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Residents Press City for Bike-lane Maintenance and Transparency on BeltLine Rail
Summary
At the Transportation Committee meeting, residents urged better bike-lane upkeep and condemned a reportedly secret decision to halt BeltLine rail, calling for transparency and accountability ahead of MARTA's quarterly briefing to the committee.
Residents used the Transportation Committee's public-comment period to demand action on bike-lane maintenance and transparency around BeltLine rail planning.
Andrew Francis, who said he speaks for "bike commuters and bike bus families and our kids," told the committee that the city has installed many new bike lanes but lacks a clear maintenance plan. "It's kind of embarrassing that my 7 year old has spent more time cleaning bike lanes that he rides to school every day than city employees," Francis said, and asked the council to…
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