How I Became A Bike Advocate...

by B' Spokes
Monday, July 07 2008 @ 10:45 AM GMT

The following link is about Maureen Becker\'s request for secure bike lockers at a MTA station. While a lot of kudos goes to MTA for being so cooperative there is a story behind the story and that\'s the State law which calls for the state to remove barriers between bicycling and mass transit. Thanks to the effort of One Less Car this initiative made it into law.

Maureen Becker\'s story: <a href="http://share.ovi.com/download/ablang.11647">http://share.ovi.com/download/ablang.11647</a>;

§ 2-602. Public policy.
The General Assembly finds that it is in the public interest for the State to include enhanced transportation facilities for pedestrians and bicycle riders as an essential component of the State\'s transportation system, and declares that it is the policy of the State that:
(1) Access to and use of transportation facilities by pedestrians and bicycle riders shall be considered and best engineering practices regarding the needs of bicycle riders and pedestrians shall be employed in all phases of transportation planning, including highway design, construction, reconstruction, and repair as well as expansion and improvement of other transportation facilities;
(2) The modal administrations in the Department shall ensure that the State maintains an integrated transportation system by working cooperatively to remove barriers, including restrictions on bicycle access to mass transit, that impede the free movement of individuals from one mode of transportation to another; and
(3) As to any new transportation project or improvement to an existing transportation facility, the Department shall work to ensure that transportation options for pedestrians and bicycle riders will be enhanced and that pedestrian and bicycle access to transportation facilities will not be negatively impacted by the project or improvement.

<a href="http://michie.lexisnexis.com/maryland/lpext.dll/mdcode/2185a/2186d/21912/21918">http://michie.lexisnexis.com/maryland/lpext.dll/mdcode/2185a/2186d/21912/21918</a>;