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WEBVTT WIDE.THIS BIKE TRAIL CUTS THAT TO 10 FEET.A BUMP IN THE ROAD FOR SOME OF BALTIMORE'S NEW BIK LANES.THEY'RE WIDE ENOUGH FOR TWO WAY TRAFFIC WHICH IS PART OF THE PROBLEM MAYBE.RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED THAT FIRE TRUCKS AND OTHER LARGE PIECES OF EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WON'T BE ABLE TO SQUEEZE THROUGH.RESIDENTS ARE CITING FIRE CODE 511-8 REQUIRING FIRE LANES TO BEAT LEAST 20 FEET WIDE.THE BIKE LANES REDUCE IT TO TEN.>> THE FIRE TRUCK ON THE BLOCK COULDN'T GET IN THERE BECAUSE ICOULDN'T MAKE THE TURN.TWO DAYS AGO THE AMBULANCE COULDN'T GET BY.>> IF I'M PAYING AN AMOUNT IN PROPERTY TAXES EVERY MONTH WHICHA LOT OF RESIDENTS DO, I WANT TOMAKE SURE THAT THESE EMERGENCY VEHICLES HAVE ACCESS TO GET THROUGH TOO. >> RESIDENTS ALSO COMPLAIN THE CONFIGURATION IS CONFUSING AND THE SIGNS ARE NOT HELPING. >> IN THE PAST FEW DAYS I'VE SEEN ABOUT FIVE OR SIX CARS DRIVING DOWN THIS LANE BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T TELL.>> THE BIKE ROUTE ON MARYLAND AVENUE TOOK AWAY A VEHICLE TRAVEL LANE.BUT THE SAME 20 FOOT ACCESS CONCERN EXPRESSING CANTON IS ALSO RAISING QUESTIONS HERE.BUT CITY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THAT BIKE TRAIL.MEANWHILE, SOME RESIDENTS ARE OFFERING A QUICK FIX.>> THERE ARE TWO LINES.RIGHT HERE WHERE THE PYLONS ARE.WHY NOT TAK THEM OUT.USE THIS AS A BIKE LANE.LET PEOPLE PARK HERE.>> THE CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAYS BECAUSE OF NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS THIS PROJECT IS NOW UNDER REVIEW.CITY FIRE OFFICIALS SAY FIREFIGHTERS HAVE NOT EXPRESSED

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Baltimore officials are being asked to take another look the city's bike lanes.Canton residents charge the lane width violates city code making it difficult for emergency vehicles to navigate.The bike lanes are wide enough for two-way traffic, but the configuration has Canton residents worried that fire trucks and other large pieces of emergency equipment won't be able to squeeze through.Residents told city officials city code requires 20-foot access. The bike lanes reduce it to 10."The fire truck -- there was a fire in the 500 block -- couldn't get in there because they couldn't make the turn. Two days ago, there was a handicapped person up the street. The ambulance couldn't get by," business owner Lambi Vasilikopoulos said."Public safety is definitely a concern. I'm out and about all the time so that's definitely a concern," resident Roscoe Tranove said.Residents also complain the configuration is confusing and signs make it worse."Over the past few days, I've seen cars driving down this lane because they didn't know whether they could drive down here or maybe they didn't care," resident Kyra Howell said."If I'm paying a certain amount of property taxes every month, which a lot of residents do, I want to make sure these emergency vehicles have access, too," resident Rick Suter said.The bike route on Maryland Avenue took away a vehicle travel lane, but the same 20-foot access concern expressed in Canton is also raising questions there. Some Canton residents are offering a quick fix."There are two lines right here where the pylons are. Why can't they take out the pylons, use this as a bike lane, let people park here," resident Jim Beecher said.Potomac Street is the only bike lane project now under review. City fire officials said firefighters have not expressed concern and they have not received any complaints from residents.