With the Town of Cape Charles set to spend millions of taxpayer dollars on the Community Trail, one has to wonder if there isn’t a page the so-called citizens of this town could take from county residents that educated themselves about the proposed zoning, fought against it, and eventually took action at the polls. While phase II of the trail is a foregone conclusion, one has to wonder if future resources should be spent on a more inclusive, more generally useful alternative, one that is more organic, sustainable and beneficial to everyone on the lower Shore.
What we really needs is a bike trail that connects Kiptopeke with all the towns on the Shore. That is, a way for families to bike up and down the Eastern Shore, at least through Northampton, without ever having to be on Route 13. Eventually, this trail would run from the CBBT all the way to Chincoteague. In the meantime, what we should be working towards is a bike trail that follows the railroad tracks along Stone Road to a pedestrian/bike overpass that goes over 13 and reconnects to the trail that not only travels south the Kiptopeke, but connects Cheriton and Oyster as well.
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