CHARLOTTSVILLE (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Charlottesville city transportation leaders have a 5:30 open house at Jackson-Via Elementary School for the public to look over and comment on planned measures the city’s planning to make 5th Street safer between Cherry Avenue and 5th Street Station. Among the measures the city’s looking at is eliminating a single southbound lane on 5th Street Southwest between Cherry Avenue and 5th Street Station and install a protected bi-directional bikeway. The proposal includes using low-cost materials and minimizing impacts to existing curbs and sidewalks to facilitate ease of implementation and allow for changes or removal as its performance is evaluated. Details of proposed options for different segments of the roadway are provided below.
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