Safety improvements at the rerouted Olentangy Trail intersection at West North Broadway will give people more time to cross by making cars wait longer
"We heard the community," said Brad Westall, planning manager for the city's Recreation and Parks Department."We studied this very, very hard with our public service department to do an enhanced safety crossing."Officials said they wanted to make Olentangy Trail, a popular 14-mile trail between Worthington and downtown Columbus with more than 1,000 bicycle and pedestrian trips a day on several sections more safe.
"What we’re going to provide here is a substantial upgrade for the one at Milton," Westall said of the intersection improvements at the OhioHealth campus on the planned reroute. "Anything they can do to make it safer," Minister said."Bikers run that light all the time. If there's a break in traffic, they take their opportunity."
David Vottero, who leads the Clintonville Area Commission, said he believes the improvements at the intersection will be welcome, although he said people who are concerned about safety there will remain concerned.Josh Lapp, the former chairman of Transit Columbus, an advocacy group, said bicyclists had been concerned about crossing near OhioHealth and Route 315.
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