Arlington 2019 Paving Map

[dasgeh]

The 2019 Paving Map for Arlington County is up. Repaving is a great time to improve bike infrastructure (and streets generally). We’ll discuss at the April BAC meeting, but for now, if you have ideas on improvements for the segments set to be paved, put them here!

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[zsionakides]

@dasgeh 188918 wrote:

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

I would also consider from that map:

Boundary channel from Long Bridge to the connector from the MVT
Oak St in Rosslyn for PBLs to connect with Wilson and Key
Randolph Rd in Shirlington – PBLs or a cycle track to replace the current bad bike lanes
Campbell in Shirlington would be nice for a cycle track, but a row of parking would have to be taken.

[dbb]

the proposal to pave Boundary Channel under 395 is appreciated. You could get lost in the potholes in that dark tunnel. Hoping they clean the debris off the sidewalks as part of the project

[Tania]

@zsionakides 188923 wrote:

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

Lorcom’s speed limit is a joke, especially heading east (down the hill) after Military. It’s very similar to Gallows where the speed limit is completely ignored and cars frequently encroach into the bike lanes.

[huskerdont]

@scoot 188913 wrote:

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

Not a bad idea, though it seems okay-ish at 30 to me. Maybe that’s because I remember biking on it when it was four lanes. Felt like biking on a highway.

[dasgeh]

@zsionakides 188933 wrote:

I would also consider from that map:

Boundary channel from Long Bridge to the connector from the MVT
Oak St in Rosslyn for PBLs to connect with Wilson and Key
Randolph Rd in Shirlington – PBLs or a cycle track to replace the current bad bike lanes
Campbell in Shirlington would be nice for a cycle track, but a row of parking would have to be taken.

Thanks for these.

Re: Boundary Channel, there’s this project, which will install a sidepath that connects to a new trail to the east side Humpback Bridge underpass (in other words, a really nice alternative to the wooden bridge route). But I’ll bring up the possibility of bike lanes in the interim.

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