The proposal, part of the Gateway Area Plan – a strategy to create dense, mixed-use infill development within Arcata’s 138-acre creamery district – would have extended L Street from Alliance Road to Samoa Boulevard and attempted to make the area safer for pedestrians by narrowing the streets. However, the three Arcata City Councilmembers who can be present for gateway discussions because they lack conflicts disagreed and directed staff to remove that section of the plan.