Western Avenue is scheduled to be fully reconstructed. The underground stormwater system, utilities, the roadway and the sidewalks will all need to be replaced. The redesign will consider all users of the street: walkers, bicyclists, bus riders and drivers. The redesign process is about to begin and will consider traffic patterns, lighting, trees, green space and environmentally friendly features. This is an opportunity for the community to discuss changes that would make Western Avenue more neighborhood-friendly. The community design process will run from Jan. through June 2010, followed by engineering design. Construction is expected to begin in summer 2011.

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