East Bay Township Updates: Safe Routes to School/Three Mile Trail, Holiday Woodlands, CIA
By Beth Milligan | Oct. 13, 2025
Several key projects are poised to move ahead in East Bay Township, including a major Safe Routes to School/trail expansion in the Three Mile/Hammond corridor, potential improvements to Holiday Woodlands, and the establishment of a Corridor Improvement Authority (TIF district) on US-31.
Safe Routes to School/Three Mile Trail
Construction is set to break ground in 2026 on a significant expansion of pedestrian amenities in the Three Mile/Hammond area, including a long-discussed Safe Routes to School (SRTS) project and the extension of the Three Mile Trail.
Township Director of Planning & Zoning Claire Karner provided a recent update to East Bay Township Parks and Recreation commissioners on both projects. All funding …
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