Pelham Boulevard design dispute
Summary
Eight Pelham-area testifiers opposed the $18.5 million reconstruction — the road moves 14 feet closer to homes, on-street parking disappears, and one property owner faces $115,000 in assessments. A Sierra Club representative called for narrower 10-foot lanes. Staff defended the Grand Round-consistent design and said tree preservation drove the shift; the council approved it anyway.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jan 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
$18.5 million project, 90% city-funded; assessments up to $115,000 on commercial properties challenged as exceeding special benefit.
Cyclists and Grand Round users citywide; the neighborhood gains safety improvements.
Pelham homeowners losing boulevard buffering, tenants of properties losing parking, and assessed property owners who plan to appeal.
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