Margaret L. O'Brien,
Finance Director
The Willie Stargell Avenue Complete Street project will construct improvements between Main and Fifth Streets. The project will build separate walking and bicycling paths in the vacant right-of-way north of the roadway, plus make intersection safety and access improvements at the crossings at either end of the project and at the internal crossings.
The City applied for grant funding for this project in 2016 unsuccessfully, to two different grant funding sources. In 2020, the City initiated the process of applying for state funds, but that was put on hold. In 2022, the City applied to the state and regional Active Transportation Program Cycle 6 grant program.
Staff are still gathering community input on this project. At this time, the project is expected to include:
Construction of separate walking and bicycling paths in the un-used, city-owned, right of way to the north of Stargell Avenue
Seamless connections to and through the Stargell Avenue/Main Street and Stargell/Fifth Street intersections, with intersection upgrades
A seamless connection to the existing pathway at Bette Street
Improved crossings at Mosely Avenue and Coral Sea Street