Second Consideration: Ordinance amending Schedule VII of Chapter 10.96 entitled “No Parking” by adding East 56th Street along both sides from Utica Ridge Road east to the City limits. [Ward 6]

Both the City of Davenport and City of Bettendorf would like to convert East 56th Street (Utica Ridge Road to 18th Street in Bettendorf) to a 3-lane road.  There are numerous driveways and side streets in this corridor so a continuous 2-way left turn lane would help ease congestion that might occur behind a driver waiting to turn left. All parking would need to be removed for this to be painted as a 3-lane road. 

We have also had complaints about parked cars causing congestion and making it difficult to exit business driveways with cars parked across the street.  All of the businesses in this area have ample off-street parking so this change should not cause a hardship. The road would be painted as soon as possible after the installation of the no parking signs.