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Most of the residential streets in Sioux City would be a Complete Street if the sidewalks are improved. At least 8' wide, further from the curb then they currently are on some of them & meets ADA requirments at intersections.

Some streets could stand to be widened a little & a lot of them could use a re-surfacing while some need a complete tear down & rebuild with new curbing. Some should not have on street parking, if everyone on that lives on the roadway has at least a driveway. In that case if there is a big family get together & their driveway is not large enough then a permit can be purchased from the city to allow temporary parking on the roadway. Or it will automatically be allowed during holidays, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.

Want to hear something really intersting? I-29 from Floyd Blvd to Riverside Blvd is a Complete Street. Yeah you heard me right, it is a Complete Street. You're probably wondering how. Well it easily accomodates all roadway users.

Here's how:
1st picture this, Missouri River, the Sioux City Riverfront which has the MUP, the public boat launch, a public museum, interpritive center, marina, resteraunt, public parks, casino, public parking & business parking & a roadway connecting all of this called Chris Larsen Rd. All of these things go from Floyd to Hamilton. Only the MUP continues up to Riverside & terminates in Riverside Park. Then after all of that there is I-29 itself. As a result it is accidently a Complete Street. Because all of those things on the riverfront & the MUP are all on the Iowa DOT right of way, thus considered part of the I-29 Corridor. Pretty cool huh? That an interstate is a Complete Street. This corridor accomidates all potential users that would use inside an urban area, this making an Urban Complete Street.
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