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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Blame Glen Echo for the problem.  Montgomery County's own analysis says that the path is no good for cyclists.  Twice they have tried to fix the problem by putting in bike lanes, and Glen Echo blocked it.

In 2004-2005 Maryland created a plan to put 5 foot wide bike lanes on MacArthur Blvd, solving the problem.  Guess who vetoed it?  Glen Echo.  That was back in 2004-2005.

In 2007, Montgomery County again tried to put in bike lanes, this time 3' lanes in a second project.  ontgomery Planning Board cited as its reason:  "Since MacArthur Boulevard does not have a sidewalk, the shared use path is a de facto pedestrian facility".  Once again, Glen Echo got in a tizzy over it.  They feel that by creating bike lanes, traffic will speed up on MacArthur.

http://www.montgomeryplanningboard.org/agenda/2007/documents/20070208_Bikeway.pdf

http://www.glenecho.org/echo_files/2007_03.htm

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This is really interesting.  I live in Glen Echo and wasn't aware of this.  Although I do loathe the bikers, I will be even more tolerant of them now that I realize that the county has been willing to step in.  The bike path is wide, but the bikers ride so fast that it can be dangerous if there are joggers and strollers on the path.  Since I live here, I do see many folks (esp. dog walkers) using the bike path.  They really do need their own lane.   If it was up to me, I would build the bike path and then install traffic speed camera on MacArthur.  Then enforce both car speeds and bicycle traffic laws.

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