I wish the Little Patuxent Parkway loop had more than one cross walk.

There's a really cute bakery and cafe in The 3rd. It hasn't been open very long yet but I really enjoyed it!

There’s also a Roggenart right next to the coffee shop in Savage Mill!

Ragamuffins in Laurel is a cute spot.

I hope they do something like that. Isn't there a technical school or college on Snowden?

The only thing I can think of it’s a pedestrian bridge. Snowden is such a wide road the pedestrian signal would take forever

The second I was allowed to practice driving I did it, Maryland is horrible for walkability and pedestrian friendly areas. I luckily had good bus stops for school where I lived, but I knew kids who would have to walk half a mile down sidewalk less roads. I'm also not surprised that they are building another school cause I remember atholton being super crowded and annoying. I don't believe they really care tbh.

LMAO I passed by two large tree branches blocking the road today. At least HoCo is quick about cleaning the large hazards out of the way tho

It's nice... But... They(county?) need to factor in some extra maintenance to clear leaves and debris from the bike lanes to ensure they are safe and usable for a cyclist traveling with speed year round. It's past the peak now but still not ideal.

I've already lost count of number of cyclists still using car lane... Right now I'm choosing to believe it's because they don't want to deal with debris in the more wood covered areas closer to Dobbin.

They finished a new high school (opening this fall) so they had to re-do districts for that. I haven't seen any evidence the school system cares about the safety of walking children.... they recently decided to stop bus service to more kids who live > 1 mile from their school in order to make them walk.

Back in my day... I didn't have to walk over a mile to school because that's fucking ridiculous.

Actually, there are deer hunts in the area.

I learned some years ago when the Blaindair Park area (Smith farm) was originally owned by the State, there were bow hunts to control the deer population. Too many deer and they starve, so the idea was to thin the population out enough to keep them healthy.

Cafe June is great. Particularly if you’re a specialty coffee seeker.

One of the issues they found in their walkability study for the whole county was that they had to bus students to school, who were otherwise in walking distance. This is a huge burden due to lack of drivers. I think it’s a good thing in general but it has been an annoyance for OMR, particularly because few if any cross that street to get to school.

Yeah so they're redistricting school zones? I heard this from a JHES teacher and there was some law or another that districts plan and avoid allowing children to cross two lane opposing traffick main roads over a certain width, and the added bike lane on Oakland Mills addressed that concern.

I really don't know the specifics, so for now it's just gossip.

I just want to add, be thankful we don't have the traffic that MoCo does. I've had family members almost die 4 times in the span of 7 months in Silver Spring and Rockville. My brother bikes here and has ZERO issues with too much traffic and idiots. Honestly just glad they're adding it, even if the majority still rely on cars.

How long did it take you by bike on OMR?

I used to live next to the movie theater in Snowden and would ride my bike to my parents in Thunder Hill. That fastest route was down OMR.

Honest to God don't know how they would fix that road without causing massive congestion and spending tons of money

It’s a huge improvement but crossing Snowden river is still problematic

I second all the korean-french bakeries, they're absolutely delightful

As someone that commutes to Gerwig Lane from EC, when the weather is nice and back again at the end of the work day, the bike lanes are an amazing improvement. That used to be the only scary part of my ride going down that road, and now my whole ride is now on CA paths, neighborhood streets, or bike lanes.

Ok

There is no “congestion”

Love the ham and cheese croissant from roggenart!

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