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Bicycling advocates press Nevada County to revise striping plan; board directs staff to coordinate
Summary
Sierra Express Bicycle Club and local advocates asked supervisors to narrow travel lanes, create separated bike accommodations and add green intersection markings before the county's western-county striping contract is finalized; county engineers said 11-foot lanes are standard given topography but agreed to meet with advocates and include minor contract modifications where feasible; the board approved the striping contracts.
Pat Perkins, Principal Engineer for Nevada County, presented the annual western-county striping program and noted there are two striping contracts (east and west). "Within Western County is a little bit different; we tend to do that a little bit later in the season," Perkins said, describing how the program evaluates roads and sets lane widths based on topography and existing easements.
Members of the Sierra Express Bicycle Club urged several adjustments before the county…
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