With the help of KTUA Planning and Landscape Architecture, Lindsay’s city staff drafted a beautification project for a heavily used roadway, the Hermosa Corridor. It will not only make it more beautiful, but safer too.
On Jan. 10, Lindsay city staff and KTUA lead project manager Jacob Leon introduced plans for the Hermosa Corridor renovation…After deliberating with the community for the past year, the drafted plans for the West Hermosa Street Corridor and Neighborhood Enhancement Plan seek to add both safety and beautification projects to the corridor, such as bike lanes and greenery… “The big idea that we walked away from [in our initial study of the roadway] was making sure that it was a good balance of pedestrian and bicycling improvements, making sure people will eventually feel safer and more comfortable walking, biking and driving throughout this corridor,” Leon said.
The corridor renovation plan involves adding a physically separated bike lane that will be raised up off of the road, high visibility crosswalks and installing flashing beacons at the surrounding intersections for pedestrian safety. Additionally, the corridor will undergo beautification projects, such as adding more lighting, installing either paved buffers or buffers with plants and greenery, and also adding some stormwater management. And the road itself will also get some much needed maintenance. Though the beautification and safety features will be added, the lanes and roundabout infrastructure itself will not be changed.
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