Charles County bike plans


Trails, trails and more trails but not a peep about bike lanes.

See our poll (<a href="http://www.baltimorespokes.org/polls/index.php?pid=2010010614524956&amp;aid=-1">http://www.baltimorespokes.org/polls/index.php?pid=2010010614524956&amp;aid=-1</a>; ) Only 12% want trails only.

This point is interesting:
&quot;One mile of trail costs about $195,360 per mile at a cost of $37 per foot. One mile of road costs $1.58 milion or $300 per foot.&quot;

Should I point out that a bike lane runs about $75,000 per mile or $14 per foot and that's at the high end? (per Safe Routes to School estimates.)

Seriously, bike lanes should be excluded from consideration? I guess so since MDOT will not allow federal funds for bike lanes to be spent on bike lanes in MD. :(

Think about it, 50% match of $37 per foot (trail) is $18 per foot or the locality can foot the whole bill for a bike lane at $14 per foot. So for $4 more per foot the locality gets $18 more in &quot;value.&quot; in making the public happy. This is the problem with only funding one type of bicycle accommodation, rather then looking at best kind of accommodations where needed (near the same cost per mile no matter what solution is chosen) they are looking where they can fit in trails since that is encouraged and bike lanes are not.

You can read the article here: <a href="http://www.gazette.net/article/20111109/NEWS/711099637&amp;template=gazette">http://www.gazette.net/article/20111109/NEWS/711099637&amp;template=gazette</a>;

by B' Spokes

Like most people I live a hectic life and who has the time for much exercise? Thanks to xtracycle now I do. By using my bike for daily activities I can get things done and get an hour plus work out in 15 minutes extra of my time, not a bad deal and beats taking the extra time going to the gym. In case you are still having trouble being motivated; the National Center of Disease Control says that inactivity is the #2 killer in the United States just behind smoking. ( http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/bb_nutrition/ ) Get out there and start living life! I can carry home a full shopping cart of groceries, car pool two kids or just get lost in the great outdoors camping for a week. Well I got go, another outing this weekend.
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