Eastgate Regional COG plans two-county bicycle map


May 13, 2012 at 5:06p.m.

Eastgate Regional COG plans two-county bicycle map

By Ashley Luthern

aluthern@vindy.com

YOUNGSTOWN

A comprehensive two-county bicycle map should be ready for a test by local cyclists this summer.

Bethaney Krzys, a planner with the Eastgate Regional Council of Governments, said the map will cover Mahoning and Trumbull counties and is modeled after one completed for the city of Youngstown.

Eastgate is gathering data about streets, including speed limits, traffic volume, pavement conditions and lane width. This summer, Eastgate is asking local cyclists to pedal the routes and note anything unusual that would be useful for other cyclists to know.

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