In the spring of 2010, the City of East Lansing will start the last phase in a five-year, $1.7 million public pathways development project.
“This provides a linkage,” says Todd Sneathen, director of Public Works for the City of East Lansing. “We have very few east-west routes throughout the city.”
The project was designed to increase sidewalk access and safety for pedestrians along major thoroughfares. The Saginaw Pathways Project will result in an additional 1.4 miles of sidewalk on each side of Saginaw Street.
“The City has a vested interest in making Saginaw Street more pedestrian and bicycle friendly for public school children, Michigan State University (MSU) students and others that regularly travel along that corridor,” says East Lansing City Manager Theodore Staton. “We’ve spent a lot of time behind the scenes laying the groundwork for this project and are excited to see it included in plans for the 2010 construction season.”
The Saginaw Pathways Project is the final piece of the project and is scheduled to begin in April 2010. Completion is slated for August 2010.
Source: Todd Sneathen, City of East Lansing
Ivy Hughes is the managing editor of Capital Gains and can be reached here.
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