One of the issues discussed at the debate for Mayor of Cheverly was bicycle access to the Metro station
Another resident concern was improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety and access from the Cheverly Metro station to the rest of the town. [Councilmen Michael Callahan (Ward 1)] briefly joked about blowing up the bridge over Route 50 between the Metro station and one of the town entrances and trying again.
[Micah Watson (Ward 2)] suggested an increased police presence to reduce station bicycle theft and said a second crossing, such as an access bridge, is necessary. Callahan said in the past they've had the Maryland Department of Transportation out to the bridge to properly sync the traffic signals where Cheverly Avenue intersects with the bridge.
"We have a bridge that was never intended for the use that it has," Callahan said. "We need to work to improve it gradually and slowly."
Resident Gabe Horchler said the pedestrian access to the Cheverly Metro is "atrocious" and hopes whoever is elected mayor puts pressure on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to put a camera near the bike racks to prevent theft. Horchler said he has had six bicycles stolen there in the past six to seven years.
"There should be 100 bicycles there every day," Horchler said. "If they're not stolen they're ruined [with] people kicking the tires."
We ride across this bridge every year for WAGBRAD. It's not unusable, but it's pretty bad.
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