"Obviously we don't want blood on our hands here, so the projects would not include funding for painting "bike lanes" on the sides of city streets. If a street is wide enough to allow a bike lane, it is safer for the cyclist to allocate all of that width to the rightmost lane, and post "share the road", and "caution for bikes merging left" signs at appropriate intervals."

Happy Solstice, All.

Here's more input regarding policy development under new administration:

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/12/23/175058/31/645/676679

Dear Barack, I want an Exurban Cycleway for Christmas Hotlist
by BruceMcF [Subscribe]
Tue Dec 23, 2008 at 06:57:19 PM EST

Tales of Exurban Cycle Commuting

When I first started cycling to work at the warehouse, I took the  
long way around. This included taking the Hike and Bike recreational  
cycleway, then back roads, then getting across the Interstate with  
some shoulder riding by the State Route a short ways to

(snip)

On Dec 24, 2008, at 5:53 PM, Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote:

  

If you take a look at
http://www.epa.gov/pmdesignations/2006standards/regs.htm Monongalia
county has been given a final designation as a PM 2.5 non-attainment
area by the EPA on December 22, 2008.  This is significant news  
because
it means that our State and local government is now required by the
Clean Air Act to develop a plan to mitigate the situation.  This could
include increased emphasis on bicycling, walking and transit solutions
to reduce automobile related air pollution.

-Jonathan



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