The first newly installed bike lane on Wayne Street (in front of J.K. O'Donnell, Toscani Pizzeria and Double Dragon) is just the first stage of the plan to install 5-foot bike lanes on Wayne and Berry running from South Anthony just south of the Maumee Pathway through Downtown to Thieme Drive and the St. Marys Pathway of the Rivergreenway.
"From speaking with other cities, bicycle infrastructure is a case of ‘If you build they will come,'" Mayor Henry said. "More options for cyclists result in more bicycles on our roadways. Bicycles reduce congestion on our streets, improve air quality by being not low-emissions, but no-emissions and give bike riders a built-in workout. Better bicycle infrastructure is really a solution to many of our urban challenges."
The Wayne Street bike line is the first of two bike lanes to run Downtown. The second bike lane will be put on Berry Street. Both bike lanes should be easy to connect to via Calhoun Street, which dumps into Headwaters Park and the adjacent Rivergreenway Trail.