Safety Path Program

The program consists of constructing concrete safety paths throughout the Township as outlined in the 1999 Safety Path Master Plan. The original paths were constructed to provide pedestrians, joggers and bikers with safe passage from local neighborhoods to schools, shopping areas and other local points of interest. These concerns, combined with our residents’ interest in health and exercise, continue to drive this program.

In response to our residents’ interest, the Engineering and Environmental Services Department, working with our consulting engineers, update the Safety Path Master Plan annually. Future safety path routes are considered based upon the anticipated usage by residents, the ability to construct within the existing public right-of-way, and to preserve the surrounding natural features. Final detailed engineering plans are prepared for safety path routes after they have been determined to be feasible for construction within the cost of the program.

Benefits of this program: Provides a safe passage for children to school; promotes health and exercise; and promotes awareness of Township landscapes and natural features.

2013 Safety Path Program

• Maple Road – south side from Westbourne Drive to West Bradford Drive (.3 miles)
• Square Lake Road – north side from Bloomfield Crossing to Opdyke Road (.4 miles)

In 2012, Bloomfield Township constructed the following paths:

• Telegraph Road – west side from Maple Road to Sandalwood Drive. (.4 miles)
• Telegraph Road – east side from Long Lake Road to Hickory Grove Road (1 mile)
• Square Lake Road – north side from Bowers Farm to Adams Road. (.1 miles)
• Adams Road – west side from Square Lake Road to Ashover Drive (.7 miles)

Click here to view a map of the safety paths