Grant paves way for Hyattsville pedestrian, cyclist improvements (Baltimore County eat your heart out.)

Bike lanes, sidewalk widening among changes considered
by Daniel Leaderman | Staff Writer - Gazette

Bicycle and walking routes may soon improve in Hyattsville, thanks to an $110,000 state grant for the city to improve pedestrian and bicycle transit.

"We have two of the most-used Metro stations in the area; it would certainly behoove us [for] people to bike and walk there safely," said Jim Chandler, Hyattsville's community development manager.

There are some bike lanes already in Hyattsville — such as on Hamilton Street near Magruder Park, Chandler said — but they don't connect to other trails or bicycle routes such as the Anacostia Tributary Trails System.
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The funds were award through the state's Community Legacy Program, which sponsors revitalization projects by local governments and community development organizations.
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[B' Spokes: Granted there is a need in Hyattsville but what about Baltimore County, there is no need there? Why does it seem easier to get money from a new $4M state funded program to a few projects then tap the much larger $25M in Transportation Enhancement funds from the Feds for even more projects? We pass laws so MDOT will fund these types of projects but MDOT still doesn't get it IMHO. ]

The whole story: <a href="http://www.gazette.net/stories/11252010/hyatnew162855_32550.php">http://www.gazette.net/stories/11252010/hyatnew162855_32550.php</a>;

More about Community Legacy Program: <a href="http://www.neighborhoodrevitalization.org/Programs/CL/CL.aspx">http://www.neighborhoodrevitalization.org/Programs/CL/CL.aspx</a>;