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“We’ll be taking a four-lane road and transforming it
into a three-lane road with a center turn-lane,” says
Thiel. “We’re adding on-street bike lanes in some of
the areas, and in another area we’re adding a multi-
use path. We have transit accommodation by having a
bus pull-off. As part of a streetscape, we’re installing
brick crosswalks, and to enhance pedestrian safety,
we’re installing some ‘pedestrian refuge islands’ that
will be landscaped, so pedestrians can cross more
easily at mid-block crossings.”
In addition to projects that will improve the look of the
city, Thiel also discusses some upcoming develop-
ments that will significantly refurbish its unseen infra-
structure. Like many other communities in the country,
in the recent past, Upper Arlington was focused on its
visual aspects – the things that people can see. She
explains, “Less attention was given to underground
sewers, storm and sanitary, and bridges. The roadway
surface might look nice, but the bridge, itself, under-
neath wasn’t given the attention it deserved. We’re
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