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with striped crosswalks across Billings Avenue on the north and south sides of First Street. Power poles, street lights, and a fire hydrant exist in the sidewalk. Billings Avenue does not include sidewalks on either side of First Street. Street + First Street is an auto -centric thoroughfare. Since First Street was the original state highway through C1e Elam, prior to construction of Interstate 90 (I-90), First Street in the vicinity of the Billings Avenue intersection was constructed with 17 -ft wide travel lanes, a 12 -ft two-way turn lane, and 18 ft paved, striped, parking strips on both sides of the strwL The Billings Avenue intersection does not include a traffic signal or a marked crosswalk across First Street. Conditions • The Phase Two stormwater system project along the length of the First Street corridor includes 60 catch basins in total and 4,060 linear feet of new 12- and 24 -inch storm drain lines. The First Street and Billings Avenue intersection improvements will be constructed to adjoin the remaining First Street Corridor storrawater system. • The City proposes to install six catch basins with 24" x 20" frames and grates at First Street and Billings Avenue. The intersection improvements will also include four bulbouts with curb and gutter designed to better convey and collector starmwater runoff. Following completion of intersection improvements at both ends of the downtown corridor, the City can showcase quick results of the planning efforts made during the development of the Downtown Revitalization Plan and provide a visual definition of place for downtown commerce. Mew & • The First Street and Billings Avenue intersection improvements include sidewalk bulbouts with eight ADA curb ramps, widened sidewalks, pedestrian illumination, undergrounding utilities, amenities, street trees, planters, and irrigation. Cle Elum proposes to complete a continuous and unencunnbered sidewalk system on both sides of First Street accommodating pedestrians of all abilities. Sidewalk will be continued on both sides of First Street on Billings Avenue to accommodate appropriate crossings, and firturc sidewalk extensions north and south on Billings Avenue. The wide sidewalks allow for amenities such as seating, shade, bicycle racks, planter boxes, public art, and trash receptacles. The bulbouts are specifically designed to shorten pedestrian crossings at each intersection of the corridor, while also serving as traffic calming mechanisms, particularly for vehicles entering downtown $om the western "Safeway Hill" area S~ • The now auto -centric thoroughfare of First Street will be placed on a road diet. Driving lane widths will be reduced to 11 feet to promote calming through the corridor. Parking stalls on both sides of Furst Street will be widened and restriped to accommodate diagonal parking, allowing an increased number of available parking spots, at 30 -degree desirable angles, all without adding more impervious surfacing. Street lighting will be a blend of pedestrian -level and street lighting, with electrical GFCI receptacles incorporated into the lights for downtown events and holiday lighting. Designing and constructing the street for a right sized downtown feel and dimension will allow the City to better maintain the roadway system and related integrated infrastructure systems. 2. Explain the specific Infrastructure Issues the project addresses and how they are linked to economic development Improvements. The City is proposing to design and construct stormwater, sidewalk, and roadway infrastructure improvements concurrently at Billings Avenue and First Street. This comprehensive planning strategy allows the City to coordinate the improvements to different but integrated infrastructure