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fvb955cd t1_j25t0bt wrote

Surprised they did this, my experience with moco is that if space needs to be made, they instinctively block and remove the sidewalk and bike lanes before any traffic lanes even if that means pedestrians have to detour 4+ blocks to get to an urban metro station.

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Profession-Life OP t1_j25tm2p wrote

True, though this is PG County in College Park. Same experience, though.

Interesting to see that it's only 1 lane in either direction, at rush hour, and traffic isn't backed up really at all.

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SkyeMreddit t1_j262hz1 wrote

There was a titanic fight due to the bike path as the Purple Line largely parallels a rail trail bike path. NIMBY’s used bicyclists to oppose the project. So they are being extra careful to not impede cyclists.

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MysticsWonTheFinals t1_j28xdf1 wrote

The bike path near Bethesda where that fight happened is blocked for construction, this is a county over

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SandBoxJohn t1_j27h9jf wrote

That argument was a straw man, as the original Georgetown branch railroad easement is just under three times the width of the foot print needed for the light rail tracks.

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