Every three days
someone is hit while walking
or bicycling in Lansing,
Michigan, on average.
(Lansing Police Department Traffic Crash
Reporting System Data)
In Lansing, 2.45% of trips are
by foot and 0.42% by bike.
vs.
In Ann Arbor, 15.79% of trips
are by foot, and in Madison
3.19% of trips are by bike.
(U.S. Census Decennial, 2000)
Walk and Bike Lansing! Draft Recommendations
Lansing Walking & Bicycling Task Force, c/o Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council
P.O. Box 17164, Lansing, MI 48901  517-214-5684
1. Double the percentage of trips made by
bicycle or foot in the City of Lansing by 2013.

2. Eliminate pedestrian and bicyclist deaths
from motor vehicle crashes in Lansing by 2018.

3. Reduce pedestrian and bicyclist injuries
from motor vehicle crashes in Lansing by 20%
each year for the next ten years.
Striped, signed on-road
bicycle lanes  reduce
bicyclist accidents by
30-50%.
Techniques like Road
Diets can improve both
motorist and non-motorists
safety on major roads.
The Walk and Bike Lansing! Draft Plan is a project of the Lansing Walking & Bicycling
Task Force.

Made possible with generous support from:   







Designed and editing by:  




Significant contributors:
  • Josh DeBruyn, Michigan Department of Transportation
  • Andy Kilpatrick, City of Lansing
  • John Lindenmayer, League of Michigan Bicyclists
  • Sarah Panken, Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness, Health, and Sports
  • Janine Sinno, Ingham County Health Department
  • Jessica Yorko, Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council

Essential resources:

Cover Photo Credits, left to right:
  • Row 1: Corbis Royalty Free Photography, Capital Area Transit Authority, Dan
    Burden.
  • Row 2: Tim Potter, Safe Routes to School, Jeremy Herlizck (Lansing State
    Journal).
  • Row 3: Dan Burden, Corbis, Corbis
*The Walk and Bike Lansing! Plan is a set of 76 recommendations and best practices for
making Lansing a Walk & Bike Friendly City.
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Acknowledgements
Executive Summary

Between October and December
of 2006, the Lansing Walking &
Bicycling Task Force participated
discussions centered on the
question:
“What do we need to do to
make Lansing a walk and bike
friendly city?”

The outcome was a set of fourteen
action items, which led to the
creation of the Walk and Bike
Lansing! Draft Plan.

Now that we have documented
some strategies and best practices
from other communities, we need
to know what people in Lansing
think of these ideas.

Even before that, we need to
know if having walkable,
bikeable communities is
important to Lansing
residents, and what Lansing
residents see as major
concerns and opportunities.

The strategies in this document
are meant to stimulate community
conversations, ideas, and
feedback. They offer some options
for consideration.

Please take a look at them, think
about how you might get involved,
and what would improve the lives
of the people of Lansing.
Above all, tell us what you think.

You can give comments:

  • Online

  • Email comments to yorko446@cs.com

  • Mail comments to Mid-MEAC at P.O. Box 17164, Lansing, MI 48901.
Introduction
Chapters and Chapter Goals
Chapter 1: Non-Motorized Network
(PDF, 800 KB)
Goal: establish a non-motorized network
that serves all Lansing residents and
neighborhoods. See Action Alerts!

Chapter 2: Walk and Bike Friendly Streets
(PDF, 700 KB)
Goal: make all of Lansing's streets safe for
walking and bicycling. See Action Alerts!

Chapter 3: Bicycle Parking
(PDF, 1.2 MB)
Goal: Provide convenient and secure
short-term and long-term bike parking
throughout Lansing and encourage public
agencies and private property owners to
provide sufficient and appropriate bicycle
parking.

Chapter 4: Transit
(PDF, 490 KB)
Goal: Provide convenient connections
between walking, bicycling, and transit.

Chapter 5: Education
(PDF, 1.8 MB)
Goal: Educate bicyclists, pedestrians, and
motorists about bicycle and pedestrian
safety, and the benefits of walking and
bicycling.

Chapter 6: Marketing and Health Promotion
(PDF, 700 KB)
Goal: Increase walking and bicycling in
Lansing through social marketing and
health promotion.
Appendices
Corbis Royalty Free Photography
Photo by Bell Sports/Gareth Walters
Photo by Heidi Potter
Photo by Steve Longrove
Scroll down for cover photo credits.
Making Lansing, Michigan Accessible and Walk & Bike Friendly!