The city of Macomb is seeking input on its plans to create a more friendly community for pedestrians and bicyclists.
The city will hold a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22 in the community room at city hall to discuss its Active Transportation Vision initiative.
Macomb received a $90,000 federal grant last year to pay for creating a bike boulevard along Randolph, Pierce, and Pearl streets. A bike boulevard has signs posted along it in addition to having large images and wording painted on the road.
At the time, staff said their long-term plan was to develop an 8.5 mile off-street path that loops around the entire city. It would be a 10-foot wide concrete path buffered from the roadway, and would connect to on-street bike paths and bike boulevards.
The off-street path would be a multi-million dollar, multi-year project.
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