Thursday Afternoon Commute - Paris and Idaho

Good evening

• A new GWU building at Washington Circle will feature "15 bicycle storage spaces inside the building as well as 66 spaces on the exterior, with shower and changing facilities provided."
• More renderings of the SW Waterfront's Phase II which will include "two bike routes: one a continuation of the Maine Avenue sidepath from the west, and a "shared street" next to the water that continues the existing path from the south (east)."
• An Arlington boathouse could be built along the Mt Vernon Trail at TR Island or Gravelly Point.
• 42% of London cyclists say they have been knocked off their bike by motor vehicles at least once. 15% have hit a pedestrian at least once.  Also, England has insurance for cyclists. 
• Paris is testing out the Idaho stop at 15 intersections. This was done because "road safety experts deemed the measure would cut road accidents." "The measure is already being tested in Bordeaux, Strasbourg and Nantes, where "these experiments have led to no rise in the number of accidents," according to Paris' town hall."

Comments

[JeffB]

Re: Paris Testing Idaho Stop

I know this makes cycling more convenient and can be done safely so as to not increase risk of an accident. But how does it cut traffic accidents?

I think the author of the article ad libbed that one.

[JeffB]

Re: Arlington Boathouse

I'm all for more recreational facilities along the river but we also need to keep in mind that the ingress/egress of trucks, trailers, and rowers portaging boats across a busy MUP will present issues.

[charlie]

@JeffB; while I'm confused about exactly where the boathouse will go as well, at least site site by TR trail will not impact MV trail. Potomoc Heritage, yes, but I think myself and the other fishermen can deal with it.

Parking will be a major pain in the TR lot. In 17 years I've never managed to park there, however.

[MM]

I'm in Paris and I'm from Idaho. Mind=blown

[washcycle]

I almost went with the tag: Paris: the Boise of France.