Summary
The state's conceptual plan would strip parking from one side of Franklin and Washington Streets downtown for a bike lane. The council is pushing back now, while plans are only 5% designed, and will send a letter demanding a local parking demand study.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 22, 2026.
Impact analysis
About 100 metered spaces could be lost, cutting city parking revenue — and the state says it won't help fund parking decks.
Bicyclists would gain a dedicated lane through downtown.
Downtown businesses, customers, and residents who rely on street parking, many without driveways.
Mentions & discussions (4)
| Mayor & Council: Regular Session — September 22, 2026
Councilmember Flaherty clarified that a state proposal to remove downtown parking spaces comes from MDOT/SHA, not the city, and directed comments to a state website.
| Mayor & Council Meeting: Work Session — September 8, 2026
State Highway wants to strip ~350 on-street parking spaces from Franklin and Washington Streets for bike lanes. Council worries about downtown businesses, handicapped spaces, courthouse parking, snow plowing, and who enforces bike lane rules.
| Mayor & Council: Work Session — September 8, 2026
The state wants to remove one lane of on-street parking on Franklin and Washington Streets for bike lanes, erasing about 350 spaces citywide. Council is frustrated the state hasn't answered who plows, polices, or pays for the lanes, and residents with reserved handicap spots would lose them.
Mayor and City Council — February 17, 2026
The state's conceptual plan would strip parking from one side of Franklin and Washington Streets downtown for a bike lane. The council is pushing back now, while plans are only 5% designed, and will send a letter demanding a local parking demand study.
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