To the Editor:When I think of the money the city is spending to further the cause of bike riders in Alexandria I am appalled. I am particularly appalled because the city, in the name of inadequate funds, has cut staff and activities for other every-day citizen services.

Think of the time Rich Baier [director, Transportation and Environmental Services Department] has spent, his staff have spent, and the reports and studies city staff have generated to prove themselves right — that bikers have a right to crowd out cars or take away parking places on busy city streets. We the taxpayers are paying dearly for their time and obduracy.

Linda Greenberg

Alexandria