White Earth Nation in Minnesota Will Improve Safety with Shared-Use Pathway

The White Earth Nation in Minnesota is awarded $1.1 million in funding for the planning, design, and construction of a shared-use pathway in the community of Naytahwaush. Currently, people walking and biking are using the 2-foot-wide shoulders of highway CSAH 4 to travel. With the lack of lighting and close proximity to high-speed vehicles, this is an immediate safety issue. In this reservation, 35% of households have one or zero vehicles and 25% of the residents are under the age of 15. The proposed path will run parallel to CSAH 4, a two-lane, unlit highway with no sidewalk or bicycle facilities. The path will remove people walking and bicycling from vehicle conflicts along a highly travelled route that connects community housing, a workforce center, and a health clinic.