Done and done. 🗳️

People were up in arms about "losing their parking spots" and how making the street safer would reduce their home values. One woman (who had kids at Lawton), literally said "just stay the fuck off my street" at the public meeting. Someone described the wide street as "park-like." Insanity.

Yeah, I argued for chicanes, raised sidewalks, etc. We did get some bumpouts and mid-block crosswalks, but people still drive really fast and roll through the stop signs. And there are no parking signs or curb markings. The opposition from the people who live on 7th was unhinged.

Couldn't believe how bad this was in my neighborhood for parking during the football game this weekend. There are no curb markings or signs (South 7th near Lawton), so cars were overhanging mid-block crosswalks, curb cuts, etc. None of this was addressed after the rebuild of South 7th. #a2council

i have a close call WEEKLY! also i shouldn’t have to fear for my life every time i bike down university & packard thursday through saturday bc of drunk undergrads, or avoid reckless and/or drunk gameday out of towners bc traffic & drinking laws are enforced at a shockingly low threshold here

Oh man, sorry to hear that. But I totally agree with that statement. We aren’t serious enough about it. But it’s definitely a choice.

I want to agree with you, but people who are actually trying to get somewhere on their bike (not just casual riding) won't go to the trouble to take the bridge. They will stay on the street, and it will remain dangerous. We have to stop worrying about making things inconvenient for cars.

I've been thinking about loading up my pockets with rocks when I go walking around Ann Arbor. You know, just in case.

Again, the solutions here are simple, but we refuse to implement them. We (local gov't) prioritize cars over people.

I was in the pedestrian refuge, with the lights flashing, stepped out to cross the other half of the road, and had to jump back. 3 of the 4 lanes had cars stopped, and another car, blasted through the crossing at much higher than the speed limit (which is 45 and already ridiculous).

This can be fixed. We just need people to care more about people than they do about cars.

We really need to be able to build single stair buildings over 3 stories, but that is an issue that needs to be fixed by the state rather than the city. I am already in Jason Morgan's ear about this, and he's receptive. Make sure you let him know you support increased heights for single stair bldgs.

Yeah, weird how intelligently designing roads could actually benefit everyone.