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good faith completion of this portion of the Downtown Revitalization project, the City anticipates development and private investment will be spumed along the improved block. The City has prepared the following summary comparing existing conditions (before the project) with proposed conditions (following project completion). Existing Conditions Sidewal* Sidewalk is deteriorating on both sides of First Street. There are cunently three large driveway entrances to two gas stations on the south side of First Street between Billings Avenue and Oakes Avenue. The corners of the Oakes Avenue intersection include non-ADA conforming pedestrian ramps. Signal poles, street lights, and a fire hydrant exist in the sidewalk. Street First Street is an aulo-centric thoroughfare. Since First Street was the original state highway tlrough Cle Elurn prior to construction of lnterstate 90 (l-90), travel lanes in the vicinity of the Oakes Avenue intersection were construcled l7-ft wide. Portions of First Street are still State Route 903. First Street also includes a l2-fttwo-way turn lane and l8-ft paved and striped parking strips on both sides of the street. In the early 2000s, small bulbouts were installed at the Oakes Avenue intersection, which eliminated some of the parking strip, but created 2 I -ft wide lravel lanes. Proposed Conditions Sidewslk The Oakes Avenue intersection improvements include two sidewalk bulbouts with 4 ADA curb ramps, widened sidewalks, amenities, street trees with GFCI receptacles, planters, and inigation. Sidewalk improvements along the south side of First Street between Billings Avenue and Oakes Avenue include patterned sidewalks, two planters with columnar street trees and GFCI receptacles, inigation, and both pedestrian and street illumination. Construction of all subphases under Phase 3 will complete a continuous and unencumbered sidewalk system on both sides of First Street iccommodatirrg pedestians of all abilities. The wide sidewalks allow for amenities such as seating, shade, bicycle racks, planter boxes, public art, and trash receptacles without impacting pedestrian mobility. The bulbouts are specifically designed to shorten pedestrian crossings at each intersection ofthe corridor, while heightening driver awareness of the start of Cle Elum's pedestrian-interactive downtown setting. Street The now auto-centric thoroughfare of First Street will be placed on a road diet. Driving lane widths will be reduced to I I feet to promote speed calming through the corridor. One of the driveway entrances between Billings Avenue and Oakes Avenue will be removed and allow for more diagonal parking at 30-degree desirable angles without adding more impervious surfacing. Street lighting will be a blend of pedestrian-level and street lighting. Electrical GFCI receptacles, incorporated into the light poles, will increase access to City planned downtown events such as holiday lighting. Designing and constructing the street for a right-sized downtown feel and dimension will allow the City to better maintain the roadway and integrated infrastructure systems' 2. Explain how the infrastructure project will help meet the economic development goals of your cofimunity and/or region. lf this project is not done, wlll the anticipated prlvate development still take place? The City is proposing to complete streetscape improvements to the westernmost block of the First Street Downtown Revitalization corridor. The planning strategy used in the development of the Downtown Revitalization Plan was designed to coordinate improvements to different but integrated infrastructure systems, in the same conidor, while providing multiple benefits to all community members. Coordinating above and below ground elements in the First Street corridor minimizes system disturbances while allowing City staff to inspect, maintain, improve, or replace aging infrastructure. The City's goal is to bring all infrastructure to a state of good repair and with enough expected capuiity to accommodate 20 years' growth. Economically, by coordinating integrated projects, the City should be able to complete necessary improvements in the order which minimizes rework or disturbing improvements once in place. 4