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City adopts Active Transportation Vision Plan despite concerns over proposed road diet
Summary
The Macomb City Council voted to accept an active transportation vision plan intended to support bike and pedestrian projects and future grant applications, amid debate over a recommended road diet and acknowledgment that some corridors require federal approval.
The Macomb City Council adopted an Active Transportation Vision Plan on June 16 after hearing from staff and consultants who led a year‑long planning process of surveys, steering‑committee meetings and an open house.
Miranda Lambert said the plan — prepared with Benton & Associates under a thriving communities grant — lays out recommendations including a city loop multi‑use path, added interior cycling lanes to improve connectivity and, controversially, a possible road diet on some corridors. Lambert said staff will use the plan to support grant applications and demonstration projects, including Safe Streets for All proposals that could extend sidewalks and bike facilities.
One council member moved to table the plan to the committee of the whole to get more time to discuss the road diet recommendation; after additional discussion and a reminder that some streets (notably Jackson and Lafayette) fall under U.S. Department of Transportation jurisdiction, the alderman withdrew the motion and council voted to accept the plan. Councilors emphasized that adopting the vision does not commit the city to immediate roadway changes; it creates a framework to pursue funding and to study projects further.
Staff said the plan will be a tool to pursue grants and engineering work for demonstration projects and that consultants can be invited to present again for more detailed discussion.
