Arlington seeking input on Master Plan's Bike Element

Arlington has finished work on the draft version of the County's Master Transportation Plan's Bicycle Element. As reported on before, Arlington has been working on this for over 15 months. The plan will provide guidance for Arlington's transportation system through 2030.

The county has an online survey, open until the 22nd, that they're asking people to fill out, so you should do that. That same day, they're going to host an open house on the update at Westover Branch Library from 6-7:30pm.

The MTP lays out six goals which are then modified specifically for cycling in the Bicycle Element. Those goals are

A. Provide an environment in which people of all ages and abilities can get places by bicycle safely and comfortably.
B. Make all of Arlington accessible by bicycle using easy-to-follow, low-stress routes.
C. Increase the mode share of bicycle travel, aiming to have the population of persons who bicycle for transportation be demographically similar to the population of Arlington overall.
D. Provide an excellent trail system that serves the needs of people walking and bicycling for transportation and for recreation.
E. Properly manage, maintain, and operate the infrastructure that supports bicycling in Arlington.
F. Integrate bicycling into an efficient, sustainable and equitable transportation system.

Those goals result in more than a dozen policies and dozens of actions such as "Add contra-flow bicycle facilities to one-way streets, where safe and appropriate."

Finally, there are a list and maps of facilities. 

I don't ride in Arlington as much as I used to, but I can't spot any holes in the plans. It's unfortunate that Arlington Cemetery and the Pentagon sit right where the bridges cross to DC, but that can hardly be fixed. 

Comments

[Steve O]

The Arlington cemetery problem can be at least partially mitigated by allowing people riding bikes to ride through (as I used to do years ago).
Which also requires Ft. Myer to be more accommodating.

[29 inch bmx bike]

Thanks for sharing this information.