Phase 2 of Safe Route to School to be bid this spring
Dylan Suttles, dylan.suttles@thetelegraph.com
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ALTON The city this spring plans to seek bids on Phase 2 of the Safe Route to School project.
The project will address safety and ADA accessibility issues, upgrading the sidewalks that serve the area.
Plans include a combined use path to be constructed from the intersection of Rock Spring Drive and Memorial Drive to College Avenue, with sidewalk upgrades along College Avenue from Holman to Pleasant. Additionally, Johnson Street from Tremont to College Avenue will received sidewalk upgrades as well.
Alton Public Works Director Bob Barnhart said the city is following the Illinois Department of Transportation schedule.
Group promoting Metro East light rail plans
The Telegraph
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ST. LOUIS Despite unprecedented challenges presented by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, public transit remains an essential component of the St. Louis region’s transportation system.
In honor of Rosa Parks Transit Equity Day, which commemorated Parks’ birthday Feb. 4 and declared that equal access to public transit is a right for all, Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) hosted a virtual “Talking Transit” event via Zoom. The event highlighted how work continues to positively influence public transit in the bi-state area.
Key learnings from presenters included details of the MetroLink expansion in Illinois, the Northside-Southside transit corridor study, current shift in focus to Community Mobility Hubs, funding strategies and more. To view the event, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EMr2khhwk8&feature=youtu.be .
Wood River hears ADA transition plan
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WOOD RIVER A public hearing was held on the city’s Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan Monday night.
Public Works Director Steve Palen gave updates to the plan, which came through the Wood River Fire Department, the public library with minor changes, as well as the Public Works Department regarding curbing and sidewalk improvements along 6th Street and Ferguson Avenue.
The meeting was followed by the city council meeting where Wood River Mayor Cheryl Maguire reminded residents that late fees on water bills are being waived and the city is not shutting off water during the current COVID mitigation phase.
Collaborative approaches bode well for region
Taulby Roach
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The creation of a new organization called Greater St. Louis, Inc. may be one of the most important developments in years for our region, which has struggled because of issues related to fragmentation and lack of a unified effort aimed at helping all parts of the region to grow.
We finally have one organization to serve as a single voice speaking on behalf of a broad base of stakeholders. The strength of this collaboration may well lie in the fact it is getting the right people together to focus on shared priorities. Bi-State Development and Metro Transit are proof that a collaborative regional partnership approach works.