The Canfield Pedestrian over the Lodge is now closed. It joins other recently closed pedestrian bridges such as Spruce Street bridge that's also over the Lodge. MDOT is unwilling to find funding to maintain them, and when they decay past the point of being safe, they can't find the funding to replace them. They are disconnecting communities at a time when the US DOT is calling for (and providing funding for) reconnecting communities.
Most recently MDOT has said they would not replace the Spruce bridge. They made this decision without evaluating how this would affect the many bicyclists who rely on this safe connection between North Corktown and Midtown. We continue to lead on this issue at the city, state, and federal level. |