Monday\u2019s Port Huron City Council meeting revolved heavily around biking in the area. The main topic of discussion that led to public comment addressed funding the \u201cBridge to Bay\u201d Bicycle Trail. The council approved authorization of a $300,000 DNR grant application to fund the gaps in the \u201cBridge to Bay\u201d bike trail. If awarded, the offer would be accepted and local match funding would be provided. The matching funds would come from private funding, according to City Manager James Freed at the meeting.
\nDuring the public hearing regarding the issue, resident James Soto, an SC4 philosophy professor and cyclist, addressed the non-recreational bike paths in the city, or lack thereof. He said that the \u201cplan does not address real and serious cycling deficiencies\u2026in the city,\u201d including Gratiot Avenue, which he called \u201cstaggeringly dangerous.\u201d He was concerned with the safety of riders getting to the \u201cBridge to Bay\u201d trail. Soto also addressed 10th Street, where bicyclists are not necessarily biking for recreation, but for transportation.
\nFreed said that the city has implemented a \u201cwhole host of remedies to address the issue\u201d with cooperation from multiple agencies and the cycling community. At the end of the meeting, Councilmember Anita Ashford requested a future SEMCOG presentation to address the bike safety questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Monday\u2019s Port Huron City Council meeting revolved heavily around biking in the area. The main topic of discussion that led to public comment addressed funding the \u201cBridge to Bay\u201d Bicycle Trail. The council approved authorization of a $300,000 DNR grant application to fund the gaps in the \u201cBridge to Bay\u201d bike trail. If awarded, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":27406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1968,24],"tags":[4573,2555,4572,469,33,1810],"class_list":["post-27400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current","category-daily-news","tag-bike-lanes","tag-bike-trail","tag-bridge-to-bay","tag-james-freed","tag-port-huron","tag-port-huron-city-council","et_post_format-et-post-format-video","et-has-post-format-content"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n