ALLEN COUNTY — Lima and Allen County have made strides from a decade ago in bike and pedestrian safety, but more work can be done, according to Josh Unterbrink of the Allen County Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Force.
The task force recently completed its fall 2024 bike and pedestrian count and while results are not available yet, Unterbrink said due to the recent good weather there was an uptick in activity throughout the county.
“This count might be an anomaly, but until those figures are calibrated and tallied, I’m not exactly sure what they’ll look like,” he said. “Since we started conducting these counts approximately 10 years ago, we have seen an increase throughout the region, both in Bluffton and Delphos, and in Lima and throughout the county in more active transportation users, meaning more people using human-powered modes of transportation, be it cycling, walking or hiking.”…