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Proposals to improve Bayfront at State Street aren’t set in concrete
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This PennDOT rendering shows an option to reconfigure the State Street/Bayfront Parkway intersection. This option includes offramps and on-ramps between the Bayfront Parkway and State Street. No final decision has been made. [CONTRIBUTED]
access ramps onto the parkway. “It’s the idea that’s the most talked about,” Nicholson said. “We know that or a variation ransportation officials are looking at of it is the one that would get the most support ways to rework the Bayfront Parkway if we’re able to move forward.” at State Street to give pedestrians Erie Refocused, the city’s comprehensive and cyclists easier access to Erie’s plan, strongly recommends better connecwaterfront. tions between downtown and the bayfront, Lowering the parkway especially for pedestrians and under State might be the best bikes. The heavily-traveled option, but there are issues to Bayfront Parkway vision parkway has been a kind of resolve before the project gets barrier between the city and a green light. More information on Bayfront waterfront. “The idea of lowering the Parkway improvements and Connectivity also tops the Bayfront seems to be the options is available at www. priorities of residents who one that best fits the needs bayfrontparkwaystudy.com. participated in public surveys there, but we’re not comon bayfront corridor needs. mitted to that just yet,” said “Bike and pedestrian access Mark Nicholson, Pennsylvania Department of outnumbered other comments by far,” NichTransportation project manager for Bayfront olson said in February. Parkway improvements. “There are issues to Bridging the parkway also would improve flesh out with things like right-of-way impacts, safety, Nicholson said. Pedestrians and railroad coordination and public involvement.” cyclists would no longer have to contend with If the parkway were to be lowered, State parkway traffic. Street would become a bridge over it, with sidewalks for pedestrians and bikes and vehicle See BAYFRONT, A9 By Valerie Myers
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The debate is getting as intense as the rivalry between Cathedral Preparatory School and McDowell High School. Public school officials in Erie County are growing more upset over what they consider an unfair system of competition in high school sports. Echoing concerns that continued to emerge statewide this month, local superintendents are calling for a potential overhaul of how high school sports are played in Pennsylvania. They want the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association and its governing body for the northwestern section of the state, the District 10 Committee, to further examine transfer rules and to consider the adoption of a two-tier system for high school playoffs. The superintendents also plan to poll schools in D-10 on their views on separate See SCHOOLS, A8
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