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Residents urge safer bike access, signage in Corinth active-transportation plan
Summary
Two longtime Corinth residents told council the city needs safer connections and clearer signage to the Katy Trail and downtown Agora to protect cyclists and pedestrians.
Two Corinth residents told the City Council during public comment that the city’s active-transportation planning must prioritize safer connections to the Denton County (Katy) Trail and clearer signage for cyclists. Burley Wood, a volunteer with Keep Corinth Beautiful and the Parks and Recreation Board, said a lack of paved paths and roadside signage makes getting to the trail hazardous. “For me, the safety issue is getting to and from the trail…there are no paved paths, and the Shady Shores Road is a narrow two-lane road with many speeding vehicles,” Wood said.
Janice Morgan Lentz, who said she has lived in Corinth for almost 40 years, echoed those concerns and described a dangerous stretch she rides to reach the trail. “The most dangerous two miles that I travel is between my house and Swisher to get on the Katy Trail,” Lentz said, and she described the Katy Trail crossing at Swisher Lane as effectively impassable at times for pedestrians and cyclists.
Both speakers urged the council to prioritize lower-cost improvements that would connect neighborhoods to the trail and downtown Agora, and to add signage that educates motorists about sharing the road with bicycles. Wood recommended starting with roads that provide the most access to the trail and Agora with the least cost to the city, then assessing traffic effects before expanding paths.
The comments were made during the meeting’s public-comment period; council did not take formal action on the suggestions at the time.
