WRITING QUESTION: How do you feel about the effect of I-69 and I-475 upon your neighborhood?

“1. Speed too high lots of accidents 2. Noise” – Alicia Pitts

“Rarely think about it.” – Bob Mabbitt

“Convenient and it helps keep our house values up by feeding commuters in and out of the neighborhood.” – Cathy Lancaster

“The expressways are major boundaries although the original geographic boundaries like Dort Highway and Gilkey Creek are actually more predominant as separators.” – Dayne Walling

“positive in terms of easy access in and out of the area” – Denise Smith Allen

“Well, we are disconnected with the adjoining neighborhoods in Ward 7.” – Desiree Duell

“convenient access, some traffic noise, a defining boundary” – E. Custer

“Lots of noise and pollution, coupled with convenience. I also acknowledge the highway's effect on neighborhood cohesiveness in a negative way.” – E. Perkins-Harbin

“I like the easy freeway access because I use both 475 and 69 to get to jobs” – Emma

“Easy access, noisy, pollution” – Erik and Lata

“Noise and pollution” – Ingrid Halling

“Not sure, honestly.” – Jessica Coyne

“I actually like that it is so close to both and that it is easy to drive in and around Flint because of them.” – Leslie

“475 took out all of Liberty st-a tragedgy and part of East St. It was built to go from Fisher Body gm plant to Ternstedt gm plant, neither one is here now-a tragedy.” – Margie Latter

“I wish they weren't here. They seem to separate us from the neighbors on the other side, whose homes and lives look so much like we should be neighbors. I worry about the people who live close to the expressways -- how do they sleep? how do they breathe? I'd rather have a trolley and bike path.” – Melodee Mabbitt

“Where I live (Franklin and Montclair), the expressway noise is subdued so they are a convenience to me.” – Michael Kelly

“Have no problem with it.” – Nelle Pinkney

“Central Park is right off of I-475.” – Stephanie Render

“Adds to noise, but very convenient.” – Stephany Diana

“They were here before I was.” – Tom Spademan

“I think it has fractured the neighborhood. And that's just an observation. I've just returned from California after being gone for 30 years.” – Vanessa Terrell