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Broadway, Monticello's traditional main street, has little opportunity for physi- cal change in downtown. The diagonal parking will not likely return, but the parallel parking that exists today should not be lost. If any changes are made, 41) elimination of the "bump outs" at mid-block might be warranted, especially as other areas develop that are more conducive to pedestrians. In the very long term, streetscape patterns might be coordinated with the patterns demonstrated in Walnut Street and River Street. ?.Iwo -,� • _ W-�aM11 ' !• ,; •. 1 w.rh ?.'F".s .s.*. a..n^AP. While streetscape enhancements for Broadway in downtown are encouraged,Broadway east and west of downtown might undergo more significant change. This part of Broadway might be more like a parkway;with tree-lined boulevards and a planted median,it becomes a much more fitting introduction to the community. Turn lanes at the intersection of Pine Street and Broadway might someday be seen as necessary for traffic movement. But the impact that the addition of turn lanes will have on the character of the intersection will be significant — 41, parallel parking will be eliminated at each side of the street, buildings will likely have to be removed, and the presence of the historic Monticello cross- roads will be lost forever. The community will Iikely weigh this decision at some point in the future; this plan advocates for no change to the intersection in the interest of the integrity of the downtown. Outside of downtown, Broadway will evolve to a street that introduces Monticello to drivers by taking them through neighborhoods and eventually arriving in downtown. The character of the roadway is more like a parkway, with a wide planted median created by the elimination of the two inside traffic lanes. Protected left turn lanes are provided by the median as well, allowing for free flow of traffic in a single through lane in each direction. This configu- ration will allow traffic to better than it does today, and it allows pedestrians to cross a single lane of through-traffic (with a refuge provided by the median at the middle of the crossing). The character of the street becomes the character of Monticello — with well-kept older homes and significant community insti- tutions lining the street. Streetscape elements should be introduced to "calm" traffic—to keep cars at the currently posted limits. There is no way to prohibit traffic from using Broadway; even trucks will con- tinue to use this route. The goal should be to create an environment for drivers that keeps them at neighborhood speed levels, to use tighter turn radii at street intersections that make it more difficult for trucks to turn off of Broadway to other local streets and to introduce elements that diminish the perceived width 1.0 A New Bridge RevltalMng Monticello's Downtown and Rlverfront - Page 3:23