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ITEM#6 Staff request to install angled parkin� on East Main Street between Franklin and <br /> Martin Luther King Streets. <br /> Newell advised that staff is requesting the opportunity to try angled parking on Main Street <br /> similar to what was done on Prairie Street to the north. Staff is proposing to try angled parking <br /> on the west end of 300 to 500 East Main on the south side of the street. The 300 to 500 blocks <br /> of East Main are a few feet wider than Prairie on the west end and a few feet narrower than <br /> Prairie on the east end. <br /> Spangler asked if angled parking creates more traffic accidents than parallel parking. <br /> Newell stated parking is more difficult and dangerous with angled parking. There have been no <br /> increase in accident rates seen from angled parking changes in the downtown area, probably <br /> because the City is more selective of where the angled parking is permitted. <br /> Moore does not believe this street has much traffic on it. <br /> Newell advised that traffic counts indicate that it has as much traffic as Prairie. <br /> It was moved and seconded (Ryan/ Spangler)to accept staff recommendation that angled spaces <br /> be installed on East Main Street between Franklin and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. There being <br /> no one opposed, the motion carried. <br /> Newell added that if problems appear because of the angled parking, it will be reevaluated. <br />