"What should be the future of Grand Avenue? Last month, I posed this question to Splashpad News readers. For eleven months, this column has advocated for a grand vision for Grand Ave-a slower, safer street with protected bike lanes, robust pedestrian safety upgrades, and one lane in each direction. But with no city-led survey to clarify community preferences, I decided to fill that gap by asking a simple but essential question: What future do you want for Grand Avenue?"
"Across age, gender and mode choice, support for the Community Design Alternative was consistent By age: 18-29: 95% Community Alternative (18 vs 0) 30-44: 94% Community Alternative (210 vs 11) 45-59: 91% Community Alternative (83 vs 6) 60+: 87% Community Alternative (85 vs 13) By Gender: Male: 92% Community Alternative (209 vs 16) Female: 92% Community Alternative (164 vs 13) Non-binary: 78% Community Alternative (7 vs 1)"
More than 430 residents responded to a neighborhood-distributed survey on Grand Avenue design preferences. Responses favored the Community Alternative Design by 92.6% versus 7.4% for OakDOT's proposal. The Community Alternative averaged 4.4 stars with 368 four- or five-star ratings; OakDOT's design averaged 2.04 stars with only 31 four- or five-star ratings. Support for the Community Alternative remained strong across age and gender groups and across travel modes. Even among respondents who only drive to Grand Avenue, 87% preferred the Community Alternative, and among multi-mode drivers support reached 90%. The Community Alternative emphasizes protected bike lanes, pedestrian safety upgrades, and one travel lane each direction to create a slower, safer street.
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