Arlington 2019 Paving Map

[dasgeh]

I’ll start: N Quincy in front of W-L HS should have protected bike lanes

Military Road north of Lee is far too wide — narrow the road and provide good, continuous bike lanes (maybe protected – I’m actually not sure how many driveways we have there).

[dasgeh]

7th St North west of Pershing should have a contraflow bike lane

[scoot]

Extend the Wilson Blvd road diet west to the county line (McKinley).

[scoot]

A PBL (well daylighted at the intersections) would make the Superman Hill climb much more comfortable (Walter Reed northbound from W&OD to Pollard).

[scoot]

Clarendon “Circle”:

It is unclear how much of this intersection the 2019 paving plan encompasses, but a painted bike lane through the intersection connecting eastbound Wilson into eastbound Clarendon would be really helpful. Especially for those cyclists who come from eastbound Fairfax and jump onto the sidewalk at Northside Social in order to do that awkward box turn to reach eastbound Clarendon Blvd. Eventually I hope to see a fully continuous bike lane on Wilson/Clarendon all the way from Seven Corners to Rosslyn; this would be an importance piece of that puzzle.

[scoot]

@dasgeh 188906 wrote:

Military Road north of Lee is far too wide — narrow the road and provide good, continuous bike lanes (maybe protected – I’m actually not sure how many driveways we have there).

Given the terrain, perhaps climbing lanes (both directions leading away from Vacation Lane) and downhill sharrows (both directions toward Vacation Lane)?

Not sure why this street has a 30MPH speed limit, but it should be redesigned somehow to support 25 instead.

[dasgeh]

@scoot 188912 wrote:

Clarendon “Circle”:

It is unclear how much of this intersection the 2019 paving plan encompasses, but a painted bike lane through the intersection connecting eastbound Wilson into eastbound Clarendon would be really helpful. Especially for those cyclists who come from eastbound Fairfax and jump onto the sidewalk at Northside Social in order to do that awkward box turn to reach eastbound Clarendon Blvd. Eventually I hope to see a fully continuous bike lane on Wilson/Clarendon all the way from Seven Corners to Rosslyn; this would be an importance piece of that puzzle.

There’s an entire plan for Clarendon Circle!

https://projects.arlingtonva.us/projects/clarendon-circle/

[dasgeh]

My complete list of streets to consider:

1. Little Falls
2. McKinley/Ohio
3. Patrick Henry
4. Wilson (west of “N Arlington Mill Drive”)
5. N Park Drive
6. Lorcom
7. Military
8. Quincy
9. 7th St N
10. N Highland St (south of Key Blvd)
11. Carlin Springs
12. 5th Road South (connecting into FFX)
13. S Walter Reed, particularly up Superman Hill

[semperiden]

Add a lane from South Glebe Rd from 4MR trail to S Walter Reed. Or at least from 24th Street to S Walter Reed.

Also, assess crosswalk safety at the ramps to 395. Even pedestrians have a hard time crossing there.

[zsionakides]

@scoot 188911 wrote:

A PBL (well daylighted at the intersections) would make the Superman Hill climb much more comfortable (Walter Reed northbound from W&OD to Pollard).

The width of a PBL would matter more here. A narrow PBL with the lost space from the gutter could be really hairy to ride up, maybe worse than the current conditions.

Ideally they would get ride of the median islands or the parking lane, then you could easily fit in a cycletrack or a shared used path in conjunction with the existing sidewalk up to Pollard.

[zsionakides]

@dasgeh 188906 wrote:

I’ll start: N Quincy in front of W-L HS should have protected bike lanes

Military Road north of Lee is far too wide — narrow the road and provide good, continuous bike lanes (maybe protected – I’m actually not sure how many driveways we have there).

Military Rd should definitely have PBLs even with the few driveways, and Lorcom Ln should put PBLs in strategically as well.

[scoot]

@zsionakides 188922 wrote:

The width of a PBL would matter more here. A narrow PBL with the lost space from the gutter could be really hairy to ride up, maybe worse than the current conditions. Ideally they would get ride of the median islands or the parking lane …

If space is an issue, a road diet with median removal is a nice solution. I have never seen any traffic congestion going up that hill. As long as thru-vehicles can get around those who are waiting to make left turns, there is no need for a second thru lane. We could add the second vehicle lane in the downhill direction near the bottom of the hill to maintain southbound capacity through the signal at 4MR.

@zsionakides 188922 wrote:

… then you could easily fit in a cycletrack or a shared used path in conjunction with the existing sidewalk up to Pollard.

I oppose converting this bike lane into any sort of two-way facility (e.g. a cycletrack or MUP). Adding high-speed downhill bicycles to the mix on that side of the road would be extremely dangerous.

[scoot]

@semperiden 188919 wrote:

Add a lane from South Glebe Rd from 4MR trail to S Walter Reed. Or at least from 24th Street to S Walter Reed.

These would be great. But if I interpret the map correctly, the blue roads are not on the paving schedule but rather happen to serve as boundaries between maintenance zones. Glebe would be VDOT territory anyway.

[semperiden]

@scoot 188929 wrote:

These would be great. But if I interpret the map correctly, the blue roads are not on the paving schedule but rather happen to serve as boundaries between maintenance zones. Glebe would be VDOT territory anyway.

Sigh. I believe you are right.

[zsionakides]

@scoot 188928 wrote:

If space is an issue, a road diet with median removal is a nice solution. I have never seen any traffic congestion going up that hill. As long as thru-vehicles can get around those who are waiting to make left turns, there is no need for a second thru lane. We could add the second vehicle lane in the downhill direction near the bottom of the hill to maintain southbound capacity through the signal at 4MR.

I oppose converting this bike lane into any sort of two-way facility (e.g. a cycletrack or MUP). Adding high-speed downhill bicycles to the mix on that side of the road would be extremely dangerous.

I don’t think you could road diet that part of Walter Reed as rush hour traffic is pretty heavy all the way to Columbia Pike. Getting rid of the median allows for a wide enough PBL going uphill (say 6-8’ wide) and a narrower PBL going downhill.

If you get rid of the parking on the northbound side and keep the median, then there’s an 11-12’ wide facility. A cycle track would be the only thing that makes sense, otherwise it will look like a gold plated bike lane if it goes one way.

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