MILFORD, Del. - The City of Milford is looking to get public input on the updated plans for bike striping on Marshall Street.
This comes from the city's Bicycle Master Plan that began in 2008 and if finalized, the lanes would go from South East Second Street to Watergate Boulevard South with breaks for some street parking.
People who live on this street said the street parking along the roadway is essential and is an inconvenience to get rid of any of it,
"Most of the driveways here are single car driveways. We don't have many that accommodate two cars. So I know a lot of people that park on the road, including myself - I also feel like more people park on the roads than bikers come down this road." said Cody Martin.
Milford Planning Director Rob Pierce said Marshall Street was chosen to add bike lanes to because it is so wide already.
"So we want to try to connect neighborhoods to those park areas. One of the main ways to connect them would be on larger corridors." said Pierce.
Pierce said bike lane striping is expected to continue throughout Milford as this project progresses and changes could potentially be made to the project from input at upcoming workshops.
However Martin said other issues on the roadway should take priority,
"There are a lot of people that speed down this road, especially because it is so wide and we don't have a traffic light except when it starts on Marshall Street. So I do feel like maybe more speed enforcement than bike enforcement."
A public workshop for this project will be held on Jan. 23 at the Milford Public Works building from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.