Fairmount Park Redwood Drive closure

Lifelong area resident says the narrow road is a safety hazard for strollers and bikes and wants a safe way around the lake; also opposes park cut-through traffic to the freeway.

Bubbling Wells resident opposes the closure (Option A) and supports Option B, arguing Dexter closes frequently for many reasons and the road isn't dangerous after 40+ years.

Ward 1 resident invokes Olmsted's park design legacy, saying cut-through traffic should be limited so people can enjoy the park on foot and bike.

Ten-year Bubbling Wells resident says the park needs more sidewalks everywhere, not road closures; no pedestrian accidents in his decade there.

Strongly supports the closure, describing difficulty navigating the road with a walker after surgery, and cites city liability for dangerous conditions; wants the road closed in both directions.

Bubbling Wells resident since 1995 opposes the closure, saying it funnels traffic into her one-in-one-out neighborhood and endorses sidewalks or boardwalks instead.

Longtime Bubbling Wells resident collecting petitions against the closure, citing fire evacuations and frequent road closures that leave her neighborhood with limited ways out.

Represents petitioners with 77 signatures supporting Option A; says the inconvenience is worth preserving Fairmount Park as a jewel.

33-year Bubbling Wells resident opposes closure, citing the unfinished million-dollar dredging project that would require closing Dexter again and his neighborhood's total dependence on park roads.

Calls the dilapidated bridge 'the elephant in the room' and supports Option B — fix the bridge and sidewalks rather than a band-aid closure.

Bubbling Wells resident since 1994 supports Option B, stressing evacuation safety — the bridge is her neighborhood's escape route when Market Street is jammed.

New resident describes being trapped during a December fire and a golf-course event that closed both access routes; pleads for Option B and safe evacuation.

Parent pushing a double stroller across the bridge says he's never had an issue and opposes the closure.