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The Charter Township of West Bloomfield adopted an updated master plan on September 28th which includes Complete Streets language.  Despite referencing Complete Streets, however, the master plan disappointingly ignores national design guidelines (AASHTO) by promoting side paths (called safety paths in Oakland County) as bicycle facilities.  (Note that the latest draft of the forthcoming  AASHTO bicycle design guidelines devotes a couple pages to explaining why side paths are not safe for bicyclists.)

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