Columbus Department of Recreation and Parks has chosen a route for an Olentangy Trail connector that includes a crossing on busy West North Broadway near the OhioHealth's David P. Blom Administrative Campus.
Some who live in that area or use the trail still think that's dangerous, and would prefer a bridge or underground passage instead of a crosswalk near a busy interchange.
"You're swapping one dangerous connection for another," said Judy Minister, a former Clintonville area commissioner.
Officials wanted to make the trail safer. The existing trail connection between Clinton-Como and Northmoor parks crosses West North Broadway at Milton Avenue, and takes bicyclists, runners and walkers down five streets in Clintonville: Riverside Drive, Delhi Avenue, Milton Avenue, West Kenworth Road and Olentangy Boulevard, a one-mile stretch.