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Highway 61 correspondence and documents, 1968-1974

1974-12-20 H.E. Gunnerson to Mr. James Frazier Page 8

DOT PROPOSAL NUMBER 1

This DOT proposal reads, 'Designate all Fort Madison streets in the central city as one-way streets."

It has often been stated that the City of Fort Madison is four blocks wide and four miles long. Oddly enough this statement is very close to the truth. The City of Fort Madison is very long and narrow which is the result of geographical boundaries. The southern boundary is the Mississippi River and the northern boundary is the high and wooded bluffs. There are only five streets in the central city from 2nd to 24th Streets that run east to west without interruption. These streets are Avenues D, E, F, G and H. (It should be noted that there are no city streets that run the entire length of the city from east to west without interruption.) Avenue H carries U.S. 61 traffic from 2nd to 18th Street. Three of the four remaining are already one-way streets. Avenues D and G are one-way streets with east bound traffic. Avenue F is one-way with west bound traffic. These one-way streets are marked on the map. Only Avenue E is not a one-way street. It is doubtful that the changing of Avenue E to a one-way street would be much of a solution. If the DOT proposal means that Avenue H (the present route of U.S. 61) should also be a one-way street, the west bound traffic on U.S. 61 would have to be rerouted over another street, such as Avenue F depending on which streets were used, this would route highway traffic past several churches and schools.

This DOT proposal does not seem to be feasible for the following reasons. it would not be advisable to reroute traffic from U.S. 61 onto any one of these streets (Avenues D, E, F and G) because the area involved is a heavily populated residential area. There are a number of schools and churches located along these streets.

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DOT PROPOSAL NUMBER 1 This DOT proposal reads, 'Designate all Fort Madison streets in the central city as one-way streets." It has often been stated that the City of Fort Madison is four blocks wide and four miles long. Oddly enough this statement is very close to the truth. The City of Fort Madison is very long and narrow which is the result of geographical boundaries. The southern boundary is the Mississippi River and the northern boundary is the high and wooded bluffs. There are only five streets in the central city from 2nd to 24th Streets that run east to west without interruption. These streets are Avenues D, E, F, G and H. (It should be noted that there are no city streets that run the entire length of the city from east to west without interruption.) Avenue H carries U.S. 61 traffic from 2nd to 18th Street. Three of the four remaining are already one-way streets. Avenues D and G are one-way streets with east bound traffic. Avenue F is one-way with west bound traffic. These one-way streets are marked on the map. Only Avenue E is not a one-way street. It is doubtful that the changing of Avenue E to a one-way street would be much of a solution. If the DOT proposal means that Avenue H (the present route of U.S. 61) should also be a one-way street, the west bound traffic on U.S. 61 would have to be rerouted over another street, such as Avenue F depending on which streets were used, this would route highway traffic past several churches and schools. This DOT proposal does not seem to be feasible for the following reasons. it would not be advisable to reroute traffic from U.S. 61 onto any one of these streets (Avenues D, E, F and G) because the area involved is a heavily populated residential area. There are a number of schools and churches located along these streets.