The proposal calls to convert Hagadorn Road from four lanes to three lanes between Grand River Avenue and Haslett Road.

“I’m not sure how much more information will come between now and next week,” Sam Singh said.

Just as it was at the Sept. 17 commission meeting, the speakers represented a very split decision within the community about the proposal.

“If any of you would be kind of enough to come to that area at 7:00 or 8:00 in the morning, or 4:00 or 5:00 at night, and sit in one of the side streets and view the traffic, you could understand how ridiculous this proposal is,” an East Lansing resident said.

Tim Potter, manager of the MSU Bikes Service Center, said the city should proceed with the conversion because it would be similar to projects the city has done in recent years, which have generally been successful.

“MSU was really proud of the award they received last year from the state of Michigan for reducing traffic on campus by over 70 percent in the last 10 years,” Potter said, adding that the change would enhance the safety of bikers in the city. “It seems interesting to hear people say this would slow traffic.”

The council also decided at the meeting to pass a resolution committing to a project with the Michigan Department of Transportation to construct a sound wall along Trowbridge Road and U.S. 127.

Construction of the sound wall would appease residents in the Red Cedar neighborhood, particularly on Ivanhoe Drive, a street near the intersection of Trowbridge and South Harrison roads, who have filed reports with the city complaining about the noise on the freeway.

The project will cost the city a maximum of $250,000. The state will pay for the rest.

The city will file the paperwork with the state before the state’s fiscal year concludes on Oct. 1, despite some concern by Singh and councilmember Kevin Beard, who were uneasy about the fact that the city doesn’t know yet how it will move around the city’s funds to pay for the project.

“If we wait one more year, that money can allocated directly to the sound wall,” Beard said.

But the other councilmembers were anxious to commit to the project so the city doesn’t lose its opportunity to proceed with the project.

“The sooner we get in the queue, the better,” Mayor Pro Tem Vic Loomis said. “So at least the state of Michigan knows as a community that we have an interest in doing this.”