Letter to the editor: Prioritize people, not roads, sprawl

To the editor:

The Sustainability Action Network and its members are spot-on when they say Lawrence streets are overbuilt. The last few years have shown the truth of this, as city life has continued smoothly despite successive construction projects closed or reduced car lanes on first 23rd Street, later Sixth Street and now Tennessee Street.

Our city can most efficiently grow by prioritizing people, healthy transportation options and denser development instead of sprawl, cars and ever-wider roads. City Commission, let’s do it!

Ian Crossfield,

Lawrence