50 signatures reached
To: nearby residents
Bike Lane or Sidewalk on Elm Rd. between Fox Chase & Adams. Rd.
We would like St. Joseph county to install and maintain a bike lane or sidewalk along this short & narrow strip of street.
This strip of road, although small, is heavily trafficked both with cars and people due to is "connection" of three large subdivisions to the Granger paths, Parks, Schools and main roads. In short, create a safer way for the tons of elementary school and middle school kids to ride their bikes on this street!
Why is this important?
1. A safety issue currently exists on this road due today for the many kids riding bikes to get to the nearby parks and Granger Paths, for the mom's pushing baby strollers and walking dogs, for the many cyclists and other pedestrians that use this route.
2. There are plans in progress to develop six additional homes on this street, which will only add to the street traffic and create new safety issues of cars turning into & out of those driveways and higher automobile traffic.
3. Granger Paths does not include this strip of street on any of its future roadmaps for development.
4. 80 ft. of right of way exists along the edge of the road, so there is room to do this.