Metropark to State Park Pathway Connector Study
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Tim Rose
9000 Fieldcrest Dr 3 months 4 weeks agoCross under the four bridges following the Huron River. I was there in a kayak when the river was at flood stage this summer and there appears to be plenty of room to but a pedestrian bridge in there. Then build a trail through the Huron Meadows property to the main entrance.
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Hamburg resident
7707 Maltby Rd 4 months agoI’d love to see bike lanes or a path along Maltby. Pedestrians and bikers often use the road, which has no shoulder and poor visibility (especially when the sun is low it is dangerous - hard for drivers to see people in the road).
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Anonymous
5446 Bishop Lake Rd 4 months agoA huge benefit would be to connect to this main entrance/parking location where both campground, group use, and day use all know and jump off from.
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4 months agoAnonymous
It would be wonderful if this trail could be paved. Would it be paved along Maltby and Bauer Road?
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4 months agoJM Gwidt
This would be great, it connect all these great parks and would provide a safe corridor for at least 2 schools!
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4 months agoJM Gwidt
This would be great, it connect all these great parks and would provide a safe corridor for at least 2 schools!
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4 months agoJess Gwidt
I would use this all the time. Connects several great parks and would provide a safe corridor for at least 2 schools.
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4 months agoCraig Wood
Brighton Rec / Huron Meadows / ILRA are currently only connected by car. Rickett Road and the crossing over 23 are not walkable or bikable. Too dangerous. A non motorized connector between these parks would be fantastic. It would also have the potential to connect the schools on Lee and Maltby road to the parks and also encourage a non-motorized connector the the Brighton downtown area.
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4 months agoJay Miller
A dedicated path alongside Bishop Lake Road from the campground/beach/lakes area to Bauer Road to connect to the proposed Bauer path would get a lot of use, and be much safer than current options.
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Edward
11031 Whitmore Lake Rd 4 months agoConnecting to the lakeland trail would be amazing
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4 months agoLarry
I agree with Edward. Connecting to Lakeland Trail (Mike Levine) God Bless him, would be great. Put the cross bridge over US23 close to M36 which puts you safely on the asphalt trail all the way to Pinckney. From there you can ride hard packed limestone to Stockbridge and beyond. You can then eventually connect to the B2B trail. AWESOME!
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Jack Riddle
6983 Bauer Rd 4 months agoExtending the existing paved bike path for the length of Bauer Road would really be helpful; although in that case some maintenance of the existing path should be considered. Paving Bauer road would probably make it less friendly for biking than it is today, unless wide bike lanes were installed. Bauer is not bad for recreational cycling today although the relatively high traffic is an impediment to some cyclists and pedestrians.
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Timothy Tucker
4 months ago
Consider extending the path south so that there's a clear and direct spot to cross with a pedestrian hybrid beacon on Fieldcrest https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/tools_solve/fhwasa14014/
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Jack Riddle
4 months ago
If the trail is routed to Huron Meadows (which would be great in and of itself) please consider an entrance immediately across from the subdivision across Rickett. This would connect ~ 200 houses/families to this trail network for minimal additional cost.
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Adam Goodman
9515 Chilson Commons Cir 3 months 3 weeks agoCreating a direct "western" connection between Brighton Rec Area and the Lakelands Trail (e.g. near Chilson or Pettysville) would be fantastic, and create a "closed loop" with the rest of the existing and planned trail projects!
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Pedro Reyna
3 months 4 weeks ago
This will connect with South Lyon bike trail too, will be awesome
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Anonymous
5977 Chilson Rd 4 months agoWould like to see a connection added to Downtown Howell to allow bicyclists to enter park system without having to drive from Howell first.
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4 months agoAnonymous
Definitely agree that most of the focus has been on connecting brighton to these parks. It would be nice if Howell was considered as well.
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Timothy Tucker
US-23 N 4 months agoIf there's already going to be a pedestrian bridge created, why not extend it so that it covers both Whitmore Lake Rd. & Fieldcrest Dr., having the existing path to the east continue south until the bridge?
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4 months agoJay Miller
I agree with this.
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Kristin
Group Camp Rd 3 months 4 weeks agoSo close to the proving grounds and the lovely wide swathe of lawn surrounding the fences. Wouldn’t it be great to connect the trail to a trail that goes around the proving grounds exterior border? Maybe GM would contribute in order to allow their employees to access metro parks on their breaks for wellness. Many cyclists and runners already ride around this area and a connection to the metro parks would be amazing
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Jim Vibbart
7100 Fieldcrest Dr 3 months 4 weeks agoI see comments about putting in a pedestrian bridge. That really limits use in the winter unless it's covered. How about a tunnel under 23 instead? That way, the entrance and exits can be large enough for tandem bicycles, of which there are many in the immediate area.
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George Ciot
3 months 4 weeks ago
Maybe this will get Grand River east of Kensington Rd fixed.
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Steve Close
State Park Rd 4 months agoThe Island Lake trail is in need of extensive repair. There are extensive lateral cracks and raveling in shaded sections. Weeds are growing in the cracks and it appears that there is no preventative maintenance. If this were a road its PASER asphalt rating would be "poor". Also there is not center line to encourage lane discipline or signs with trail safety rules. Debris has not been swept from the trail in weeks. It is not smart use of taxpayer money to neglect maintenance of assets.
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Kathy Herd
8618 Maltby Rd 4 months agoI think its great to include Huron Meadows but bikers will need a reminder that once in the park the trails are for walking and cross country skiing not bicycling.
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4 months agoTed Nichols
Interesting point since many users of the Maltby trail will be on bicycles. Maybe that trail segment in the park would be a paved hike/bike trail like most of the other metroparks have.
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Elliot K
9473 2nd Ave 4 months agoNon-continuous sidewalk here may be confusing and dangerous for cyclists (unclear whether they should be on the road, the non-existent sidewalk, or the shoulder, and whether they should turn from the road to the sidewalk or stay on the road)
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4 months agoStephen C Brown
Please provide clear guidance, posted signs AND pavement painting to indicate the proper route for connection at both ends
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Tammy Higgins
4 months ago
This area needs to have a clear and safe path set up for non-motorized and motorvehicles need to be informed of pedestrian and bicycle right of ways.
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Kathy Herd
Silver Lake Rd 4 months agoThis is currently not an existing trail for bikers but hopefully when they redo this area there will be.
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Anonymous
4 months ago
When is the Howell cross town trail going to be completed? I have seen zero communication on this project.
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Anonymous
8325 Maltby Rd 4 months agoPlease make sure any bicycle pathway along a road is a completely separated bicycle pathway with a physical barrier between cyclists and cars on the road.
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4 months agoStephen C Brown
This is a most important point. Pedestrian and Bicycling deaths from motor vehicles have doubled over the past few years
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Josh Lazzari
5777 Bishop Lake Rd 4 months agoAlthough this has been noted on other areas of the map and I know safety is top priority on this project, I think one of the biggest trouble areas when it comes to biker safety are the gravel roads surrounding BRec. Many blind curves and drivers taking turns much too fast. What would plan of attack for safest travel look like through here?
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4 months agoJay Miller
Would love to see a dedicated path alongside Bishop Lake Road running directly from the campground/beach/lakes area to Bauer Road and the proposed path there.
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Xander
8001 Maltby Rd 4 months agoWe get a lot of bikers coming through the West Ridge neighborhood (presumably coming through the neighborhoods behind) heading out to island lake or brighton rec so I really think having the trail go past this neighborhood is awesome cuz then those people don't have to ride on maltby which is a pretty busy road!
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