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Resident urges board to add bike lanes to Main Street project
Summary
At the Dec. 9 Fairport Village Board meeting, resident Ginny Mayer urged trustees to revisit Main Street’s design to accommodate safe, accessible bike travel, saying grant guidance and a recent parking study support a multimodal approach.
Ginny Mayer, a Fairport resident, told the Village Board on Dec. 9 that the Main Street streetscape project should be redesigned to include safe, accessible bike travel before construction begins.
"You have the power to ask for a design for a true multimodal project," Mayer said, urging trustees to hold a public discussion before finalizing the plan. She said about 80% of the project funding comes from the Federal Transportation Alternatives Program and that bike lanes were emphasized during the grant application process but omitted from the preliminary design.
Mayer said the current preliminary drawings appear to prioritize on‑street parking and the roadway, and she asked the board to consider changing parking and circulation to make space for bikes. She cited the village’s downtown parking study, saying it concluded Main Street does not need on‑street parking and that creating bike access could help manage parking demand.
Village Manager White responded with a technical clarification on right‑of‑way limits, saying the phrase "curb to façade" in project documents generally reflects a right‑of‑way extending roughly 10 feet past the roadway curb toward building façades and that the village procured small maintenance agreements where façade areas fell outside the right‑of‑way. "The phrasing of curb to façade is an accurate statement," White said.
Mayer and other speakers asked the board to commission or release design options that show how bike lanes could be accommodated within grant constraints and asked trustees to ensure future compatibility with bicycle infrastructure before construction begins.
The board did not take an immediate vote on the design approach; Mayer’s remarks were part of the citizens forum and the board’s staff clarified technical constraints and procurement steps. Trustees said the issue can be discussed further in upcoming workshops and design reviews.
