Members of the Complete Streets Committee in Plymouth presented a Jefferson Street Tactical Urbanism request to the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety Monday night.
Committee member Adam Thada said they are working with MACOG and City Engineer Rick Gaul to place a temporary crosswalk on Jefferson Street in front of the Coffee Lodge throughout the month of October.
“It gets a lot of use because the trail ends there – well, it doesn’t end there, but it continues around, but the last phase was not able to include that as part of the project,” stated Thada. “It gets a lot of foot traffic and bicycle traffic during pick-up and drop-off at the schools.”
The road will also narrow in that area.
The committee believes it will help with safety.
Street Superintendent Jim Marquardt said the materials for this project will be provided by MACOG and work to create the crosswalk would begin Sunday, October 3.
Marquardt added, “It will be temporary with some delineators they sent us and they sent us a bunch of white paint to add temporary stripes. We have a couple of signs that say ‘yield to pedestrians at crosswalk’. MACOG received a couple of those in their office and they’re supposed to be delivering those this week.”
The committee hopes to get feedback to see what the impact is and what direction, if any, should be taken in the future to address safety.
The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety approved the request with a unanimous vote.
Additionally, the city will borrow a portable speed alert monitor from the Town of Culver as part of this initiative. Culver Town Manager Ginny Bess Munroe informed the Culver Town Council members Tuesday night that an agreement between the town and the City of Plymouth was presented for use of the device. The agreement outlines responsibility of the City of Plymouth if the device is damaged. The Culver Town Council approved the agreement with a unanimous vote.
