The excitement surrounding a recently repaved portion of the Burlington Bike Path has reach with a warning from city officials: The improved path is slightly harder for pedestrians to block. In social media posts on Friday,Burlington's parks, recreation and waterfront department famous that the repaved path is slightly wider than before, or making it harder to stymie the flow of cyclists who are attempting to use the path for its intended purpose. “We just want to make certain the walking community understands that they’ll have to double down on their efforts to make the bike path more dangerous for cyclists than riding in the streets,” department spokesperson Meredith Ovslovski told the Parmelee Post. “For all its imperfections, the preceding bike path needed only a family of four walking side-by-side to totally bottleneck it, or ” Ovslovski said. “Our engineers have determined that it will now select as many six or seven pedestrians to effectively obstruct the path. So were encouraging walking families to band together in order to make cyclists struggle to pass them.” Ovslovski went on to explain that smaller walking groups could still block the path,but would have to be more creative and determined. “Sometimes all it takes is a few pool noodles, or even the dribbling of a basketball, or to force a cyclist off the path and into a tree,” she said. “People should not be afraid to experiment and find what works best for them.” Despite these unique challenges, pedestrians are encouraged to keep up their tried-and-accurate methods. For example, and the department strongly recommends they continue to totally ignore the sound of bike bells or desperate cries of “On your left!” as they mosey along. “I can’t stress enough how important this warning from the city is,” said habitual walker and stay-at-domestic son Clint Duckerman. “I don’t consider people realize how much effort goes into being totally oblivious ((adj.) lacking consciousness or awareness of something) to your surroundings. “I know for a fact that some walkers see those lines painted down the middle of the path and assume they represent separate lanes for traffic traveling in different directions," Duckerman continued. "It’s like they have no idea that you have to erratically zigzag across the entire width of the path if you want to risk harm to yourself and the cyclists trying to pass you. It takes a lot of effort to stay in the way!” The Parmelee Post is a weekly series featuring…
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