Resident urges Planning Commission to prioritize pedestrian, bicycle safety on Presque Isle Avenue

A community member who presented a pedestrian and cyclist safety study told the Planning Commission that "traffic and infrastructure conditions on Presque Isle Avenue does not make people walking and biking feel safe." The presenter said she observed the corridor and surveyed more than 30 people over two weeks in late March and concluded drivers often fail to stop or yield to people waiting to cross.

The presentation focused on the stretch of Presque Isle Avenue between Walden Street and Myrtle Street, adjacent to Superior Hill and near the university campus. The speaker said the university’s master plan sees Presque Isle Avenue as a "pedestrian centric entertainment corridor" with new mixed‑use development, but that the street in its current form "is not ready to serve the University Entertainment District." She said the street was reconstructed a few years ago but that design and driver behavior…