Tonight by a vote of 6-1, the DeSoto City Council voted to lift the 12-year-od ban for non-motorized traffic on 83rd Street from Kill Creek Rd east to its city limits with Lenexa. Council is going to discuss reducing the 45-mph speed limit, possibly to 35-mph, in the near future, which would improve the safety for all users, human, horse or motor-powered.
But don’t head for 83rd Street just yet. The effective date for the lifting the ban was not determined. Public notices must be made and signs will need to be removed. As soon as that information is available, KanBikeWalk will let you know. A big thank you goes out to the DeSoto residents who were at the meeting speaking in support of moving DeSoto forward and to the DeSoto City Council for it foresight.
