Another item on tonight’s Decatur City Commission agenda.

Updates on the pedestrian and bike improvements for the C-Street area from a  “scoping phase report” for the Atlanta Regional Commission.  You may recall the city held two work sessions for residents on this project back in September 2011 and January 2012.

According to Asst. City Manager Hugh Saxon’s letter, “Concepts receiving support include shortening walking distances and eliminating traffic conflicts at the 2 intersections, implementing a road diet on Commerce Drive, and providing a 2-way bike track or multi-use trail on Church Street, while reducing it permanently to 2 vehicle lanes with on-street parking.”

Saxon goes onto note that a traffic circle at Church, Forker and Medlock was “discussed” and that future land use options for commercial land north of Commerce on Clairemont and Church were illustrated at the meetings.

Also, conversations with GDOT about a road diet for Commerce Drive are ongoing, according to Saxon.

The preliminary budget for the project is $3,750,000.  The note say it will be funded by the city’s bond fund and grants from GDOT and the ARC.  (You may recall that this project was previously up for some specific funding allocations if the T-SPLOST passed.)

Rendering courtesy of Decatur City Commission meeting materials.  Click the link to see all four rendering options along with a list of pros and cons.