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Bowling Green hears Main Street bicycle and pedestrian study with multiple options for safety and mobility
Summary
Consultants presented a 2.5-mile Main Street study that recommends options ranging from restriping with on-street bike lanes to shared-use paths, pedestrian hybrid beacons and a possible single‑lane roundabout at Poe/Main; conceptual costs range from several hundred thousand for bypass segments to up to $15–20 million for curb‑and‑gutter rebuild options.
Consultants presented findings and conceptual options for a 2.5-mile Main Street bicycle and pedestrian study to the Bowling Green Council of the Whole, highlighting both safety concerns and multiple design alternatives.
The presentation summarized outreach and analysis: roughly 450 survey responses, a two‑day design charrette, traffic counts and a 10‑year crash review (2015–2024). The crash review identified 44 corridor crashes—25 bicycle‑related and 19 pedestrian‑related—with one fatality and seven serious injuries in the period examined. Consultants said those data support targeted safety interventions at several locations.
Design options are organized by corridor segments. Between Newton and Poe consultants proposed a pedestrian hybrid beacon (PHB) south of Dale Drive to mitigate frequent…
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