[*BCM*] AP\State eyes network of bicycle paths

[Jym Dyer]

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1036703

State eyes network of bicycle paths
	By Associated Press
Boston Herald | Monday, 08 Oct 2007

Boston -- The Patrick administration wants to make the state
a friendlier place for bicyclists.

The Boston Globe reports the Department of Conservation and
Recreation has an $82 million plan to build a network of bike
paths across Massachusetts, including one that would allow
riders to pedal 120 miles from Lowell to Westfield.

But officials caution that funding and bureaucratic snags, as
well as opposition from local residents along the proposed bike
trails, could delay construction for years, if not decades.

One project that is coming off the drawing boards is a 6-mile
rail trail from the Lowell-Chelmsford line to Westford.
Construction is scheduled to begin this week