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Walking is unpleasant adjacent to Twin City Foods due to noise and odor. To <br />avoid the missing sidewalks on the north and Twin City on the south, pedestrians <br />could be directed to cross at Wenas Street, but the intersection is off -set, with <br />traffic control only on Wenas. Crossing can be difficult at the Railroad Avenue <br />intersection (Fifth is controlled by stop signs, Railroad Ave. is not); a traffic control <br />upgrade may soon be warranted. The crossing at Chestnut Street has stops at 5" <br />not Chestnut, but generally not difficult. At the John Wayne Trial trail head at the <br />north entrance to the rodeo grounds public restrooms are available much of the <br />year. For bicyclists, the main issue is that there is insufficient right-of-way to stripe <br />a dedicated lane along Fifth Avenue. On -street parking exists along the length of <br />the route, and is necessary within the commercial area to serve local businesses. <br />At the May 21 Open House, 61% of participants rated the River to Rodeo trail as a <br />high priority. Participants were asked what treatments they favored to identify the <br />corridor, ranging from simple and cheap to complex and expensive (see Appendix <br />A for the display, comment form, and results). In general, participants favored the <br />simpler solutions of completing missing sidewalks, providing way -finding signs and <br />adding lighting and benches, especially in the commercial area. Special sidewalk <br />and cross -walk treatments had some support, again with stronger support for <br />these treatments within the commercial area of the trail. <br />The preferred treatment for bicyclists within the commercial and residential areas <br />was to mark the street as sharrows, where bicyclists share the street with cars <br />(see section 2.3.2), while within the industrial area, participants favored removing <br />parking from one side of the street and striping lanes. <br />Recommendation 2.4.4d: Develop River to Rodeo Trail <br />1. Complete missing sidewalks on the north side of 5th or <br />develop plan for crossing Fifth at N. Wenas St. <br />2. Complete missing curb -cuts <br />3. Develop branding and logo; implement way -finding plan <br />4. Consider uniform, distinctive lighting consistent with way - <br />finding plan <br />5. Consider vandal -proof bench design and placement; develop <br />bench donation program <br />6. Mark Fifth Avenue as a shared bike route (see <br />recommendation 2.3.3) <br />December 2008 City of Ellensburg Nonmotorized Transportation Plan Page 2-31 <br />