{"id":137273,"date":"2018-02-17T13:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-17T19:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=137273"},"modified":"2018-02-17T17:33:36","modified_gmt":"2018-02-17T23:33:36","slug":"public-input-mtg-downtown-streets-feb-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=137273","title":{"rendered":"Put 1st Ave on a road diet? Poll &#8211; Pixs &#8211; Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 \u00a0The City of Jamestown is proposing changing 1st Ave from 2 norths &amp; 2 lanes south, to 1 lane north &amp; 1 lane south.\u00a0 The propose changes include the downtown areas of 1st Avenue from 8th Street South to 5th Street Northwest, and 5th Street Northwest from 1st Avenue to 4th Avenue Northwest.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Begin Poll Code --><\/p>\n<div id=\"ivanI15180171804174\" class=\"ivanC15180171804174\"><a class=\"ivanL_FP\" href=\"http:\/\/freepolls.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/jamestownusa.freepolls.com\/cgi-bin\/polls\/020\/poll.js?id=ivanI15180171804174\"><\/script><!-- End Poll Code--><\/p>\n<div class=\"easyRotatorWrapper\" align=\"center\">\r\n\r\n<!-- Begin DWUser_EasyRotator -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/c520866.r66.cf2.rackcdn.com\/1\/js\/easy_rotator.min.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div class=\"dwuserEasyRotator\" style=\"width: 600px; 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Please enable JavaScript to view. \r\n\t\t<\/noscript>\r\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/*Avoid IE gzip bug*\/(function(b,c,d){try{if(!b[d]){b[d]=\"temp\";var a=c.createElement(\"script\");a.type=\"text\/javascript\";a.src=\"http:\/\/easyrotator.s3.amazonaws.com\/1\/js\/nozip\/easy_rotator.min.js\";c.getElementsByTagName(\"head\")[0].appendChild(a)}}catch(e){alert(\"EasyRotator fail; contact support.\")}})(window,document,\"er_$144\");<\/script>\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- End DWUser_EasyRotator -->\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The proposal would reduce the number of traffic lanes on 1st Avenue and portions of 5th Street Northwest from four to three.\u00a0 On 1st Avenue, instead of 2 lanes north and 2 lanes south, it would be 1 lane north, 1 lane south, and a center left turn lane.\u00a0 \u00a0 On 5th St NW, it appears parking would be allowed on the south side, and a bike lane (?) on the north side for some portion.\u00a0 Take this informal CSiNewsNOW poll.\u00a0 Below is a video from New Jersey about putting streets on a &#8220;diet&#8221; to view what is being proposed.<\/p>\n<p>Proposed improvements include pedestrian access, aesthetics, changing First Avenue from four lanes to three lanes with a dedicated center turn lane.\u00a0 Also being looked at is traffic signals and signal timing.\u00a0 Those unable to attend Thursday\u2019s meeting may send written comments \u00a0by Feburary 15<sup>th<\/sup> to:\u00a0Travis Dillman, City Engineer, 102 3rd Ave. NE, Jamestown, ND 58401 or by email at <a href=\"mailto:travis.dillman@interstateeng.com\">travis.dillman@interstateeng.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Implementing Road Diets &#8211; New Jersey Video<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lm_zrAfRj20\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Previously&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown\u00a0\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 A Public Input Meeting will be held at 5:30 pm on Feb 1 \u00a0at the City Hall downstairs Conference Room at 102 3rd Avenue NE Jamestown, ND. The meeting will include a formal presentation at 5:30 with time for questions and comments afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of the Public Input Meeting is to discuss:<br \/>\n\u2022 Current street issues in downtown Jamestown<br \/>\n\u2022 Pedestrian Access<br \/>\n\u2022 Aesthetics<br \/>\n\u2022 Changing Main Street from 4 lanes to 3 lanes utilizing a dedicated center turn lane<br \/>\n\u2022 Governor\u2019s \u201cMain Street Initiative\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022 Signals and Signal timing<\/p>\n<p>The meeting will provide opportunity for public comment. Representatives from the City of Jamestown will be on hand to discuss ideas and concerns.<\/p>\n<p>If unable to attend the Public Input Meeting, written statements or comments must be mailed by February 15, 2018 to: Travis Dillman, City Engineer, 102 3rd Avenue NE, Jamestown, ND 58401 or travis.dillman@interstateeng.com<\/p>\n<p>The City of Jamestown will consider every request for reasonable accommodation to provide:<br \/>\n\u2022 An accessible meeting facility or other accommodation for people with disabilities,<br \/>\n\u2022 Language interpretation for people with limited English proficiency (LEP), and<br \/>\n\u2022 Translations of written material necessary<br \/>\nTo request accommodations, contact Jeff Fuchs, Administrator, City of Jamestown at (701) 252-5900 or jfuchs@daktel.com.<\/p>\n<p>Provided by Jamestown Downtown Association&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p class=\"m2076682677054529373m-690949897957148624m1851691469839624542gmail-xmsonormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d;\">New Jersey Road Diet Video<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m2076682677054529373m-690949897957148624m1851691469839624542gmail-xmsonormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lm_zrAfRj20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lm_zrAfRj20<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 \u00a0The City of Jamestown is proposing changing 1st Ave from 2 norths &amp; 2 lanes south, to 1 lane north &amp; 1 lane south.\u00a0 The propose changes include the downtown areas of 1st Avenue from 8th Street South to 5th Street Northwest, and 5th Street Northwest from 1st [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":138777,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-jamestown"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=137273"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":138773,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137273\/revisions\/138773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/138777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=137273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=137273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=137273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}