One-way streets, angled parking, pedestrian corridors and bike trails are all topics of the second phase of Easy Streets.  “The original proposal was a five-year plan, and we were to come back and look at other projects,” said Gary Graham, director of Parking, Traffic and Transportation. “With the success of Easy Streets, it was decided to move [the second phase] up a year.”Easy Streets’ first phase was proposed in 2004 and constructed in 2007. The tentative completion date for the second phase is June 2009. The study associated with Easy Streets’ second phase is set to begin in October. Areas of campus affected by the additions will be limited to the areas and streets affected by Phase I, according to Jason Soileau, assistant director of Facility Development.”The concept is to create designated bicycle lanes in the campus core by converting select streets to one way and converting two-sided parallel parking to one-sided angled parking,” Soileau said.Rose Mary Wilhelm, executive director of Procurement Services and Property Management, said the process of putting together the contract with Walker Parking Consultants and Engineers has already begun.After the paperwork is signed by the contractor and the Office of Purchasing, it will be sent to the state Office of Contract Review for approval, she said. The study will also look at the possibility of removing sections of streets to accommodate pedestrian-only corridors to facilitate the bus routes, he said.”It will be as it was done before,” he said. “We will get input and collect data, and the consultants will compile everything to make recommendations to the chancellor.”Sarah Bright, mass communication junior, said having a more pedestrian-friendly campus would be nice, but she would also enjoy being at the University for a year without any major changes being made.The consultant fee for the project will be about $40,000, and part of their scope is to determine implementation costs, which are not known at this time, Soileau said.”We are thinking it will be a lot less expensive than Easy Streets, because it will not involve a lot of equipment,” Graham said.Phase I cost $1.3 million, Graham said. “Phase I provided physical restriction of the campus core,” Soileau said. “Phase II will enhance the campus core so that it facilitates bicycle and pedestrian traffic in a safe manner.” One-way streets, angled parking, pedestrian corridors and bike trails are all topics of the second phase of Easy Streets.  “The original proposal was a five-year plan, and we were to come back and look at other projects,” said Gary Graham, director of Parking, Traffic and Transportation. “With the success of Easy Streets, it was decided to move [the second phase] up a year.”Easy Streets’ first phase was proposed in 2004 and constructed in 2007. The tentative completion date for the second phase is June 2009. The study associated with Easy Streets’ second phase is set to begin in October. Areas of campus affected by the additions will be limited to the areas and streets affected by Phase I, according to Jason Soileau, assistant director of Facility Development.”The concept is to create designated bicycle lanes in the campus core by converting select streets to one way and converting two-sided parallel parking to one-sided angled parking,” Soileau said.Rose Mary Wilhelm, executive director of Procurement Services and Property Management, said the process of putting together the contract with Walker Parking Consultants and Engineers has already begun.After the paperwork is signed by the contractor and the Office of Purchasing, it will be sent to the state Office of Contract Review for approval, she said. The study will also look at the possibility of removing sections of streets to accommodate pedestrian-only corridors to facilitate the bus routes, he said.”It will be as it was done before,” he said. “We will get input and collect data, and the consultants will compile everything to make recommendations to the chancellor.”Sarah Bright, mass communication junior, said having a more pedestrian-friendly campus would be nice, but she would also enjoy being at the University for a year without any major changes being made.The consultant fee for the project will be about $40,000, and part of their scope is to determine implementation costs, which are not known at this time, Soileau said.”We are thinking it will be a lot less expensive than Easy Streets, because it will not involve a lot of equipment,” Graham said.Phase I cost $1.3 million, Graham said. “Phase I provided physical restriction of the campus core,” Soileau said. “Phase II will enhance the campus core so that it facilitates bicycle and pedestrian traffic in a safe manner.”- – – – Contact Aimee Effler at [email protected]