Crosswalks Key To Pedestrian-Friendly Plan Throughout City
By Craig Manning | May 21, 2018
Efforts are underway by the Traverse City Planning Commission to make Traverse City more pedestrian-friendly – a plan that emphasizes new crosswalks throughout the city.
According to Planning Director Russ Soyring, most of the improvements relate back to the “Complete Street” resolution that the Commission adopted in 2011. Part of the resolution was a local ordinance that required motorists to stop for pedestrians in marked crosswalks.
The ordinance led to the establishment of several new crosswalks throughout downtown Traverse City, situated in the middle of blocks and characterized by in-street “stop for pedestrian” signs. The goal was to make it easier for pedestrians to cross the street and ...
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