Bicycle & Pedestrian Pathway System Plan: |
In 1998, the City of DeWitt Planning Commission adopted a Bicycle and Pedestrian Pathway System Plan. The purpose of the plan is to assist the City in determining how public funds available for non-motorized transportation should be utilized. The public participated in the preparation of this plan through an Issues Identification Workshop.
The following Issues/Goals were developed through the preparation of this plan:
| Issues: |
Goals: |
| The DeWitt area lacks adequate safe routes to schools, parks, commercial areas and other key areas of the community |
Develop new pathways and improve existing pathways to improve bicycle and pedestrian access to key areas in the community |
| Phase I of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Pathway is incomplete. This is the DeWitt Road/Herbison Road/Schavey Road/Howe Road-West Main Street loop |
Work with DeWitt Charter Township and Clinton County Road Commission in completing
Phase I |
| There is not enough cooperation between the City of DeWitt, DeWitt Charter Township and other groups to develop a coordinated network of bicycle and pedestrian pathways |
Increase cooperation between stakeholders; fund and develop a complete bicycle and pedestrian network |
| Pathways need to provide an attractive park-like setting |
Develop a pathway that is not only safe and functional, but provides an attractive and pleasant park-like setting |
| There are inadequate safe pathways along Herbison Road |
Develop sidewalks on both sides of Herbison Road between US-27 and Airport Road by the year 2003 |
| Major intersections in the DeWitt area do not provide safe opportunities for pedestrians or bicyclists to cross |
Work to improve safety at major intersections through the use of signage, controls and other measures |
| There are no bridges across the Looking Glass River between Schavey Road and Bridge Street |
Develop bicycle and pedestrian bridges across the Looking Glass River to link the north and south sections of the community Based on the issues and goals developed through the public participation process, the following recommendations were developed. Some of these recommendations have been completed since the adoption of the plan. |
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Pathway System Recommendations:
The City needs to focus on certain areas to remove existing dangerous conditions. The following is a prioritized list of actions that remain to be completed that the City should undertake to develop a complete bicycle and pedestrian pathway system.
- The City, in conjunction with the Township and Road Commission needs to develop a multiple purpose pathway on Herbison Road between Schavey Road and Turner Street
- The City needs to develop a multiple purpose pathway on Howe Road between Schavey Road and Norris Road
- The City needs to improve signage on existing pathways to inform users of the proper ways to use the facilities
- The City needs to add a physical barrier on the bicycle pathway on DeWitt Road where the pathway is adjacent to the roadway
- The City needs to improve pedestrian and bicyclist conditions on East Dill Drive by adding sidewalks and bicycle lanes/shoulders
- The City, in conjunction with the Township and Road Commission needs to reduce confusion and increase safety at the following intersections: Herbison and DeWitt, Herbison and Turner, Herbison and Schavey, and DeWitt and Webb
- The City needs to improve pedestrian and bicyclists conditions on East Webb Drive by adding sidewalks and bicycle lanes/shoulders
Once the Area completes these steps it can continue making improvements by:
- Extending pathway on Herbison Road east to US-27 and west to Airport Road
- Adding park-like amenities to the pathways (when not accomplished during other improvements)
- Creating linkages across the Looking Glass River
- Adding a pathway on the west side of DeWitt Road
- Adding sidewalks and bicycle lanes on East Main Street
- Improving bicycle lanes on the northern portion of Schavey Road
- Adding bicycle lanes on Wilson Street
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