Arlington bicyclists want paths plowed when it snows

Arlington County bicyclists are demanding that the county start plowing snow-covered bike paths in much the same way that it now clears highways.

Hundreds of county residents rely on bikes year-round to get to work and need clear roads much the same as cars do, cyclists said. Moreover, Arlington’s own Master Transportation Plan calls on the county to clear snow from the paths. Yet, when cyclists brought the concern to the county last week, county staff said they still hadn’t determined how to plow the paths, infuriating the cyclists.