The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) was recently briefed on a list of the 10 critical freight rail and road projects affecting the metropolitan Washington region according to the TPB’s Freight Subcommittee. Most of these projects are unrelated to cycling, as you could imagine, but the Long Bridge is the exception.
Updating the existing Long Bridge, which spans the Potomac River between Arlington County and the District of Columbia, would allow for extra capacity for freight and passenger rail as well as the potential for vehicular, pedestrian, light rail, and bicycle movement.
Although it's possible the real-time motor carrier info system could keep trucks off the road at rush hour.
?? This is railroad bridge? Why put cars and/or bikes on it?
I'd settle if they just paint it.
Posted by: charlie | September 27, 2013 at 11:28 AM
The reason to put bikes on it is that the ROW is already there and by doing so, they can really build 4 bridges in one.
1. From Long Bridge Park to the MVT
2. From the MVT to East Potomac Island
3. From East Potomac Island to the SW Waterfront
4. From the SW Waterfront to SW Ecodistrict
Or think of it as a bike/ped highway from Long Bridge Park to SW downtown with three exit/entrance ramps.
Posted by: washcycle | September 27, 2013 at 11:34 AM