Arlington County's first open house on the Washington Boulevard Bike, Pedestrian and Roadway Enhancements project, held in early March, resulted in an extensive list of comments, including the following concerns:
Bicycle lane will be used as parking lane
Bicycle lane not as good a buffer for pedestrians as the parking lane is
Bicycle lanes that are not protected or separated from traffic are not safe enough, especially if this increases cyclists
Bicycle lanes will encourage more bicycles to use a dangerous roadway meant for vehicles when a sufficient trail is nearby
As well as a few about lost parking (people care about that? Well now I've seen everything).
The 2nd Open House, which will include the final re-striping plan for the boulevard, will be held on April 19th, from 5-7:30pm at Reed School Gymnasium.
That last point is silly. Why are vehicles using this road when there's a highway nearby? Maybe the answer is the same for both questions.
Posted by: Roo_Beav | April 11, 2017 at 12:32 PM
The trail is not sufficient. The grade changes around there are more extreme and if you're actually trying to get to Westover then it's impossible to actually cut through the neighborhoods without getting lost (or watching my GPS rather than what's in front of me).
The rest are silly but show an increasing sophistication aimed at pitting cyclists and pedestrians against each other rather than cars vs cyclists which doesn't get as much traction as it used to.
Posted by: drumz | April 11, 2017 at 02:02 PM