Royal Oak Bike and Dine

A kickoff planning meeting for a progressive bike and dine event in Royal Oak is tomorrow, October 9th at 6pm.  The Bike and Dine itself would be held on Thursday, October 21st.

The brief 30-minute meeting is being held at the bar of Lily’s Seafood, 410 S. Washington in Downtown Royal Oak.

There is a Facebook event page set up for this meeting.

Livonia to look into planning

The city of Livonia is determining what is involved in creating a non-motorized transportation plan. From the Livonia City Council minutes of September 22nd.

On a motion by Brosnan, seconded by Toy, and unanimously adopted, it was:

#322-10 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation of the Infrastructure and Community Transit Committee, dated September 1, 2010, submitted pursuant to Council Resolution 20-10, regarding the City developing a connectivity plan for non-motorized transportation, the Council does hereby refer the subject of outlining the elements necessary to create a master plan for non-motorized transportation, including the estimated costs of engaging in the process, to the Administration for its report and recommendation.

This is very promising step for Livonia. Of course estimating the costs is perhaps an easier task than finding the funding.

Large cities like Livonia receive enough state road funding allocated to non-motorized transportation to pay for such plans. However, it’s fairly safe to assume that this allocated money is being spent on sidewalks and crosswalks.

Tags: Livonia, Planning, Royal Oak

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