After forty years of one-way traffic, Sebastopol may be turning things around—literally.
City leaders are weighing a bold new plan to convert the Highway 116 corridor through downtown back to two-way traffic. The proposal targets Main Street and Petaluma Avenue, aiming to slow down cars and make the city center safer for pedestrians and cyclists.
The redesign includes narrowing sections of Main Street and adding protected two-way bike lanes along Petaluma Avenue. To keep local shop owners happy, city officials say on-street parking will remain, and a new lighted crosswalk is planned for the intersection of Burnett and Main. While Highway 116 is in for a makeover, Bodega Avenue—which carries Highway 12—is expected to stay exactly as it is.