of downtown and the connections to their state road system, all the way through downtown to us 41

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City Hall: So once the city regain control of First and Second Street and bay street in downtown Fort Myers turn those into two way.

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City Hall: That area thrives. We look to gain control this part of first and second really saw the opportunity to expand that that urban center downtown feel a little bit further out.

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City Hall: And that's really why we're looking to turn these into two way we don't feel that the efficient quick movement of traffic to these areas is nearly as important as the safe travel of all of our residents.

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City Hall: That's the driving force behind this two way conversion and safety.

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City Hall: We still think that we can effectively and efficiently move traffic on two way streets to the, to the point that it needs to be moved, but it creates more of a neighborhood feel if you have two way streets and a safer environment for those neighbors.

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City Hall: Alright, the next question is, will there be anything added to the sidewalks to stop bikes from writing on sidewalks.

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City Hall: We don't have anything physically planned at this point to stop likes from writing and signed walk through, but we recognize that there are

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City Hall: All types of bicyclists some that are comfortable writing on road on six and a half foot lanes with travel with traffic, some that are much more comfortable writing on sidewalks. So know where there's nothing that we are proposing at this point to prohibit

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City Hall: Sidewalks from being used by bicyclists if that's where they feel most comfortable

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City Hall: With the next comment is, I live in Dean Park. We routinely turn from Evans Cranford and seaboard onto first read to go downtown or onto the North Fort Myers bridge. This seems like an unsafe condition.

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City Hall: So Dean park will now have access to. I'm assuming the unsafe condition that you're concerned about is turning left from Dean Park onto forestry that's that's an uncomfortable movement for you to think about

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City Hall: The impossible now have the ability to travel, you know, block or two blocks or three blocks out of direction travel to

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City Hall: Second Street to make that right turn down depart to go over it, and oftentimes it may take a couple more minutes. But if it's a safer movement for you and a less scary movement.

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City Hall: till you're comfortable with making the left. And I think that's a good option. Again, nobody is telling any resident that they have to

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City Hall: Have to take a left of their driveway. If that's not a safe if that's not for them a safe thing to do. There's always the option to continue to take the right turn out of your driveway and travel a block or two, just like you do now and make that

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City Hall: That route.

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City Hall: Next question. No medians or dividers are called for in the plans, especially on First Street this be a long term addition if needed.

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City Hall: I don't think anybody's ruled that out.

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City Hall: I think that that is a case by case basis. We have medians or dividers or landscape violence on other city streets. So I think that's always an option, obviously right away constraints drive some of those decisions.

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City Hall: Next question. Will the trolley continue to operate during the change period.

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City Hall: I expect the trolley will continue to operate for as long as the city would like to operate. It's not necessarily operating because first and second Seaboard, or one way it will operate as the city negotiate simply trying to have it operate.

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City Hall: Right. Next comment. I am in both rebadged is currently hard enough to get out in two lanes and go right on very rude about it being in one lane.

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City Hall: Again traffic volumes will be reduced in front of Bill revised because there'll be options for drivers HEADING INTO DOWNTOWN, AND points further west and further south to take second screen. So the volume of traffic in front of both of ours will be reduced from what it currently

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City Hall: And slower so that slower traffic will allow opportunities for drivers to fill out and make that right

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City Hall: All right.

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City Hall: Next question. Any specific changes happening to the intersection of second and Cranford witness several accidents and that intersection over the last year.

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City Hall: Know that no specific changes to that intersection

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City Hall: Jason, do you have anything to add to that.

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Jason Collins : I would say that the it's going to be high visibility crosswalks that are that with much better signage. So to help alleviate that situation. And then any

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Jason Collins : Landscaping that's overhanging into the right away. It will be

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Jason Collins : Cleaned up for better, for better visibility that is somewhat limited to know

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City Hall: Yeah, I do think there is some landscaping at this intersection that will require some cleanup.

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City Hall: The next question regarding the sheer turn, right turn lanes with bikes and cars will bikes be in front of cars as to the or to the right side of cars.

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City Hall: Regarding the shared right turn lanes with bikes and cars will bikes in front of cars or to the right side of cars, Jason. Can you explain how that bike lane operates. When you approach a new section that has a through and right timely.

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Jason Collins : Yeah, so basically it's that's where it becomes a shared use lane, because this ultimately comes down a balance between

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Jason Collins : Bicycle access and traffic operations. So when there's that right turn lane. The bicycle NGOs in towards the three lane or if we've had enough room. We've provided a dedicated bicycle lane as well.

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Jason Collins : As you know, we're trying to use the existing curved lines in phase one. So it's really trying to maximize that spaces as much as possible. And again, Daniel, you're welcome to to elaborate on that as well.

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Daniel Flynn : Oh, yeah. So when we're have the use of shadows at the intersections as Nicole mentioned further short distances. The bicyclists would we'd recommend going in the center of that lane, so they'd be traveling with the vehicles on their take that lane.

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Daniel Flynn : To be to be safe.

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City Hall: And the next question says. Second, there is not a belt.

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City Hall: There is not a felt need for the project if drivers exceed the speed limit have Fort Myers police and forced the limit police are never seen on first or second from Fowler to Palm Beach.

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City Hall: The next comment. I can't imagine making a left into Sandra pay when I'm heading up Palm Beach Boulevard.

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City Hall: Next comment. We are encouraged by the thought process that has gone into turning First Street into a two way street.

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City Hall: As part of a team that has invested substantially in the city. We feel that this change will allow downtown to continue to be the central focus and encourage more conduct encourage more connectivity with the surrounding areas.

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City Hall: Next one is a comment. I am concerned that there may be conflict between bicycles.

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City Hall: And cars traffic with an open lane plan. Is there any plan to move curving to separate the two.

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City Hall: Jason, do you want to speak to that what the norm is

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Jason Collins : Yeah, because we've been involved in designing and implementing cycle tracks as well, where there is a dedicated curb between the bicycle lanes and the travel lanes.

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Jason Collins : Again, this is a phase one improvement by trying to utilize the existing curb lines. So that's what we tried to make the bicycle lanes are actually going to be buffered bike lanes.

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Jason Collins : To the widest extent possible, and then the answer to the question is yes, that will definitely be something that will be evaluated and considered in much more detail and phase two.

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Jason Collins : With a more of the long term longer term improvements.

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City Hall: Next question in phase one, I do not see any bus pull off locations to allow traffic to move past them. Can this be considered for phase two.

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City Hall: Yes, I think absolutely. We can work with Les Brown to identify those bus stops that would benefit from a lot for the bus and look to implement that as part of phase two.

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City Hall: Next question to ask, Will Palm Beach Boulevard be renamed first three

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City Hall: I'm not exactly sure where it changes officially address wise from Palm Beach to frustrate I think we've always considered for a straight out seaboard beyond that.

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City Hall: That's the part that we control. So no, I don't think that all upon me to be renamed for street.

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City Hall: But we can look at those limits and see what they are, but there was no intention of renaming any of the streets at this point.

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City Hall: The next question. Could you speak to. Could you speak to what considerations were given to bus stop Ada improvements along first and second

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City Hall: I don't think that we've identified specific Ada improvements at bus stop locations. Yet, if we do find some deficiencies in the concentrated mostly at the signals intersections where we were changing

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City Hall: Signals if we do find some bus current bus location best obligations that needs improvements from an IT standpoint will work with lead trans to make those known and make those improvements.

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City Hall: Third existing at the third exiting onto second from Huff, with the goal of turning left on Fowler, the distance from huff onto second and immediately turning into Fowler is to shorter distance for safe.

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City Hall: If he goes

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City Hall: He goes flow.

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City Hall: And again, I think there's options for all of these neighborhoods. If you don't feel comfortable making the right the left out of

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City Hall: Dean Park garnish part that area on this gentleman speaks of

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City Hall: The other end of the street has a right turn that will get you around the block to the same area.

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City Hall: This question says, will there be a left turn lane on cranberry but I think maybe it means Cranford, will there be a left turn lane on Cranford

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City Hall: There will not be a specific left turn lane, either on Cranford or on Second Street to Cranford

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City Hall: Next question. Can second and Cranford become a four way stop.

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City Hall: Jason

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Jason Collins : I think that it's a fair question. And what I would recommend would be part of the phase two traffic analysis. After the phase one becomes operational.

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Jason Collins : When those volumes have been established. But right now, volumes on Second Street are significantly more than then Cranford so that'd be difficult to have an equalized four way stop, but something suggest to reevaluate and phase two.

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City Hall: Next question. Will palm street ever open at first up speaking about the road is closed off now on Avenue, obviously.

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City Hall: It would have to be looked at. There was reasons why it was closed.

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City Hall: I'm not sure.

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City Hall: That we have changed any conditions that would allow us to open this

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City Hall: Next question is how can residents of the oasis make that left turn, since it will be right turn only at Riverside and then in parentheses. He says, until our

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City Hall: Turnaround is put in or around about I'm assuming is put in so East Riverside Drive at Palm Beach Boulevard. Now you can't make a left turn on Tommy John's of restraint on each

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City Hall: And you won't be able to in the after condition, either, but always Boulevard. That is one block to the west, it comes out of the back side of waste is condominium, you will be able to make that left turn.

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City Hall: So there, there's a number of other ways to come out of that condominium and head east on Palm Beach Boulevard. One is commodities is Boulevard.

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City Hall: And another is to, you know, follow East Riverside Drive around and come out on one of the other side streets that comes up further east on Palm Beach Boulevard. But no, you won't be able to make that

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City Hall: That left turn out of East Riverside Drive. You can't currently make it legally and you won't be able to, you won't be able to make it in the app. The condition with phase one.

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City Hall: Phase two is

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City Hall: But when we look at, you know, potential improvements that intersection phase three, what the round about.

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City Hall: Obviously, around about will let you make that movement will incorporate that movement into around about configuration.

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City Hall: The next question, the area on First Street with ultimate instruments on one side and winks entrance on the other side.

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City Hall: would appear to be an area where traffic can a backup and be would appear to create a dangerous traffic area turn lanes for going right into each property would seem to be a possible solution, question mark.

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City Hall: We are, I think that's something that will look at as we move into phase two and we

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City Hall: Can look at traffic lines and where

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City Hall: We're turning worth potential left turns are backing up traffic significantly. So I think that's something we can look at her face to the question becomes, right away constraints and whether there's room in that area for a turn.

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City Hall: Next question or comment is the direct route from into our building is something that we have hoped for. Instead of having to go circle around and cross residential areas with kids playing

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City Hall: I think it's a positive comments that they're glad that it's more of a more of a direct route is what I'm taking that comment is

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City Hall: The next question. Next comment. But the project should have been put to boat by residents instead of the city presenting a project as a complete

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City Hall: And I, I know you went through the history ad nauseum about how long this is has been in the in the comp plan and and all the plans have supported it moving forward know you want to.

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City Hall: Elaborate on that, again, I think that's

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City Hall: That's something that staff couldn't make happen. That's your. This has been in the works for 17 years so it's not like it just sprung up we have been working on the city has been moving towards this and it has been in our, our capital improvement budget for a number of years.

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City Hall: Next question. Can we ask for a pet crossing out Riviera in front it or in the future if needed. And in the end,

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City Hall: Billy Creek bridge will be wider. Will it also be taller, question mark, great plans. Thanks.

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City Hall: Obviously, yes. OK. Crossing. We always look at requests for pet crossings if they're needed. If they're warranted, if we have enough volume there to warrant it and

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City Hall: A new Billy create bridge water really big bridge will not necessarily be taller, it certainly depends on what kind of structure will able to replace that current bridge with

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City Hall: And I believe that maybe that's the fire also maybe he means higher not just a taller structure.

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City Hall: Well apparently it's a it's set up as a lift bridge the motors have been moved. So it doesn't lift. So I'm not sure. Yeah, it means

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City Hall: From a navigational STANDPOINT OR FROM A physical driving, but from a physical driving standpoint, it doesn't necessarily have to be taller from a navigational standpoint, that's something that we have to talk to the permitting agencies about

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City Hall: Right. The next comment great plan we live at Riviera been waiting for a long time for this. Thank you all.

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City Hall: The next question that connection between I 75 and the city of Fort Myers will now become a main travel spine has increased traffic in both directions, the need for more signals will be required.

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City Hall: And I think there are there are numerous connections between the city of Fort Myers and I 75 security is one of them's already to colonial Boulevard and the very seldom diverse city portions of Daniels Boulevard Daniels Parkway and touch.

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City Hall: The city limits. So I think this is just one one of many travel options between the city of Fort Myers and nice and the

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City Hall: Next comment. I'm a realtor, and I do live here.

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City Hall: The next comment I live at all. Tomorrow, it is difficult to even make a right turn out of our complex with a one way streets piling all those cars into one lane will make turning right

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City Hall: Will make even turning right difficult turning left will be an impossibility. The intersection of Seaboard, and first is dangerous. Now, around about or no change will be catastrophic. We need a traffic light at that intersection

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City Hall: And, you know, with the phase two will look at whether we meet traffic traffic signal warrants to install light and we'll also look at

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City Hall: Other options in lieu of a live traffic traffic signals are not always the

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City Hall: Answer.

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City Hall: WHEN ASKED THE STATUS IS ASKING ALL MUNICIPALITIES and all governments to look at other options for intersection to evaluate other options as we move forward. So that's something that will look at in phase two and phase three

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City Hall: This comment says questions as pre going live what advanced information signage will be provided and for how long. The last thing we need is an infrequent users.

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City Hall: To not be aware of the change and traveling the wrong way.

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City Hall: And I think that was the

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City Hall: Public awareness campaign and we talked about in the spring. So prior to us physically turning this over to why my opening up to two way traffic there will be an education program that

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City Hall: The city and sell Molnar will present will probably make many presentations to smaller homeowners groups such as some of the condos along this corridor and a larger education.

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City Hall: Program campaign for just general users of the road that may not live along the border.

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City Hall: Next question. I live in at the oasis. I'm a former police officer from Montreal and I can state from experience that exiting any driveway turning left is extremely hazardous and dangerous what precautions are being made to ensure adequate safety.

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City Hall: I think by by slowing dropping down, it becomes a safer movement.

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City Hall: And that is the goal here is to is to slow traffic down, we do see some some percentage of cars exceeding the speed limit. And we refine those cars to become more compliant slow it down so that it is not as dangerous. And again, there's no

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City Hall: Man mandate that anybody has to take that left or anything. They're not comfortable doing.

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City Hall: The next comment. These changes are excellent.

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City Hall: The next comment resident resident of Bo Rivas and I'm so happy for this project and so strongly

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City Hall: And I strongly disagree with these assessments.

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City Hall: The other people that have

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City Hall: Okay.

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City Hall: Resin Overwatch, and I am so happy for this project. And so, I strongly disagree with these assessments we need easier access for emergency vehicles and this plan provides it also the speeding now is terrible. And these changes will slow down traffic, just as it does with West bursary

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City Hall: Make sure I got get people's comments right the next comment says 1941 bridge. Thank you.

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City Hall: So that would be the day of the building Creek bridge 1941. Next comment. This is a great project for all of Fort Myers. Thank you.

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City Hall: Next question. Will there be an increased police presence at the beginning of the transition from one way to to way.

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City Hall: Yes, I think as part of the campaign. Obviously, when we change direction travel want to ask the police to help us with enforcement help us and make sure that people know where they're going and our compliance.

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City Hall: The next comment. Thank you in advance for finally making this project to reality as a pedestrian walking my dog. I have seen many drivers, not realize that first Street is one way

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City Hall: Is a one way street, and pull out into oncoming traffic. This is wonderful that the road is being converted back to that was the way it was 100 years ago during the time of Edison and Ford

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City Hall: Next comment. We live at first and hop as well and are strongly in favor of this project. This will be a fantastic enhancement to the area specifically and downtown generally

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City Hall: Sounds like we've got family. Jay, that has piped up and they said criminal he starts construction in January.

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City Hall: Next question. Will there be additional streetlamps

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City Hall: We have not proposed any additional lighting along the quarter we at this point.

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City Hall: If that is a concern that something we can look at living phase two improvement.

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City Hall: Someone said January of what year I'm assuming expert Prima Lucci I would assume that that's for 2021

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City Hall: Next question. I live in Dean Street between first and second and strongly support this project, as it will save lives and make my neighborhood more accessible.

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City Hall: First and Second both have terrible accident problems as they are. And while I walk all over Dean Park. I really crossed first or second because crossing them with a disability often means a long wait

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City Hall: Next question. What I always understood of the proposed changes to a two way was to accommodate potential influx of new residents in new condo towers. I have been waiting 10 years to see any project beginning and nothing yet why the changes now.

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City Hall: The changes now is because the city feels that the to a conversion is a much safer environment for their residents, we have

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City Hall: Gotten control and jurisdiction of the roads back to it. So we had to wait until that happened in order to start making these changes. So that happened in 2018 we started the process in 2019 of this design and now we are in 2020 making it a reality.

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City Hall: If the proposed high rise is a long

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City Hall: The proposed high rise is a long First Street to begin construction, how will you deal with that with a one way street.

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City Hall: Yeah, sure I understand the question. I'm, I'm thinking that maybe it's it with added construction at the high rise starts to be built along along first three, how will you deal with a one way street. It would be a two way street with one lane in each direction. Correct. I mean if if

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City Hall: high rises start being built. No matter whether it's a one way street, or a two way street will be construction traffic coming in and out of that site and they'll have to make accommodations for that traffic as it enters the Nexus, the site any site.

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City Hall: Next comment concern of the of a concern is the exiting out of bow Raj Riviera in Santa Fe, this should be looked at carefully.

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City Hall: The two way will probably put two way will provide increased values on all of the condos on the river and Dean part once development is started on the land side of first all values will be increased.

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City Hall: The next comment love these changes. Thank you.

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City Hall: Next question. Will pedestrians on First Street ever be able to walk along the river.

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City Hall: I think that is in

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City Hall: Relation to the proposed river walk and I think is still a long term goal, the city as some of these developments come in, we have been able to acquire easements from them to make the Riverwalk reality. We do have some

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City Hall: Other properties that are already developed in will have to overcome those hurdles, as we

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City Hall: When design of that starts

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City Hall: The next comment. Thank you for including bikes and pedestrian users. I hope the round about at first and seaboard is approved during Phase three as a cyclist, often using this area.

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City Hall: I also hope bike lanes end up being approved for Second Street. Thank you for this entire project should be much better for everyone.

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City Hall: The next comment. It strikes me that the state of Florida when they had control knew what they were doing. You do not appear to be considering the people who live along. First Street.

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City Hall: We currently wait significant amounts of time to gain access to the street. The idea that traffic will be significantly reduced by virtue of to weigh on first and second is not going to happen. Since people will use the easiest straightest route to downtown or to the bridges.

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City Hall: It's another comment here. That's probably tagged on to a to a different comment. It says it changes at Billy Creek, probably the name of the street. Okay.

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City Hall: Next one. Any plans to lower the profile of the Billy Creek bridge on First Street again. That will depend on what type of structure we are allowed to replace that existing bridge with

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City Hall: Next question. Any plans for underground utilities along Palm Beach. So the polls can go away.

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City Hall: That's the future.

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City Hall: That is a consideration for the future, not party any of these three phases design.

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City Hall: Next question. Will there. Will there be a left turn lane from First Street into the Riviera condo. There is not one

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City Hall: currently proposed with our design now.

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City Hall: This is a follow up question to an earlier question. What about turning left from Ryerson onto First Street. Will that be legal.

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City Hall: I'm not sure where forest and his name sounds familiar, but I didn't. I think it's outside the limits of our projects.

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City Hall: will check on that will provide a response for that.

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City Hall: On the website.

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City Hall: Grabbing Google Maps.

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City Hall: Was

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City Hall: So many Northside.

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City Hall: Isabelle.

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City Hall: Comes out that way also.

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Jason Collins : I think I can help answer that because I think it's called friars and it's Ryerson is east, west, north of First Street. So there's driveways or streets that always this way and Isabella Street and the answer to the question is yes, you can make a left turn out of voice this way.

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Jason Collins : In Isabel Street.

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Jason Collins : Yes, so that

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Jason Collins : So that will help circumvent the right turn only riverside

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Jason Collins : Thank you, Jason, your

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City Hall: Next comment. I realized, phase three is a ways off. And this is a bit complicated, but I would hope.

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City Hall: They would i would hope there will be recreate consideration for the recreational user slash access under the bridge for kayakers can use

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City Hall: Small boat traffic that go under the bridge back and forth from into lusa hatching and the profile that bridge will hopefully not be lowered. Thank you.

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City Hall: So I think there's two different things here. The profile the bridge versus the clearance under the bridge for

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City Hall: Users of the waterway. And I think that those are two things that we have to look at and get with the appropriate regulatory agencies to determine what what is allowed. What is doable.

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City Hall: Alright, the next is a suggestion that the road should be renamed rubber district all of our

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City Hall: Next one, next comment, please proceed with this project as soon as possible. I spoken to, no less than a dozen individuals and every one of them want to know what is taking so long to proceed.

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City Hall: Next, next one. I'd suggest stationing ambulances at Riverside and first and Fowler and first one phase one opens without roundabouts and traffic calming devices from the start. Major complex will occur.

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City Hall: Next comment. I am dubious about the safety improvements that are expected. I'm an owner at the oasis new bicycle lanes will be impacted by buses and trolleys

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City Hall: Pulling to the curb to admit or discharge passengers. I also expect the increased traffic increase accidents resulting from left turns and cross traffic into entrances from first an increase noise.

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City Hall: The next comment city is doing a great job with so many new projects online special love to Mr McFarland for bringing Prima Lucci to fruition.

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City Hall: The next comment. Thank you all for your work here. We look forward to be to the beginning of and speedy completion of this project.

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City Hall: Next comment additional lighting is a must to continue the aesthetics of our beautiful city i'm in favor as a resident of downtown in a realtor with the downtown office, how will you deal with Franklin arms new net new next door building by Marianne, with the projects.

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City Hall: Be going on with the projects being the projects going on at the same time. And because what it means.

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City Hall: The

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City Hall: New Marissa Marissa next to Frank arms building. I don't think we'll have any impact on this project, they'll have the same constraints that any construction site would have

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City Hall: As far as building on their site and how their construction traffic exits and

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City Hall: Access their construction site and guests to their construction site.

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City Hall: See any special issues with that.

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City Hall: Next question. Has anyone noticed that as bursary currently turns into two lanes traffic slows down to 25 miles per hour. That is current proved that two way will actually slow slow traffic.

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City Hall: The next question I frequently make a left on Cranford to hook up with Michigan to head to the airport. Well, that's still be possible.

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City Hall: Vision from what stream, but I don't think we're taking away the ability to make any returns the problem we have.

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City Hall: Is you'll still be able to get to match again and you should be able to get to Michigan there. Yes.

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City Hall: Next comment great project for sure. The two way traffic will improve a lot of the connectivity with the core of downtown of the downtown area as well as enhance the quality of livelihood of our community.

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City Hall: And I believe that's all that we have for questions and comments.

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City Hall: Well, we just got one more as an owner in the oasis. I have seen boat traffic backed up through the development and onto bursary well that traffic, be like, what would that traffic be like when boats are backed up in two directions.

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City Hall: I don't think that

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City Hall: I don't know what time of day that's happening and what time of year that tells me

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City Hall: That certainly that's not something that we would like to see is both any kind of traffic backed up in both directions on this road so

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City Hall: One of the things that the city is looking at is replacing a replacement boat ramp for our downtown boat ramp is closed and hopefully that will alleviate some of the boat trailer traffic coming in and out of the oasis ramp at this point.

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City Hall: Okay, I don't have any more questions coming in.

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City Hall: Will do kind of a last call for questions and see if anybody else has questions or comments, they'd like to submit before we end the meeting.

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City Hall: A couple more. Thank you all. Next comment says to clarify when does this project start and does it coincide with the Marriott construction.

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City Hall: This project will start construction in the winter so this coming winter 2021 just after the first of the year.

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City Hall: We'll start with ordering long lead items and probably won't see any physical construction out there for the closer to the end of the first quarter 2021 I'm unaware what the Marriott construction schedule is at this point. So I'm not sure how much it will overlap with that construction.

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City Hall: We got a little love from Charles

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City Hall: got hurt the next comment says thank you. And let's start as soon as possible. The next comment says one. One of the reasons I bought a condo at the oasis was the pre spectacular one way drive towards downtown. I'm going to miss that. Thank you for your efforts to improve the city.

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City Hall: Any more comments coming soon. Thank

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City Hall: You okay, thank you. And again, keep in mind that you can still submit comments and questions, I urge you to go to the website.

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City Hall: It's www first and second improvements calm and again the comment period will be open through Wednesday, October 28th. So please take your time and submit comments or give us a call.

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City Hall: And we'll, we'll speak with you again. Thank you for attending the meeting tonight and we'll look forward to getting out some more information as we move forward on the project. Thank you.

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City Hall: Good job.