City of Rochester
News Release
(Friday, May 11, 2012) – The City will conduct a public informational meeting next week to discuss the North/South Clinton & St. Paul/South Two-Way Conversion Study. The objective of this study is to determine the feasibility of converting the existing one-way couplet of North and South Clinton Avenues and St. Paul Street/South Avenue to two-way traffic. The goal of two-way conversion is improved visitor-friendliness, enhanced walkability, and increased neighborhood accessibility. Existing conditions for drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians, and transit users have been analyzed and future conditions have been forecasted based on known development and anticipated growth. The existing and future conditions form the basis of the two-way traffic conversion feasibility assessment, for which preliminary findings have been developed.
The purpose of the meeting is to review the existing conditions, future traffic forecasts, and preliminary findings of the Draft Two-Way Conversion Feasibility Assessment Report, including conceptual layout options, and to solicit public input and feedback on these initial findings. The meeting will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., with a presentation at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, May 17, 2012 in the Kate Gleason Auditorium at the Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County, 115 South Avenue. Attendees may arrive at any time during the open house hours and are welcome to take as much time as needed to review information and ask questions. A brief formal presentation will be given at 5:30 p.m. and attendees will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from the City and study project team before and after the presentation.
Copies of the Draft Two-Way Conversion Feasibility Assessment Report are available for review at the Central Library, City Hall Room 300B (front desk), and on the City’s web site at: www.cityofrochester.gov/twowayconversion.
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News Media: For more information, contact City Engineer Jim McIntosh at 428-6828