Melinda Tuhus Photo
Fair Haven got an update on an ongoing plan to make the streets around K‑8 Fair Haven School safe for people who aren’t driving cars.
City Engineer Dick Miller (on right in photo) made the pitch at the school Tuesday night to a handful of “the public,” including Philip Harrington, a dentist whose office is right across the street. Listen to Melinda Tuhus’s report here. He described how the city has been using a $500,000 federal “Safe Routes To School” grant to prepare bump-outs and speed humps to slow down Grand Avenue traffic. The city expects to have the work done next fall.
The aim is to encourage more of the school’s 600 students to walk or bike to school.
“I think we need it. … Crossing guards have their hands full.There’s just people whizzing by at Grand and Bright, Grand and Atwater, when school lets out,” said dentist Philip Harrington, whose office is across the street from the school. “I’m just worried about the details of how they will accommodate business owners.”
Miller said improvements will include new sidewalks, which will help not just pedestrians but the businesses. The city has been working with neighbors on the plan.
“If you have a project that is generated by people who are closest to the issue, you end up with a much better product,” Miller said.
For a previous story with details on the plan, click here.