1:09 am on Wednesday June 20, 2012
| Posted by Ken Hawkins
Pedestrian and bike lane around Hampton Park gets approval
Image by Google The inner lane around Hampton Park has been used for years as an unofficial cycling and pedestrian path.
After three meetings and still-polarized positions, the Charleston City Council voted 8-4 to approve the Hampton Park bike and pedestrian lanes.
Some council members are concerned that the designated lanes will create a reckless attitude by frustrated motorisits or speed training cyclists — to be sure, a behavorial problem and not a problem with the rules.
For some insight, I'll point you to The Post and Courier's well-rounded report (paywall; read here).
