Iron Belle Trail - Preliminary Route Community Feedback Map
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Anonymous
1 month ago
This is so cool, how you don't have to stick to the main path.
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2 weeks 5 days agoMary
Prefer the Red Run route. Less traffic is on Red Run and there's a gas station on the corner if you want to buy water or go to the bathroom
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Anonymous
4 days 18 hours ago
Schoenherr is wide enough and could support a trail by expanding sidewalk
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Justin Fenwick
36552 Clifford Dr 1 week 3 days agoLots of greenways run through people's back yards. As long as connections to the neighborhood streets was prioritized for continuous accessibility I think it would do great things to property values improving the existing downsides of the transmission lines.
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Justin Fenwick
8345 Bernice 1 week 3 days agoThis is an ideal alternative route. Zig zagging through neighborhoods, turns, and inconsistent intersections makes casual navigation difficult and is cumbersome. Neighborhood roads already make natural feeders to a greenway, so keep the greenway on a preferred route. I love this alternative route.
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Anonymous
29797 Gilbert Dr 1 month agoPersonally, as a driver, I do not like having bikers on the road, even in a designated lane. It makes me nervous having them so close. What if a car accident happens and as a car slides they get hit?
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1 week 3 days agoJustin Fenwick
A protected and buffered lane has proven to be safe, effective, and appealing to all user levels. The presence of a designated lane increases driver awareness and leaves room for more reaction time. In areas where traffic is of specific concern, planters or other more permanent barriers could be employed to avoid the collision concern. This is better than shared lanes on residential streets.
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Justin Fenwick
8345 Bernice 1 week 3 days agoShared lanes have been long determined to NOT be an improvement. In some cases it makes access more dangerous. Why not use the easement for a dedicated path or remove parking from one side in favor of a bike lane?
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Steve Vigneau
35468 Malibu Dr 3 weeks 3 days agoKeeping the path to the ITC Corridor instead of along major roads would be both safer and more enjoyable to use. Classic sidewalks are too narrow for shared use with bicycles.
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Justin Fenwick
11613 Steven Dr 1 week 3 days agoShared use paths are great and make for a great neighborhood enhancement. When building shared use paths, please consider designs like on the Dequindre Cut where walking and faster rolling traffic are separated. The shared use path in Ann Arbor and Ypsi along the Huron River are too congested with both types of users and there are constant unsafe interactions. Also, proper build and maintenance to prevent uneven pavement overtime that often plagues these paths and sidewalks.
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Anonymous
2 weeks 4 days ago
A very busy intersection, and with many businesses here, an alternate route behind this area would be best. Maybe taking Schoenherr to 17 mile may better option.
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David H
2 weeks 2 days ago
Why not just continue to use electric right of way? It would be safer, faster, and connect to the Freedom Trail where there is a gap.
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1 week 2 days agoAnonymous
I agree. Can the trail continue north here, instead of west along 15 MIles then north along Dodge Park?
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ROGER C CLASS
3 weeks 3 days ago
I believe that a better route would be to keep following the ITC corridor north to Utica Rd, then either having a pedestrian bridge over the Clinton River, to tie into the existing Clinton River Park Trail, or just following Utica Rd northwest to the entrance of the park. This would avoid other busy roads, as well as allowing tie in with the existing trail network.
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2 weeks 5 days agoMary
I agree with Roger. I want to be away from traffic on 15 mile and Dodge Park. Continue through the power lines and connect the trail to the beginning of the Clinton River trail by 17 mile.
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2 weeks 3 days agoAnonymous
I share Roger's sentiment.
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Anonymous
12702 15 Mile Rd 3 weeks 5 days agoTrail could proceed along bank of Red Run north from here to existing bike trail along 16 Mile. Would much rather walk/bike along river bank than along road filled with cars.
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3 weeks, 1 day agoRoy
I agree with this persons idea. The trail should follow Red Run north up to where it connects to the Clinton River. Then either follow the existing trail on 16 Mile (BOO!) or build a trail west along the Clinton River to connect with the existing trail near 17 Mile Rd. (YAY!) The less roadways used the better.
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Steve Vigneau
39699 Kleino Ct 3 weeks 3 days agoSidewalk/path along here would radically improve connectivity to the north. There's currently a groove worn into the grass along the shoulder from people walking and riding here; a path would be well-used.
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2 weeks 5 days agoMary
Totally agree with Steve. This area is in need of a better path.
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Steve Vigneau
39699 Kleino Ct 3 weeks 3 days agoAdding a bridge here across the river would nicely connect two disparate sections.
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Steve Vigneau
30501 Louis Chevrolet Rd 3 weeks 3 days agoSafe connectivity into the GM Tech Center would be very welcome, particularly as GM is rolling out alternative transport programs including eBikes.
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Mary
39736 Edison Ct 2 weeks 5 days agoNeed a nice area for resting. The country of Poland has some beautiful rest areas along their bike/walk trails. Especially in the southeast region. Check out the facebook page for Velo Malopolska. You will like what they are doing. We need more peaceful areas. By peaceful, I mean...no cars.
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Justin Fenwick
24955 Van Dyke Ave 1 week 3 days agoWhy divert from a primary route along Van Dyke and the commercial density there? You could just add improvements to Stephens and 10 mile that are offshoots and still connect the points of interest.
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Anonymous
12702 15 Mile Rd 3 weeks 5 days agoPossible to somehow connect trail near Cousino High School NW to Bear Creek? The Edison Power Corridor serves as a convenient trail location, but, given the choice, I'd rather walk/bike along a natural greenway than thru a corridor filled with gigantic towers & scads of power lines.
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Andy 1 week 3 days ago
WHY?? This is a bad idea and accidents waiting to happen. Take the money and work more on our existing parks and put bike paths around them like Licht Park. Use the money to keep the giant slide at the community center open more for the kids. Use it to open our own water park! I don’t care, but don’t use it for this insane project. Please??!!
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Anonymous 2 weeks 2 days ago
I live in Warren and can tell you there is no way I'm going to make use of this "trail" if it puts me on VanDyke. People drive so badly nowadays there are sure to be lots of accidents. It would be especially stressful on riders who are used to less urbanized bicycle riding. It would be better to put them in a tunnel under the city. There is nothing of interest or beauty to see above ground there anyway.
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Guy HIBT 2 weeks 3 days ago
I prefer the route up to Martin Rd. Martin is already estimated by cyclists to be a good route across town from Lake St. Clair.
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Anonymous 2 weeks 4 days ago
I support and look forward to using the bike trail. I do however, have to say that the administrators in the City of Warren made a poor, not is support of it's residents, decision to close a lane of VanDyke Ave for this. That part of the route should be re-routed and the traffic slow downs averted!
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Anonymous 2 weeks 4 days ago
We have one of these crosswalk medians by our house. It has been hit, driven over and reconstructed at least 5-6 times since installing. Good idea but there has to be a better way to mark the crosswalk.
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Anonymous 2 weeks 5 days ago
West side of mound has no trail at all. We would like to be able to connect with your trail.
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Craig 3 weeks 3 days ago
I do not see anyplace along the trail that has a designated water stop to fill up onboard water bottles. This is important on a hot day!
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Gregory Krzeminski 3 weeks 5 days ago
It is important to connect this Trail with other trails, thus connecting our communities.
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Karen 3 weeks 5 days ago
Treacherous route between Martinsville and Haggerty Roads. Cars and trucks along this stretch of E Huron River Drive goes 50-55 mph and the safety of our residents should be #1 priority! An alternate route should be considered both for drivers, walkers and bicyclists!!
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Nancy 3 weeks 6 days ago
I run a biking group called the Center Line Cyclers on Tuesdays and we have ridden just about every road in Center Line.The Lawrence route is nice but you have to be very aware of cars. They tend to drive quite fast down Lawrence. We have had some close calls with the group.
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Anonymous 3 weeks 6 days ago
Is this a bike lane or an asphalt sidewalk? There are waaay too many curb cuts on this route creating conflicts with turning traffic, especially if you move users onto a sidewalk area. Talk about white knuckle bike riding! The reason the Macomb Orchard Trail works so well is that there are practically no curb cuts. Now I know you don't have an abandoned railroad to work with. Back to the drawing boards. At least use more secondary streets!
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Mike 1 month ago
Great idea to solicit public support through an interactive map! We all need to support connectivity with all communities along the IBT !
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Paul Martinsky 1 month ago
Great idea. Love the way trail extends south into Detroit, all the way to I-94/Chandler Park Area. Made me think if an additional trail could be estableihsed from Dequindre@24 Mile to Dequindre/Conant@8 Mile, south on Conant or Ryan to Jayne Field/Lasky(not far from, south of Original Buddy's Pizza , in the heart of City of Detroit's Campau/Davison/Banglatown Development/Restoration Areas, north of Hamtramck. The area is already set to connect to Detroit's 26 Mile Greenway, which is a trail link to Downtown Detroit!
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Anonymous 1 month ago
I really like how at a few spots there are two different options for which way to go.
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Anonymous 1 month ago
Absolute rubbish as designed. People are not going to ride this route as another paved path to access movie theaters, fast food and shopping opportunities. Putting people on VanDyke is ugly, dangerous and unpleasant. Should traversing the section through Warren be considered "running the gauntlet" and a "necessary evil" in order to get to better parts of the trail? My version requires negotiation with the railroad and I.T.C. as well as the Macomb County Drain Commission and probably some private property owners as well but...I'm sure they can handle that. My proposal keeps cyclists/joggers away from automobiles except for a very short piece of Ten Mile Road. The vast majority of the route is otherwise along train tracks, beside (or under) the I.T.C. powerline corridor or...along the Red Run near Freedom Hill where it connects to the Freedom Trail at Metro Parkway 300 yards west of Utica Road. See the attached screen capture from Google Earth Pro. All the civilization you could ever want is just a stone's throw from the trail so ample opportunities exist at every road crossing for fast food or a hotel room should people want it.
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Anonymous
I agree! Who in the right mind is going to ride along Van Dyke in Warren?! Anonymous proposed map is much better considering this is a very urban area.
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Tracey Moro 1 month ago
I love that this is coming. Just wondering why you don't consider the trail going beyond on the Red Run - I see it gets to just south of 15 Mile - but it could go to Freedom Hill ? Also the corridor also picks up there near the 15 mile section and that could be nice. Just trying to keep the trail away from traffic. So much nicer to be traveling on a trail and seeing nature. That's my 2 cents!
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MZ 1 month ago
In Warren, if you'd continued north on Lorraine to 13 Mile Rd. and then over to Chicago Rd. to Hoover you'd have captured one of the most beautiful routes as it meanders along. You'd end where Chicago Rd. ends at Hoover having seen more unexpectedly lovely scenery.
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Dennis Earl Champine 1 month 3 weeks ago
After discussion with Norm Cox, I do think that if we reroute the Center Line portion, we should gain a consensus from the City Council, since they approved the route going through the CLPS property...
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