Finding Solutions: Livingston Ave and Barnett Rd Receives $1.4 Million Infrastructure Improvements
Councilmember
Shayla Favor, Columbus Metropolitan Library and City Leaders Celebrate Sidewalk
and Roadway Improvements Bridging School, Recreation and Library communities
Councilmember
Shayla Favor, Columbus Metropolitan Library Chief Customer Experience Officer
Alison Circle and City of Columbus Division of Traffic Management Administrator
Reynaldo Stargell clear the newly installed sideways along Barnett Road.
[Columbus, OH] When students
on the East Side head back to school, the City of Columbus is eager to make
sure their routes and access to vital community resources are as safe as
possible. On Wednesday, August 21, 2019, Councilmember Shayla Favor and
community leaders celebrated $1.4 million in sidewalk and roadway improvements
along Livingston Avenue and Barnett Road.
“As students head back to the classroom, it’s important to
recognize what they need to get to and from school, and access their
after-school activities,” said Councilmember Favor. "The City has
recognized the need to ensure our streets and sidewalks are safe for students
and families, and we look forward to getting to more projects across our
community.”
Councilmember Favor, Columbus Metropolitan Library Chief
Customer Experience Officer Alison Circle, City of Columbus Division of Traffic
Management Administrator Reynaldo Stargell and community leaders celebrated the
completion of phase one in pedestrian safety and roadway improvements. The
highly trafficked corridor connects essential community assets such as Johnson
Park Middle School, Barnett Recreation Center, and the Livingston Branch
Library.
“At Columbus Metropolitan Library, our vision is a thriving
community where wisdom prevails,” said CML Chief Customer Experience Officer
Alison Circle. “Ensuring access to resources and materials is absolutely
critical to achieving that vision. We are grateful to the City of Columbus for
these improvements to our community’s infrastructure and for its commitment to
serving our young minds.”
The City chose to work on this intersection specifically because
the community voiced concerns about pedestrian traffic north of the
intersection, given the number of children that need to walk to the nearby
pedestrian generating facilities. The community worked with the City to
utilize UIRF dollars to continue the sidewalk north along Barnett. That
sidewalk project is scheduled to start construction in summer 2020.
The intersection ranked #43 on MORPC’s 2018 Top 100 High Crash
Intersections List. The highly used thoroughfare experienced 68 accidents
between 2015 and 2017.
“As the City of Columbus continues to upgrade our sidewalks,
streets and intersections, it’s critical that we hear from the community to
identify our biggest problem areas,” said Favor. “I can’t wait to work with
residents in the community on solving these problems together.”
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