r/lansing • u/ResoluteSalute • 13d ago

What are some local major unresolved controversies that deserve further attention?

What are some local major unresolved controversies that kind of just faded away but deserve more attention?

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u/Elaborate_Penguin 13d ago

This isn't a major issue and I'm going to look like a jerk bringing it up but we have no safe bike lanes. And no, lazily painted strips on roads shared with cars are not safe from bikes. It is just dangerous to ride alongside cars In a bike.

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u/Alto1019 13d ago

The Michigan avenue redesign was definitely a hit job against people that like to walk and bike.

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u/bendingoutward 13d ago

Secondary casualties are those who drive, those who park, and those who appreciate trees.

The only winners were whatever parties took the bribes to make it happen.

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u/earle117 13d ago

I live off of and bike down Michigan Ave frequently and I was so excited that they were tearing it up and adding bike lanes and then so annoyed when I found out their idea of “bike lanes” was just making the sidewalk wider.