The Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle Metropolitan Planning Organization (HEPMPO) received the draft copy of their Regional Bicycle Plan last month, and while it's a bit outside my coverage area, I figured some in the area might find it interesting. It's the plan for three West Virginia counties (Morgan, Berkeley, and Jefferson) and Washington County, Maryland including bronze-level bicycle friendly city Hagerstown. (they even use a WABA photo on page 46!)
The area is connected to DC by the C&O Canal and by now-bike friendly Amtrak, and those connections will only become more valuable as the communities covered by this plan work to connect to those resources. Some examples include
- Install a bicycle/ pedestrian bridge over the Potomac River (Cacopon to the C&O Canal Towpath)
- Improve bicycle facilities between Harpers Ferry and Charles Town/Ranson
- Connect Shepherdstown with Harpers Ferry
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