{"id":223080739,"date":"2012-01-26T22:52:19","date_gmt":"2012-01-26T22:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=223080739"},"modified":"2012-01-26T22:52:19","modified_gmt":"2012-01-26T22:52:19","slug":"plan-in-motion-for-bicyclists-pedestrians-funding-not-part-of-county-trail-network-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=223080739","title":{"rendered":"Plan in motion for bicyclists, pedestrians – Funding not part of county trail network proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"

[B’ Spokes: Typical, great bike plan but no funding. One day people are going to realize that a plan without funding is the same as no plan at all… but that’s how we accommodate cyclists in Maryland. Also note the required match comment, Federal aid is OUR money and not the States and it’s not right that the State [MDOT] is putting up barriers to keep that money from the localities. But that might be mute with the next authorization of the transportation bill and all that funding that has built up over the years will disappear.]
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\nBy Matthew Bieniek, Cumberland Times-News
\nCUMBERLAND \u2014\u2008Passionate advocates for walking, hiking and biking traded ideas, concerns and discussed the future in a wide-ranging discussion during a Thursday afternoon open house dedicated to the Allegany County Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.
\n\u201cI\u2008see Allegany County as a destination for families, with something everyone can do,\u201d said Jim Christie, a planner with Thrasher engineering, who is heading up plan development with Siera Wigfield, a county planner. \u201cWe want everyone to get excited about thew project,\u201d Christie said. And everyone in the room seemed to be excited as comments and questions went back and forth between members of the audience, Christie and Wigfield.
\nTopics ranged from the crossing at Depot and Main streets in Frostburg to the larger questions of funding and organization.
\n\u201cIn Frostburg, one issue is getting people from Depot Street across to Main Street. You can\u2019t do it,\u201d said Maureen Brewer. The intersection is very busy and several fast food restaurants are in the area. Brewer is a member of Frostburg First and Mountain Maryland Trails.
\n\u201cI love the trail recreationally, I just wish it was more utilitarian,\u201d said Dawn Hartlaub.
\nDoug \u201cHutch\u201d Hutchins discussed the need for some driver education on bicyclists and keeping them safe. He also asked about funding and government support. Hutchins owns Cumberland Trail Connections and is a board member of Mountain Maryland Trails. Hutchins suggested a partnership between police, county officials and the newspaper to promote bicycle safety, especially around busy crossings.
\nSometimes, government has impeded trail development and access.
\n\u201cThere are always excuses … these things can be overcome,\u201d Hutchins said.
\n\u201cI don\u2019t think most people have a clue (about the rules for drivers encountering pedestrians and bicyclists),\u201d said\u2008Nancy Forlifer of the Western Maryland Health System.
\nFunding is not part of the plan and will ultimately depend on government and interested organizations. Having a plan, though, will provide a good start toward obtaining the funds, said Christie.
\nMayor Butch Armentrout of Carpendale, W.Va., said grant money is still out there but that most of it required a match. For small municipalities, that can be a challenge, he said.
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[B’ Spokes: Typical, great bike plan but no funding. One day people are going to realize that a plan without funding is the same as no plan at all… but that’s how we accommodate cyclists in Maryland. Also note the required match comment, Federal aid is OUR money and not the States and it’s not … <\/p>\n

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