Hours before speaking to the Leawood City Council Monday evening, 8-year-old Adam Duede rode his bike to school. It was the first time since a car had hit him on that same route on 83rd Street in October.
“I don’t want any other person ever falling into the street, so can you put a fence so no more bikers, walkers, scooters, even people with strollers fall into the street?” the young resident said during the public comment period of Monday’s meeting.
Adam, alongside his mom, Kari, and several other parents, came forward during the meeting to support a proposal submitted by the Bike/Walk Committee to widen sidewalks and add crosswalks on 83rd Street to make it safer for pedestrians…