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Three charming towns, one small ferry, and an afternoon full of greenery and water views make for a great day of bike riding and exploration.
Bike enthusiasts can find all the enjoyment of country riding, water views, historic towns, and opportunities for good food and exploration all within a 90-minute drive of Washington, D.C. The flat terrain of the Tred Avon Circle bike ride appeals to both experienced and inexperienced riders on this 35-mile route near the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland that’s perfect for an outing with friends or family.
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I have a theory that people tend to take on a significant aspect of their environment and for Maryland crabs do seem to be a significant cultural icon. So I wounder does the following description fit?
Crab mentality, sometimes referred to as crabs in the bucket, describes a way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can’t have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs. Singly, the crabs could easily escape from the pot, but instead, they grab at each other in a useless "king of the hill" competition which prevents any from escaping and ensures their collective demise. The analogy in human behavior is that of a group that will attempt to "pull down" (negate or diminish the importance of) any member who achieves success beyond the others, out of jealousy or competitive feelings.
This term is broadly associated with short-sighted, non-constructive thinking rather than a unified, long-term, constructive mentality. It is also often used colloquially in reference to individuals or communities attempting to "escape" a so-called "underprivileged life", but kept from doing so by others attempting to ride upon their coat-tails or those who simply resent their success.
It describes a desperate lust to pull other people down, denigrating them rather than letting them get ahead or pursue their dreams. It is an unwillingness to allow someone to get out of dire or bad life situations, often being foiled by friends and family members who keep sucking them back in. This trait can strike at several levels of life, like in office environments, particularly on promotion. It is a reflection of the famous saying “we all like to see our friends get ahead, but not too far ahead.”
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A motorist from Fairplay, MD, was ordered to pay $140 as a fine stemming from a 2009 accident that seriously injured an 8-year-old boy riding his bicycle. The fine, which was for negligent driving, was levied against Meghann Marie Weaver, 21, by the Washington County District Court. The accident occurred on August 27 along a stretch of Jordan Road. As a Maryland personal injury attorney, I have seen numerous reports of car-bicycle accident during my career — those that involve children can be the most tragic.
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Injured cyclist takes joy ride home from hospital

FAIRPLAY — Friday’s snow storm fell like confetti on Scott and Tahnee Greeley, who finally brought their 9-year-old son home from the hospital more than five months after he was struck by a car last summer near their Fairplay home.

As a result of the Aug. 27 accident, David Greeley suffered severe brain trauma and had to have his left leg amputated. He also suffered facial fractures and a broken jaw.

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Lt. Brian Chaney, of the Fairplay Volunteer Fire Department, said the firefighters offered to give David a ride home.

“Seeing the situation he was in, we wanted to do something on his behalf,” Chaney said. “We wanted to boost his spirits.”

David will spend weekends at home, but he will stay at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore during the week to receive physical therapy, said Karen Greeley, David’s grandmother. She said David, who is a third-grader at Fountain Rock Elementary School, will attend classes in Baltimore while he continues his rehabilitation.
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"The problem isn’t that you guys aren’t doing a good job at specific places, but you are focusing too much on automobiles rather than bicycle and pedestrian connectivity," Casey Anderson, a member of the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, said Jan. 27 when about 50 residents met with SHA and county Department of Transportation officials.
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"Some of these are clearly preventable," said Darian Unger, chairman of the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board. "… And one of the things we keep coming back to is engineering and how things are designed around here."
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Montgomery County has indeed focused too much on automobiles in the past, some county officials conceded. But these new projects, and the opportunity to improve communication and collaboration between the county DOT and SHA, should turn that around, they said.
"Montgomery County has been very car-centric in the past," said Emil Wolanin, the county’s chief traffic engineer. "But that’s changing. Whether you think that’s changing fast enough is a debate."
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"We have to bring the ‘walkability’ back to the community," said Silver Spring resident Kathleen Samiy.
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WILMAPCO is working with the Town of Elkton to develop a bicycle plan to expand the existing transportation system, support economic activity and growth, and improve quality of life for Town residents and visitors. The Elkton Bicycle Plan will introduce a proposed coordinated bicycle network, which will connect residents with surrounding neighborhoods, the downtown central business district, and other key destinations, along with improvements for bike facilities such as bike racks and signage. This Plan is being developed with the participation of an advisory committee comprised of Town, County and State officials, and citizen advocates. One key task in the planning process is identifying the network, in which cyclist’s input will be most valuable. Thus, those who bike in Elkton are encouraged to fill out a Field Worksheet and/or map the route (available online) that they take in and around Town. This input will help to identify improvements that can be made along bike routes, and will be used to better prioritize corridors for improvements. To give input, join the Advisory Committee or email Dave Gula: dgula@wilmapco.org for more information. This is your chance to help create some of the very first Bicycle Friendly Communities in the North East US, and it can only happen with cyclist participation.
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Dear Dr. Gridlock:

To call this “secret” and a “vehicular tunnel” implies that the county was trying to pull a fast one over the community, and that just isn’t true.

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Because the conceptual renderings are the company’s proprietary intellectual property and cannot be made public at this time

If I am reading this right there are two plan sources being discussed.

[1}Metro produced a report in July 2009 that analyzed five designs to address pedestrian access between the Naval Medical Center and the Metro station. All plans excluded consideration for bicyclists and integration of the needs of the surrounding communities. After the Metro report was published, [2]a local builder [Clark Construction Group] submitted an unsolicited proposal that was far superior to any of the Metro designs. The builder’s concept would serve every rider arriving at the station — rail, bus, car/vanpool and cyclists. The concept took into account concerns from the community.

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That proposal [the one that included cyclists???] wasn’t included in the TIGER grant application. In fact, under the new process, the proprietary concept cannot be considered as part of the alternatives to be developed and evaluated.

I’m not sure if I am reading that right or not but it sounds to me that the plan that did not include cyclists (which is against MD State Law) is seeking a TIGER grant and the “far superior” plan has been put on the back burner.

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A cyclist makes his way down a snow-covered street in downtown Richmond, Va., Saturday, during a winter storm. About a foot of snow was reported in the area.
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