Originally Posted by
joshandlauri
eastern ave from eastpoint mall to middle river is where i ride(all county), I might even ride downtown if there were dedicated lanes, right now that are random share the road signs with bikes on them but no official bike lanes on the road (you know with painted bikes on road), if I had bike lanes and if they finished the trail on rt43 to the mall, that would be great too.
You're talking about my neighborhood, too. I live off of Mace Ave.
I've ridden Eastern Blvd (county) to Eastern Ave (county-city). I have no qualms about doing so. I've ridden right through the city on my way to Annapolis (met and rode with maxine and derath on one of these) and once to Elkridge with Barry to meet the DC Randonneurs for a ride. I've imangined riding to D.C. some long summer day.
As Barry can attest, I've had run-ins with the MTA on Eastern Blvd. I was told that bus drivers have been re-trained regarding cyclist on the road--to be determined.
I ride Route 43, periodically--usually to Route 40 for a ride to Havre de Grace or up to Susquehanna State Park and then back around to Bel Air. The worst part about going to the mall using Route 43 is negotiating the I-95 on and off ramps. It's doable, but you have to be:
- very careful when crossing over Route 43 to get to the mall
- highly conspicuous/visible
- generous at communicating with other traffic in the area