Safety concerns at Alton/Saginaw and Hitching Post intersections
East Lansing
Summary
After pedestrian deaths in 2025 and 2026, the commission wants MDOT to sit down publicly and explain who owns each safety problem on two dangerous corridors — and whether a formal Road Safety Audit will happen.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jul 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
Unknown — potential future spending on corridor safety improvements is not yet quantified.
Everyone who walks, bikes, or drives on Saginaw and Grand River corridors — especially pedestrians at risk today.
Commissioners and the liaison contend the stop sign is not supported by the broader neighborhood's traffic conditions.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Transportation Commission - 13 Jul 2026
After pedestrian deaths in 2025 and 2026, the commission wants MDOT to sit down publicly and explain who owns each safety problem on two dangerous corridors — and whether a formal Road Safety Audit will happen.
Transportation Commission - 02 Feb 2026
After months of back-and-forth, the Southlawn/Rosewood intersection proposal returns to council Tuesday on the consent agenda as a stop sign — the opposite of what this commission recommended. The council liaison said publicly he won't support the change and favors keeping the yield signs.
Transportation Commission - 05 Jan 2026
The council liaison, speaking as a resident, raised dramatic injury-crash numbers at the Alton and Saginaw left turn and asked whether a right-turn-only restriction should be studied. A new no-left-turn sign on Hitching Post Road also surfaced.
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