Pittsfield Developing Plan for Bicycle Network

The city is developing plans to make Pittsfield safer and more accessible to bicycling.

The first public meeting for the Pittsfield Bicycle Facilities Master Plan was held on Wednesday but the plan has been in the works for the last year or two, said City Planner CJ Hoss.

Though Pittsfield has a few areas with bike lanes or shared road lanes, the city would like to take a more progressive approach with simple roadwork projects or more extensive plans in the future to try and take on more ambitious, safer bike facilities.

"There's a need to take a citywide approach," Hoss said.

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