Muncie and Ball State are collaborating to make bike lanes connecting the university to the rest of Muncie.
The superintendent of Muncie Public Works, Duke Campbell, said bike lanes would run through and around Ball State. A bike lane would run directly through campus on McKinley Avenue, connecting Bethel Avenue to University Avenue and White River Boulevard. There would also be bike lanes connecting McGalliard Road and Oakwood Avenue to Bethel Avenue, and Bethel to Riverside Avenue by way of New York Avenue.
Campbell said he was working with Jim Lowe, who is the director of engineering, construction and operations for Ball State.
He said he couldn’t say when the project would be finished, citing potential right-of-way and construction issues. The city and Ball State wanted the project completed by the end of the year.
Mayor Dennis Tyler said it's important for students to have accessibility throughout Ball State and the city of Muncie, and the city is working to provide that.
“A lot of younger people… they don’t even want to get in a car during the weekend. They want to be able to bike or walk wherever they go, or get on a bus,” Tyler said. “We’re working very hard to do that, we’re adding bicycle lanes, we’re moving bicycle lanes closer to Ball State.”
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