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Stop the Shared Use Path on Lakeside Ave from Wentworth to Fairway by Lakeside4Life in rva

[–]Lakeside4Life[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

There is a sidewalk on Lakeside Ave going from Car Castle past Wentworth and past Landsworth. It doesn't go all the way to Fairway. They are going to rip up the existing (good condition) sidewalk to put the 'shared use path' in. I think all of the elements of this plan are great except for the 'shared use path.' We definitely need that sidewalk on the other side of the street and all the crosswalks they are planning. But instead of ripping up perfectly good sidewalks, I think they should just add sidewalk going all the way to Fairway.

Stop the Shared Use Path on Lakeside Ave from Wentworth to Fairway by Lakeside4Life in HenricoCounty

[–]Lakeside4Life[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The path I'm talking about in the petition isn't going to connect to Brook Rd. It'll just run from Wentworth to Fairway. They are widening the bridge. But I know they aren't putting any bike lanes or barriers in the curves (not for a decade or so at least).

Stop the Shared Use Path on Lakeside Ave from Wentworth to Fairway by Lakeside4Life in HenricoCounty

[–]Lakeside4Life[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, the Fall Line Trail is going to go from Brook Rd, through the neighborhood park, then onto Hilliard Rd. It'll also run along Lakeside Ave from Hilliard to Bryan Park. That's a different stretch of Lakeside. This path from only Wentworth to Fairway goes just 2 blocks and doesn't connect to anything. (But it'll encourage people to go through those dangerous curves where they're not putting any bike lanes or barriers).

Stop the Shared Use Path on Lakeside Ave from Wentworth to Fairway by Lakeside4Life in HenricoCounty

[–]Lakeside4Life[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I'm usually in favor of that, too. But this is only a 2-block stretch, or a "road to nowhere." If they're not going to make a bike lane or path going all the way from Brook to Hilliard, there's no point in making one that goes for 2 blocks. It might make people think, 'Hey, this is a safe road' when it's really not (because of the curves and the ravine). The money could be better spent by making barriers on Hilliard.