Public hearing on Royal Oak non-motorized plan
Forget your Valentine. It’s time to speak up for improved biking in Royal Oak this Tuesday.
From the Royal Oak Planning Department:
The Planning Commission will be conducting a formal public hearing on the revised Non-Motorized Transportation Plan as an amendment to the city’s Master Plan on Tuesday, February 14, 2012. The public hearing will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the City Commission Chambers on the 3rd floor of City Hall, 211 Williams Street, Royal Oak, Michigan 48068.
Any individual or group interested in the Non-Motorized Transportation Plan is invited to present their view at the public hearing. For those unable to attend, written comments regarding the plan can be mailed to the City of Royal Oak Planning Department, P.O. Box 64, Royal Oak, MI 48068-0064. Comments may also be faxed to (248) 246-3005 or e-mailed to dough@ci.royal-oak.mi.us.
Link: Royal Oak Non-motorized Transportation Plan
We think this is a very good plan and cyclists should support it.
We do plan on making some suggestions on Tuesday.
- Adding bike lanes on Main Street from Catalpa south to I-696, including a road diet through the central business district.
- Reducing the number of signed bike routes, especially those that are short, disconnected, and redundant.
If you cannot attend on Tuesday, please consider sending a email expressing your support to Doug Hedges in the Planning Department.
There has been some concerns about road diets on some of the busier roads. Keep in mind that this plan doesn’t give Engineering carte blanche to make those changes without further study. Traffic studies and perhaps even traffic modeling may be used prior to making changes in order to avoid creating problems.
The Daily Tribune has an article on this planning effort.
If you would love to see friendlier roads for motor-less modes of transportation, you best make your way to City Hall on Tuesday.
Don’t worry. Your Valentine will understand.