BY JENNIFER CABRERA
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After about an hour and a half of discussion in the morning session of the December 4 meeting, Gainesville City Commissioners voted 4-3 to proceed with the plan to convert West 10th and 12th Streets to one-way pairs between SW 8th Avenue and NW 8th Avenue.
The one-way pairs are part of the City’s Vision Zero program and are intended to complement other safety investments along University Avenue, reduce conflicts at major intersections, promote multimodal use by adding 1.7 miles of bike lanes, and add on-street parking.
Commissioner Desmon Duncan-Walker said the conversation “elucidates the fact that there is advocacy here from this dais,… so please know that we’re advocating. This is part of that process. A lot of people are concerned… I’m trying to find balance, and I’m trying to make sense of it all.”…