5th/6th Street Livability & Circulation Study
Developing the Visual Character of the 5th/6th Street Corridor
5th/ 6th Street Livability & Circulation Study
Phase I of the 5th/6th Street Livability & Circulation Study sough broad community input regarding needs and desires for 5th/6th Street. These Guiding Principles are a product of Phase II. Phase II involved the input from the Citizens Corridor Advisory Group (CCAG). The CCAG participated in the Visual Assessment forms which are the basis for the Landscape Architecture Guiding Principles contained in this document.
Public input from the Phase I community outreach process was organized into seven major categories (listed alphabetically):
- Bicycle Features
- Land Use
- Pedestrian Features
- Streetscape, Urban Design, Landscape
- Traffic Circulation
- Traffic, Pedestrian, and Bicycle Safety
- Transit Features and Services
Of these seven categories, landscape was consistently identified as one of the important needs throughout the corridor. Sidewalks were of greater interest along the eastern portion of the corridor (existing conditions reflect there are fewer sidewalks along this portion). A strong preference to maintain the residential feel of the street was expressed along the mid-central portion of the corridor.
Phase II of this Circulation Study involves the participation of the Citizens Corridor Advisory Group (CCAG). During the first meeting, members of the CCAG were asked to:
- List their own issues of the corridor
- Identify the top issues from this list
- Rank the seven categories from Phase I from very important to somewhat important
The top 4 categories were:
- Bicycle Features
- Streetscape, Urban Design, Landscape
- Land Use
- Pedestrian Features
It is evident from both the community outreach and the CCAG preferences that pedestrian/bicycle elements have a high level of interest.
