City Announces New Bike/Pedestrian Access Option Around Trinity Triangle
Decatur Metro | December 18, 2014 | 12:49 pm
From the Decatur Minute…
As many are aware, bike and pedestrian access along the PATH trail along E. Howard has been rerouted for the last couple of months due to construction at the Trinity Triangle site. At this time, the City of Decatur is pleased to announce that bike and pedestrian access will be restored to this corridor with a new crossing on E. Trinity Place.
Here’s how it works: The new crossing is located between the construction site (west) and the triangle where N. Candler Street meets E. Howard (east). Look for the pedestrian crossing beacon and the street paint. Cyclists and pedestrians traveling east on the PATH Trail or north across E. College Avenue may now cross E. Trinity Place at a new temporary crossing. Cyclists and pedestrians traveling west across E. Trinity Place may now safely make their way across E. College Avenue or west on the PATH Trail.
Be careful! The crossing is well marked, but since it is a new location a bit closer to the railroad crossing, all cyclists, pedestrians and motorists should exercise caution.
The Decatur Police Department and Public Works Department will monitor use of the crossing. Updates will be provided as the project continues. This bike and pedestrian access is considered temporary because use of the new sidewalk is subject to construction phasing at the Trinity Triangle site through 2015.
For more information contact Design, Environment & Construction Division Director John Maximuk at .
Ok. It remains unclear why the original stretch of the path needs to be closed. If you go there, you see that the construction fence includes the road but not the sidewalk and there seems to be plenty of space to allow people to continue to use the path. I suppose this just isn’t convenient for the construction company and we all need to make things convenient for them.
Originally they had the fence on the other side of the PATH at the grass. It was moved back to where it is now a couple of weeks ago. You could not use the PATH until the fence was moved.
Thank you City for giving us back part of this area. I think it is a good solution to help keep bikes/peds moving through there with ease during construction.
I’m so glad. Biking down Church between the tunnel and Twain’s is killing my bike. The road is awful.