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Waseena business owner warns council Greenway detour plan will push users into traffic and create safety hazards
Summary
Jeff Todd, owner of Roanoke Mountain Adventures, told council the planned Waseena Bridge closure detour would reroute Greenway users onto neighborhood streets without physical separation, creating serious safety risks; city staff said they would reexamine the detour and continue coordinating with the Greenway Commission and Vision Zero staff.
Jeff Todd, owner of Roanoke Mountain Adventures and a Waseena neighborhood resident, told Roanoke City Council on April 15 that the planned detour for the Waseena Bridge closure is not a proper Greenway detour. Todd said the current plan would reroute cyclists, pedestrians and mobility-device users onto public streets alongside vehicles "with no protection, and there's no…
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