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Kansas City, Missouri, city leaders find compromise in removal of Truman Road bike lanes
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, metropolis leaders and neighborhood members mentioned a compromise to the controversial bike lanes alongside Truman Highway in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri Wednesday.
Members of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations Committee mentioned the potential for eradicating the bike lanes on the north facet of Truman Highway and implementing the implementation of different avenue suggestions, akin to a cycle monitor.
An modification to Ordinance No. 220318, launched by KCMO council members Melissa Robinson and Brandon Ellington, if accepted, would give KCMO Metropolis Supervisor Brian Platt 60 days to take away the lanes.
Robinson stated implementation of the bike lanes shouldn’t be secure and fell wanting its objectives and wish to work in the direction of assembly the wants of everybody impacted.
Members of the neighborhood spoke out for and in opposition to the elimination of the bike lanes at Wednesday’s assembly, discussing a number of subjects from starting from site visitors and bike security issues, to the good thing about bike lanes as a transportation possibility in Kansas Metropolis, to the pressure the lanes have placed on companies within the space.
This enterprise proprietor has a automotive store on Truman, he’s telling the committee the bike lanes have been detrimental to his livelihood. He’s says the proposal helps his enterprise out because it’s on the north facet of Truman however is asking members what about different outlets on the south facet? pic.twitter.com/Sp7gGRsjHC
— Daniela Leon (@danielaleontv) February 1, 2023
A neighborhood assembly on the bike lanes alongside Truman Highway was held in January after enterprise homeowners and drivers spoke out in opposition to the lanes, citing issues with security, confusion and affect on enterprise.
BikeWalkKC, a nonprofit group that goals to enhance biking and strolling in Kansas Metropolis, launched a assertion final Friday opposing the elimination of motorcycle lanes, saying the elimination will value KCMO’s third District more cash and can affect town’s alternative to entry federal funding and appeal to growth investments.