Metro Detroit cities making road improvements to increase pedestrian safety
As the weather warms up and as more people become fully vaccinated, business is starting to pick up again. That includes social districts, allowing people to carry alcohol while walking streets.
Posted at 5:22 AM, Apr 29, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-29 06:27:08-04
OAKLAND COUNTY. MICH. (WXYZ) â As the weather warms up and as more people become fully vaccinated, business is starting to pick up again. That includes social districts, allowing people to carry alcohol while walking streets.
With that in mind, 7 Action News wanted to know what city leaders in Birmingham, Royal Oak and Ferndale are doing to keep people safe while walking around this summer.
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Crosswalk confusion plagues local downtown districts By: Sarah Wojcik, Tiffany Esshaki | C&G Newspapers | Published April 20, 2021
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BIRMINGHAM/ROYAL OAK In vibrant, bustling downtowns, crosswalks are a commodity.
But as familiar as they are, not everyone agrees on the rules and etiquette that exist between pedestrians and drivers when they meet.
Birmingham resident Robyn Whitelaw has run into that conflict more than a few times. She takes regular walks downtown with friends.
“It seems they all have different ideas of what the signs mean,” Whitelaw said. “One friend believes she can walk into traffic and the cars have to stop. I’ve noticed a lot of people seem to think that. I’m at the other end of the spectrum. I think it just reminds cars to slow down and look for pedestrians. Pedestrians should not be entering the intersection if a car is approaching.”
City Council votes to strip businesses of parking spots in Royal Oak on Delemere Blvd
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Royal Oak business owners losing parking to greenspace plan by council
In an industrial part of Royal Oak, some parking spots have been there for decades. But now the city is looking to make repairs on this street and ultimately take the spots away. This one is a little tough to swallow, said Jim Wyss, owner, Olsen Manufacturing. It’s just going to make it hard to do business that’s all.
Nearly all business owners on Delemere Blvd. are in agreement when it comes to store-front street parking, they want things to stay the way they are.