A small, no parking zone will be erected on 29th Street south to increase safety near the access point to the newly-built Gateway Trail System throughout Grandad Bluff.
The La Crosse Board of Public Works approved the parking change Monday, in hopes of creating more space on the narrow, residential bluffside road for both trail users and drivers.
“Establishing a short, no parking area in this area is to improve the safety of the trail access point so that we are creating a more clear line of sight for users accessing and exiting the trail system, as well as vehicles so they have a little more clear line of sight,” said Leah Burns with the La Crosse Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department to the board.
Burns
“There won’t be immediate parked cars on either side of this trail entrance,” she said.
The multi-use trail system received pushback from neighbors, in part because of the increased traffic that might come with the project.
Officials were hopeful that because the project only included a neighborhood access point it would not lead to new, outside traffic, but ensured early on that the city would monitor traffic increases and take action if necessary after the trails opened.
The first segment of the new trail system opened last summer, and the project was completely finished in the fall.
The no parking zone will extend 50 to 75 feet on the east side of the 100 block of 29th Street South, centered around the city-owned trail access point.
IN PHOTOS: Winter scenes in the Coulee Region
Looking north from Grandad Bluff
Looking south from Grandad Bluff
Snow covered pumpkins on Losey Boulevard
Forest Hills Golf Course
The view west from Grandad Bluff
View from Grandads Bluff
From Grandad Bluff overlook
Bluffs
Queen Anne's lace
Maple leaves
Oak Grove Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery
An icy perch
Bill Balmer of rural Sparta waits patiently for a bite Monday on a frozen Swift Creek.
December 29: Winter storm
Traffic on State Road
December 29: Winter storm
Sleding at Van Riper Park in Onalaska
December 29: Winter storm
Traffic on Highway 16
December 29: Winter storm
Snowplow on State Road
December 29: Winter storm
Snowplow onhighway 16
December 29: Winter storm
Snowplow onhighway 16
December 29: Winter storm
Traffic on Highway 16
December 29: Winter storm
Snow covered hedges and Christmas lights
Taking a winter walk
Archie, a rat terrier, gets walked by his owner Thursday on 31st Street. The New Year’s Day forecast from the National Weather Service calls for mostly cloudy skies and a high temperature of 28 degrees in La Crosse.
December 29: Winter storm
Bus on State Road
Homemade snow
Snowmakers blanket the slopes at Mt. La Crosse ski area Monday where opening day is scheduled for Friday.
Homemade snow
A snowmaker blows out the white stuff at Mt. La Crosse ski area.
Igloo fun
Silvia Reich, 8, spends time in the igloo she and her brother, Eli, 10, built in the backyard of their home in the town of Shelby, by making a pile of snow and hallowing it out. “It’s always warmer in here than outside,” said Reich.
Igloo fun
Silvia Reich, 8, and her brother Eli, 10, head into their backyard igloo at their home in the Town of Shelby. The siblings built the igloo in January and have been playing in it ever since.
Chippewa Valley Snowfall
The Chippewa Valley saw significant snowfall Thursday leading into Friday, causing road conditions to be hazardous for travelers.
"Establishing a short, no parking area in this area is to improve the safety of the trail access point so that we are creating a more clear line of site for users accessing and exiting the trail system, as well as vehicles so they have a little more clear line of site."
Leah Burns, La Crosse Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department .
Olivia Herken
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Olivia Herken is the local government reporter at the La Crosse Tribune and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism. She can be found on Twitter @oherken, and reached at 608-791-8217.
