A new Danville committee wants to make the city and county more connected and easier to navigate for non-motorized travelers.
It was last month when Ernst Crown-Weber, owner of Danville Bike and Footwear and a representative on the city’s transportation committee, came before the City Commission at Mayor Bernie Hunstad’s behest to talk about forming a new committee out of the transportation group that will solely focus on trails and other non-vehicle pathways.
“After talking with the mayor, we thought a separate group could work on some of these issues more usefully independent of the transportation committee because of the scope of what they have on their plate,” Crown-Weber said.
While the transportation committee looks at broader issues, including traffic flow and parking, the trails committee, which met for the first time last month, will be able to focus on making the community more pedestrian, running and cycling friendly.
Crown-Weber said it was important to include people on the committee who are passionate and knowledgeable about various types of non-vehicle transportation and know how to implement their ideas.
