It's one of the main thoroughfares near the Syarcuse University Campus. Each day, thousands of people walk, bike and drive down Euclid Avenue. But as Alexa Green explains, some are unhappy with the street's current design.
SYRACUSE N.Y. -- With temperatures hovering around 80 degrees Monday, Euclid Avenue was littered with students. Many, like Law student Jerry Gianakis, rely on biking as their main method of transportation.
"I see a lot of people biking on here and it's definitely not that safe a lot of the time. Especially with the cars parked on the side of the road, you have to be in the road. There's almost no where for us to go besides that," Gianakis explained.
That's why one group is pushing to change the design of Euclid Avenue and add a designated bike lane.
"There's so many of us out there now cycling. We counted 500 bikes coming through here just in a day. Two ways, that's 1,000 bicycles and I want something to happen before somebody dies," said ESF Bike Safety Committee Chair Melissa Fierke.
Syracuse Common Councilors say they have looked into four possibilities of adding a bike lane on the busy avenue. Councilor Bob Dougherty supports the idea, but says some things need to be worked out first.
"I know some of the proposals included removing parking on one side or the other. I don't think that's a bad idea. To remove the parking completely, I can understand that also," Doughterty said.
But, others say getting rid of parking by the SU hill, which already has a shortage, does not seem realistic.
"Whether you get rid of all the parking there, or one side. Whatever you do. There's a lot of houses, lot of 2,3,4,5 family houses, whatever they might be. You need to have as much parking as you can get," added Syracuse Common Councilor Chad Ryan.
Already two other avenues near the University, Comstock and University Avenues, have designated bike lanes. Syracuse Common Councilors say at this point, they are still reviewing all their options.