Westerville has big plans for curb lane

As you drive down Spring or Schrock roads on your way to and from work, school, shopping or wherever, imagine that the curb lane isn’t there because it is reserved for parking and bicyclists. Imagine where the rubbish trucks, mail-delivery vehicles, etc., will now have to navigate.

Imagine when a fire truck or ambulance from one of the fire stations located on each of these two roads has an emergency run and now must manuever around traffic on one lane instead of two. If the city of Westerville has its way, it won’t be a fantasy but a reality.

Spring Road from Hempstead to County Line and Schrock from Hempstead to Otterbein will be reduced to one lane each direction, with the curb lane becoming a parking and bicycle lane.

So far about 200 people have responded to the city, with opponents in a slight majority.

Those who like the idea should do nothing. But those who can’t imagine this scenario should fill out the survey form and let the city know. The deadline is Friday, Sept. 27.

The survey is on the City website: https://www.westerville.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentID=7532

A year from now when your commute causes frustration, are you going to ask how this happened? Answer: inaction.