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Residents press town on Meadow Road sidewalk plan and whether it will allow bikes
Summary
At a March 11 Farmington meeting, a resident asked whether the Meadow Road sidewalk project is intended to accommodate bicyclists; town staff said the project is a sidewalk — not a bicycle trail — and noted bicycle access on sidewalks is set by local ordinance, not by the design alone.
Bruce Cyr, the town staff liaison who led the meeting, told attendees the Meadow Road item on the March 11 agenda was brought forward at a committee member's request to show the current plan and its construction impacts.
Paul Krell, a public attendee who identified himself and gave his contact number, said he believed cyclists would not be routed onto a Meadow Road sidewalk and said he opposed moving the route from the street edge onto the sidewalk. "I was of the impression that bikes would not be going on the...metal road sidewalk," Krell said, asking whether the review was informational…
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