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Residents press county for sidewalks, traffic calming and reconsideration of trail alignment
Summary
Multiple neighborhood speakers requested sidewalks and speed‑calming measures, criticized a trail alignment proposed along sensitive wetlands, and asked the county to prioritize pedestrian safety on state and county roads.
Residents and community groups used the town hall to press Baltimore County for pedestrian safety projects, traffic calming approvals, and to oppose a trail alignment that would cut through environmentally sensitive areas.
Speakers asked for a raised crosswalk and sidewalk on Charles Street at Stevenson Lane to improve access to Lake Roland Park and requested that the county fund sidewalk construction on the west side of Charles Street while coordinating with the Maryland Department of Transportation because Charles Street is a state road.
A coalition of neighborhoods asked the county executive for a special authorization to install traffic‑calming measures on Stevenson Lane — including raised crosswalks and low‑profile speed humps — citing successful precedent on nearby Register Road. Neighbors described high traffic speeds and safety risks for children walking to nearby schools.
Matthew McGlone, president of the Rux and Ruxton‑Riderwood Lake Roland Area Improvement Association, asked the county not to fund further engineering on a Jones Falls/Torrey Brown trail alignment that would run along Roland Run, saying it would harm wetlands, remove woodland cover and worsen flooding; he and the Lake Roland Nature Council urged an alternative alignment using an abandoned rail bed and existing Meadowood connections.
Speakers also asked for broader traffic calming and bike/ped infrastructure on corridors such as York Road to support walkability and micro‑mobility.
