| Every three days someone is hit while walking or bicycling in Lansing, Michigan, on average. (Lansing Police Department Traffic Crash Reporting System Data) |
| In Lansing, 2.45% of trips are by foot and 0.42% by bike. vs. In Ann Arbor, 15.79% of trips are by foot, and in Madison 3.19% of trips are by bike. (U.S. Census Decennial, 2000) |
Top Concerns - Lansing's Non-Motorized Network
| The walkability and bikeability of our city shapes our everyday experiences. |
| Lansing Walking & Bicycling Task Force, c/o Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council P.O. Box 17164, Lansing, MI 48901 517-214-5684 jessica@walkbikelansing.com |
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| Photo by Bell Sports/Gareth Walters |
| Photo by Heidi Potter |
| Photo by Steve Longrove |
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| Making Lansing, Michigan Accessible and Walk & Bike Friendly! |
These roads/areas were most frequently commented on at the March 3-7
Design Sessions:
• MLK – 19 comments about transforming various parts of MLK to safely
accommodate bike/ped travel, largely focused on adding bike lanes
• Cedar – 34 comments about transforming & enhancing Cedar Street. 8 of
these about Cedar/Edgewood
• Jolly Road – 17 comments about transforming and enhancing, focused
on areas from Aurelius to Waverly, needing sidewalk completion and bike lanes
• Lake Lansing Road – 13 comments about transforming and enhancing –
esp. from Abbott to Wood; filling in sidewalks, adding bike lanes
• Michigan Ave – 19 comments about transforming and enhancing, mainly
focused from Clippert to Penn, relating to needing a bike lane and repairing
sidewalks.
• Kalamazoo – 27 comments, 10 = preserve, 17 = enhance, related to
railroad tracks, Pennsylvania, Cedar, and keeping the bike lane clean/ clear of
snow & debris
• Downtown - 19 comments. 5 = preserve; 13 = need bike racks, need
safer walking areas, need accessibility
• Frandor – 26 comments. 24 = transform. Can’t get to safely on foot or
bike from Eastside neighborhood or River Trail or Michigan Ave; can’t maneuver
within
• Oakland and Saginaw – 24 comments, all enhance and transform,
wanting bike lanes, sidewalk completion, safer crossings, better safety at US
127.
• Saginaw – 19 comments, all transform/enhance, related to bike and ped
safety
• River Trail – 122 comments.
64 = preserve.
40 = enhance related to better connections from
roads/neighborhoods/business areas, better surfaces, better lighting,
extensions
18 = transform, all related to extension
• Mount Hope – 21 comments all enhance or transform, wanting bike lanes
and safe E-W corridor from Lansing to MSU.
• Washington Ave – 16 enhance/transform comments, related to crossing
496, wanting bike lanes, wanting better crossings
• Waverly – 14 comments – all transform/enhance, mainly related to
needing sidewalks and better crossings.
Design Sessions:
• MLK – 19 comments about transforming various parts of MLK to safely
accommodate bike/ped travel, largely focused on adding bike lanes
• Cedar – 34 comments about transforming & enhancing Cedar Street. 8 of
these about Cedar/Edgewood
• Jolly Road – 17 comments about transforming and enhancing, focused
on areas from Aurelius to Waverly, needing sidewalk completion and bike lanes
• Lake Lansing Road – 13 comments about transforming and enhancing –
esp. from Abbott to Wood; filling in sidewalks, adding bike lanes
• Michigan Ave – 19 comments about transforming and enhancing, mainly
focused from Clippert to Penn, relating to needing a bike lane and repairing
sidewalks.
• Kalamazoo – 27 comments, 10 = preserve, 17 = enhance, related to
railroad tracks, Pennsylvania, Cedar, and keeping the bike lane clean/ clear of
snow & debris
• Downtown - 19 comments. 5 = preserve; 13 = need bike racks, need
safer walking areas, need accessibility
• Frandor – 26 comments. 24 = transform. Can’t get to safely on foot or
bike from Eastside neighborhood or River Trail or Michigan Ave; can’t maneuver
within
• Oakland and Saginaw – 24 comments, all enhance and transform,
wanting bike lanes, sidewalk completion, safer crossings, better safety at US
127.
• Saginaw – 19 comments, all transform/enhance, related to bike and ped
safety
• River Trail – 122 comments.
64 = preserve.
40 = enhance related to better connections from
roads/neighborhoods/business areas, better surfaces, better lighting,
extensions
18 = transform, all related to extension
• Mount Hope – 21 comments all enhance or transform, wanting bike lanes
and safe E-W corridor from Lansing to MSU.
• Washington Ave – 16 enhance/transform comments, related to crossing
496, wanting bike lanes, wanting better crossings
• Waverly – 14 comments – all transform/enhance, mainly related to
needing sidewalks and better crossings.