The intersections of Highland and Lafayette, Lenawee and Lafayette, and Awixa and Lenawee and Highland are very wide, and thus have a significant amount of extra pavement. If these intersections are reconfigured, it would minimize our carbon footprint, increase stormwater infiltration, and decrease long-term maintenance costs.

Crash and speed data were evaluated during design. There have been no documented speed crashes in the last five years, and the neighborhood’s average speed is well below 25 mph. Neither data point showed evidence of safety concerns. However, if implemented, the reconfiguration would still create a safety benefit by increasing sightlines and decreasing driver confusion.

We are very interested in obtaining your feedback on the proposed changes. This feedback opportunity will be open from now to April 17, 2026.

In the survey there are drawings to provide a better understanding of the proposed changes. These drawings are not to scale, engineered, or final. They should be used only as a visual reference to help understand what is being proposed prior to responding to the survey.

What are the next steps post feedback?

Feedback results will guide what happens next:

• If the neighborhood does not support this change, then the intersections will remain as they are currently laid out.
• If the neighborhood supports the intersection changes, then the changes will be implemented when the street is resurfaced.
• If the neighborhood only supports 1 or 2 of the 3 proposed changes the areas that received support will be implemented.

Regardless of the feedback outcome the streets identified for resurfacing this season will remain on the list to be resurfaced, as long as funding is available.

• Provide residents with an understanding of why intersection changes are proposed.
• Partner with the neighborhood to decide if intersection changes should be implemented based on feedback received.