Sections of both streets appear on the city s Vision Zero High Injury Network, which encompasses 10% of the city s roads, but 80% of car crashes.
Almost 700 crashes occurred along the six-mile corridor from 2015 to 2019. Eight of them were fatal. Plus, 186 pedestrians were struck by cars, according to the city.
Chestnut Street currently consists of two parking lanes, three travel lanes and 30 feet of pedestrian exposure from 45th Street to 63rd Street. The city has proposed installing a buffered or parking-protected bike lane, eliminating a travel lane, cutting pedestrian exposure to 20 feet and implementing pedestrian refuge areas.
The portion of Walnut Street that needs repaving consists of two travel lanes, a paint-buffered bike lane, two parking lanes and 20 feet of pedestrian exposure. City officials have proposed installing pedestrian refuge areas and converting the bike lane into a parking-protected lane.