Thursday, May 27, 2010

POST & COURIER STORY: Cyclists decry lack of lanes on Maybank

DOT says not enough room to stripe for bikes

BY ROBERT BEHRE
The Post and Courier
Originally published 12:00 a.m., May 25, 2010
Updated 06:26 p.m., May 25, 2010

Charleston cycling advocates voiced exasperation Monday at the state's unwillingness to stripe bike lanes on a newly repaved stretch of Maybank Highway, and they say it's proof that the S.C. Department of Transportation needs a housecleaning.

The issue goes well beyond the four-lane artery on James Island but reflects on the state's inability to provide for those who want healthier, less environmentally damaging ways to get from one place to another, they say.

Cars travel down Maybank Highway toward Old Folly Road on newly repaved roads Monday. Cycling advocates are frustrated that the roads have not been striped to allow bicyclists to travel safely.

The reaction from Coastal Conservation League director Dana Beach was representative.

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1 comment:

ha1ku said...

Very heated! I am going to have to try cycling that stretch of road to see what it's like.