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State plans Route 40 safety corridor; Hagerstown council warns of downtown parking impacts
Summary
Maryland State Highway's Route 40 corridor study includes a downtown bike lane concept that would remove parking on one side of Franklin and Washington streets; council members urged targeted local outreach, a parking-demand study and a draft letter requesting more inclusion in planning.
HAGERSTOWN — The Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration is conceptually studying safety improvements along Route 40 through Hagerstown, and one early option shown to the council would create a dedicated bicycle lane by removing on-street parking on one side of Franklin Street and one side of Washington Street through downtown.
Jim Bender, who briefed the council, said the state's effort is at roughly 5% conceptual design and that…
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