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The majority of the public comments focused on the potential bike lanes, with both proponents and opponents sharing their thoughts.Īndrew Katz said he rides his bike on Green Bay Road with his young daughter, taking her to school, the pool and the recreation center.

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“Some studies have shown that bike lanes have actually been able to reduce the speed of motor vehicles by 5 miles per hour,” he said, adding that lanes could function as a “traffic calming” method, especially since drivers could be tempted to drive faster with a repaved roadway.īike lanes, Block said, would also create an additional barrier between street traffic and pedestrians on the sidewalk. Project manager David Block, of TranSystems, said bike lanes are being considered for a number of reasons, including to diversify the transportation network in Highland Park, to provide a paved road for bicyclists and to improve safety for all road users. The most current plans call for a 5-foot bike lane, consisting of 4 feet of pavement and 1 foot of gutter, that will be painted green to designate it from the rest of the roadway. The most-recent preferred plan features painted bike lanes along Green Bay Road.

“If bike lanes are advanced, it would be designed based on the current footprint of Green Bay Road,” Neukirch said.

Because of that feedback, she said officials are no longer considering widening Green Bay Road to accommodate bike lanes nor will they build a concrete barrier to create a protected lane. “Again, I can’t stress enough that public engagement is a critical component to every project that we undertake,” she said.Īs an example, Neukirch cited feedback from the city’s first public engagement session on Jan. Neukirch repeatedly during the meeting emphasized the importance of community feedback. To learn more about the Green Bay Road project, CLICK HERE to visit the dedicated project webpage, where you will find the PRESENTATION given March 2, a project Q&A, a CONTACT FORM and more.Ĭity Manager Ghida Neukirch said at the start of the meeting that while the project has been approved, specifics have not though, the road work is expected to begin in either 2024 or 2025 and would last two years. Most speakers shared their thoughts on allowing bike lanes on Green Bay Road, between Clavey Road and Central Avenue. Around 30 people spoke during public comment, which took up the majority of the informational meeting.

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