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Students and supporters say bike lanes would improve safety and school access
Summary
Students and local supporters told the committee that narrow lanes and high speeds make Parker Avenue dangerous for riders and that protected bike lanes would improve safe access to Columbia High School and neighborhood parks.
Several younger speakers and parents urged the township to prioritize student safety and better active-transportation links. A junior/senior speaker who said he bikes regularly to school said the current conditions force riders to take circuitous, less safe routes and that bike lanes would help: "I am very happy with this project," he said, adding that narrowing the roadway would better enable safe routes to Columbia High School.
Other supporters said reduced speeds and clear bike facilities would increase ridership and that the plan should focus on improving crossings and intersection treatments where conflicts concentrate. Supporters asked the committee to revisit slip lanes that allow fast turning movements across bike lanes.
