MyWHaT

No time for a full post today, but a quick reminder.

Mayor Chris Bzdok will join Senator Jason Allen and Representative Wayne Schmidt in a meeting with the MDOT director tomorrow. The agenda is the 2010 8th Street options for a ‘change order’.

The basic questions to be asked are:

• What are the MDOT requirements for the final function and look of the street?
  
• What changes can we make within that framework?

The longer we look at this, the more it seems like such a small ask. Everything is lined up for MDOT to play a positive role: the contractor, KAL Excavating, has been more than willing to proceed within a reasonable change order and time-frame, the city commission is willing to put some money behind a second engineering design–$5000-$10,000 (?) and the tremendous public support has focused the urgency.

MyWHaT trusts that a solution that includes bicycle and pedestrian improvements on 8th St project is within reach. Both Allen and Schmidt live two blocks from 8th Street and understand the economic component. Still, it wouldn’t hurt for their offices to hear from their Traverse City neighbors to let them know we appreciate their effort and support their position.

CALL or EMAIL TODAY

• wayneschmidt@house.mi.gov • (517) 373-1766 • Web site
• senjallen@senate.michigan.gov • (517) 373-2413 • Web site

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Pine Street downtown Traverse City, Dec. 2009 (Photo: Bill Palladino)

Bill Palladino sent me this image in response to an earlier post about Walking in the Road. It says it all…

This reaffirms the reminder from one of Monday’s comments  by David Krumlauf: “You also need to think about the disabled folks in wheel chairs, crutches and walkers. What a nightmare for them!“

Point taken. Completely agree.

Are we prioritizing transportation for everyone? Is universal access to mobility our goal?

NOTE: If you have an image, video or just a story about street, sidewalk, pathway or public space in Northern Michigan, please post it or send it in to MyWHaT for posting.

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