In order to counter the effects of a speed limit hike on Saginaw Street in East Lansing from 35 miles per hour to 45 miles per hour, the City of East Lansing and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) are putting up $1.3 million for sidewalk improvements.
The city agreed to the speed limit change when MDOT agreed to help put in 
sidewalk infrastructure that would allow bikers and walkers to continue along the route safely.
“There are bikers and pedestrians, and one of the issues is that we have a lot more multi-family residential properties on Saginaw than we did three years ago,” says Todd Sneathen with the City of East Lansing.
The city will widen some sidewalks and extend the length of others.
The project runs along Saginaw Street in East Lansing near Patriarche Park between Coolidge Road and Hagadorn.
The city will pay an estimated $260,040 for the project. Transportation Enhancement Funds are expected to fill the remaining $1.04 million.
Source: Todd Sneathen, City of East Lansing
Ivy Hughes, development news editor, can be reached here.
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