City of Alexandria:
“City councilors ended months of debate when they
unanimously approved adding bike lanes to a section of King Street earlier this
month, but at least one resident remains up in arms. F.H. Buckley, a professor
at George Mason University, lambasted the controversial decision in the
American Spectator last week. One of several nearby homeowners opposed to the
project from its inception, Buckley blasted Alexandria’s top elected officials
as well as cyclists for their behavior during the contentious deliberations…
The project, discussed at multiple public hearings before
city councilors gave it the green light earlier this month, will see bike lanes
installed from Janneys Lane to West Cedar Street. Pedestrian safety
improvements also are slated for the short section of road. To make room for
the lanes, 27 on-street parking spots will be removed. The loss of parking
sparked the initial protest to the plan, though safety concerns took center
stage as the project wound its way through City Hall.
The contentious debate eventually garnered national media
attention. Buckley was among those stoking the fire last year, penning a letter
to the editor published in the Wall Street Journal warning of impending ‘bike
wars’ in communities across the country.”
~ Writes Derrick Perkins of the Alexandria Times
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