Few planning efforts in the country have provoked as much commentary and criticism as Cleveland's $330 million Opportunity Corridor. The city recently pushed for more improvements, and the state seems receptive.
"The city, after some nudging from the nonprofit advocacy organization Bike Cleveland, has forwarded a formal request to the Ohio Department of Transportation to include a protected bike lane in the design for Opportunity Corridor," reports Steven Litt.
ODOT's District 12 deputy director, Myron Pakush has even voiced support for the plan.
The Opportunity Corridor's plan originally called for a 10-foot-wide "multipurpose path" for pedestrians and bikers "along at least two-thirds of the three-mile route." If the current proposal is accepted, the roadway will be reconfigured "to accommodate a bike lane on the south side of the roadway, separated from pedestrians."
Litt provides more details about the coalition of local organizations that supported the plan and the compromise that generated the current proposal after initial resistance to the idea by city planners.
FULL STORY: ODOT likes city's new concept for protected bike lane alongside Opportunity Corridor
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