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BPAC debates Tom Nevers bike alignment as cost, safety and easements collide
Summary
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee reviewed multiple alignment options for the Tom Nevers corridor, with members split between a separated multiuse path and lower-impact bike lanes; the committee endorsed a compromise alignment on a second corridor that keeps the project within the town meeting budget.
Members of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee met Wednesday to review design alternatives for the Tom Nevers corridor and to weigh trade-offs between safety, property impacts and project cost.
Design consultant materials presented three separate decision points: a short segment between Old Tom Nevers/Old Towne River Road and the playing fields (presented as a choice between on-road bike lanes and a separated multiuse path), and a longer Milestone-to-Nobby/Farm Road segment where staff presented three path alignment variants ranging from right‑next‑to‑the‑road to a 4‑ to 8‑foot buffer. The consultants also presented an estimate of easement impacts and cost for earlier, wider alignments.
Why it matters: the committee is advising the town and the county MPDC on designs tied to a town meeting capital request; alignment choices affect safety for bicyclists and pedestrians but also whether the project requires permanent and temporary easements, rising…
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