Text Box: March 2007 Text Box: MACARTHUR BICYCLE PATH PLANS CONCERN COUNCIL By Sophie Keefer Town Council members expressed dissatisfaction at the Feb. 13 meeting with the way the projected MacArthur Blvd. bicycle path improvement plans are being developed by the county. The design proposal calls for 10-foot vehicle lanes in each direction, both abutting three-foot shoulder bike lanes. Next to the shoulder bike lane on the river side would be a five-foot minimum green space and then an eight-foot shared use path. Councilmember Nancy Long observed that many aspects of the project were not brought up at the Feb. 8 bikeway improvement meeting, including archaeological studies. She said that the county does not seem to be listening to any entities other than bike groups. Councilmember Eve Arber said that the project appears to be a “done deal” and that the county has settled on options that were not given to the public to comment on. Text Box: —continued on page 3