This one got away from us, but merits special notice.
Most of us visit St. Augustine's bayfront, as residents or visitors, by car or on 
foot. And most of us have been frustrated at one time or another, by traffic or by pedestrians . . .
A study funded by the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks grant program hopes to make some positive adjustments, tweaking crosswalk locations, the Castillo de San Marcos parking lot, roadway cross-sections, and Orange Street alternatives, among others.
Halback Design Group will have two public meetings, Thursday at 6 p.m. and Friday at 2 p.m., City Hall to get our input for improving the connection between the Castillo and city.
The location is a new conference room on the third floor of City Hall, accessed from Elevator D on the Granada Street side of the building.
The one-hour sessions will include a 30-minute presentation and opportunity to review concepts so far, ask questions, and make comments.
They're the last two scheduled public sessions before the holidays - the next sessions include a City Commission report January 10, workshop February 24, and City Commission March 28, 2011.
and connections to the bayfront, and a study a decade back included the concept of reducing a section of the roadway from four to three lanes, creating a dedicated lane for sightseeing vehicles and pedestrians. 
