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This year, the city will begin construction on the portion of the
Greenway on Smith Street between Spring Street and Prescott
Street. Phase 2 of the greenway will also begin construction.
This portion will feature total reconstruction of Murrow
Boulevard.
Construction on the Bragg Street portion of the greenway is
expected to begin in late 2018.
Phase 4 of the greenway along the rail corridor from Spring
Garden Street to Smith Street is currently being designed. The
2016 City transportation bonds allocated $7 million to pay for
construction of this final leg of the greenway in the near future.
Cone Boulevard – Nealtown Road Connector
The Cone-Nealtown Connector will extend to East Cone
Boulevard from 16th Street to Nealtown Road and provide a
much needed street connectivity and more convenient access
to the commercial area at the end of Cone Boulevard. The
improvements consist of extending East Cone Boulevard to the
east and extending Nealtown Road to the north, and adding
curbs and gutters, sidewalks on both sides of the road, and a
new bridge over Buffalo Creek. Construction began in October
2015 and is expected to be completed in the fall of 2017.
Downtown Parking
In September 2015, the Parking Division
began a pilot program implementing the
Parkmobile mobile phone app in various
City-owned surface lots. This app allows
parkers to use the mobile app to pay for
parking, instead of having to feed cash or
coins into the meter. The app also sends a
notification when your meter is about to
expire and allows the user to extend their
time up to the maximum allowed in the lot.
The user is charged a 35-cent transaction
fee in addition to the normal parking rates.
Beginning this summer, downtown parkers
will be able to use Parkmobile in all City
parking lots and at on-street meters. The
app is free and available for Apple and
Android phones. Learn more by looking
for the green signs or stickers in lots and
on meters, or by visiting www.parkmobile.
com.