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Charter Township of West Bloomfield Hints at Complete Streets

November 23, 2010 in News, Policies | Tags: Charter Township of West Bloomfield, Master Plan, Side Paths | by League of Michigan Bicyclists | Leave a comment

The Charter Township of West Bloomfield adopted an updated master plan on September 28th which includes Complete Streets language. Despite referencing Complete Streets, however, the master plan disappointingly ignores national design guidelines (AASHTO) by promoting side paths (called safety paths in Oakland County) as bicycle facilities. (Note that the latest draft of the forthcoming AASHTO bicycle design guidelines devotes a couple pages to explaining why side paths are not safe for bicyclists.)

Read more at m-bike.org

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