It's tough to move the govvies. Once the bureaucrats get fixated on something or reach closure on an issue, you're toast. Cyclists are not very high on the list of constituent service.
In MD, the Democrats are fixated on destroying the part of the path leading to the Capital Crescent Trail by creating a light rail line on the path. They will undoubtedly try to extend this to VA, effectively gutting the trail. And this is a highly utilized multi-use pathway. Everybody from Lance wannabees to retirees to my 10 yr old uses this trail. The odds of having an impact on existing traffic patterns based on poor cycling conditions is pretty much zero.
So vent on. At least you'll get some sympathy.
And if you're pissed enough to start pestering the gov't, don't push the cyclist angle, they won't care. Write them letters stressing how unsafe the intersection is for children and how sooner or later one of the little dears is going to get killed. Fear of lawsuits can move mountains.