Skyway serves both as the Town of Paradise’s “Main Street” and primary arterial serving communities up the hill. Traffic conditions have forced Skyway to be less of a “Main Street” and more of an expressway, limiting the ability for the downtown area to flourish. The Skyway Corridor Study included measures intended to reduce speeds, improve safety and pedestrian circulation while balancing traffic demands. A “Preferred Plan” was developed based on extensive traffic analysis, public workshops, and stakeholder meetings. The plan includes a “road diet” in the downtown core incorporating a reduction from the four-lane roadway to three lanes, enhancing pedestrian facilities, and maintaining traffic flow through targeted intersection improvements and coordination of traffic signals.
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