[B’ Spokes: I have to really question the "I am willing to meet with the bicyclist and the community about this issue." when that meeting was canceled but here is her response.]
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From: Conaway, Belinda <Belinda.Conaway@baltimorecity.gov>
Good morning Mr. ******
I do not have an e-mail from you. If there was an error, I apologize. For the past month, someone from the Mayor’s Office has promoted a lie throughout the bicycle community to deliberately mislead you. The bicycle lane on Monroe Street was placed with no input from the community. The community requested that it be removed. The president of the Greater Mondawmin Coordinating Council has asked to be included in meetings to identify appropriate places in the community for a bicycle lane. I am cc’ing him on this e-mail.
In all honesty, we need to look at the people who are perpetuating this lie. No one in the community is opposing a bicycle lane. It seems that the community is being disrespected, the bicyclists are being lied to, and I am being targeted. As the elected official for this community, I supported their request to remove the bicycle lane. I am willing to meet with the bicyclist and the community about this issue. However, someone needs to get the truth out to the bicycle community. It does not help when the bicyclist attack the community. The community is willing to work with the bicyclists. Let’s not make a less than 1 mile bicycle lane a point of contention. Let’s work together to find an appropriate location. Again, if I missed your e-mail I apologize.
Belinda
Councilwoman
Belinda K. Conaway
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Via https://groups.google.com/group/mbac?hl=en
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