Arlington Bike Project Wish List

[chris_s]

Arlington is the preliminary stages of updating the Bicycle Element of the Master Transportation Plan. Part of that element is a list of projects to be undertaken.

What’s your Arlington Bike Project wish list? Don’t hesitate to include small projects (a HAWK signal Walter Reed Drive & South Monrose Street), large projects (protected Cycle Track on George Mason Drive from the county line to Yorktown Blvd) and anything in between (Extension of the South-side Four Mile Run Trail from George Mason Drive to Bailey’s Branch Park)

I will collect all responses and ensure they get to the appropriate folks.

Here is the existing list of projects from the last time it was updated if you’d like to refer to it: [ATTACH]6382[/ATTACH]

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[rcannon100]

@chris_s 92067 wrote:

What’s your Arlington Bike Project wish list?

Fix the Intersection of Doom.

[Subby]

In Rosslyn, move Custis Trail off of the sidewalk.

[chris_s]

Responses from Twitter:

Complete 18th St S bike lanes (Eads to Crystal Drive) @DarrenBuck

[Steve]

Improve/create links between North and South Arlington, whether that be by way of Washington Blvd Trail, George Mason, Glebe…..

[UnknownCyclist]

Free beer for Friday afternoon commutes!

[chris_s]

Preliminary Personal List (more to come):

Grade separated crossing at the Intersection of Doom
Eads Street Cycle Track from Army Navy Drive to the 4 Mile Run Trail.
Fairfax Drive Cycle Track from the Custis Trail Connection in the West to Clarendon Circle / Northside Social in the East.
HAWK Signal at Walter Reed Drive and South Monroe Street to facilitate crossing Walter Reed Drive.
2 stage left turn box / dedicated bike signal / bike box to facilitate left turns from Clarendon Blvd to North Vietch Street.
Kirkwood Rd Road Diet and Bike Facilities between Washington Blvd and Fairfax Drive

[KLizotte]

Install dedicated green and red turn arrows at the intersection of S Walter Reed and S Four Mile Run. Better yet, install an underpass for the W&OD through there.

Widen the bike lanes heading north on S. Joyce Street through Pentagon City.

Put in barriers to stop cars from parking in the bike lanes in front of the water park in Crystal City.

Put in underpasses wherever possible on the trails to grade separate bikes/peds from cars.

Install a cycletrack or wide bike lanes along Army Navy Drive.

Install additional bike racks in Shirlington (esp in front of Cap City!).

Improve the crossings from the four mile run trail at S Shirlington Road. Cars don’t see/ignore the ped flashing lights at the southern crossing and routinely stop in the crosswalk for the lights. Fix the lights at the northern crossing (at the start of the W&OD) so that cars cannot cross the crosswalks when there are cyclists/peds present (perhaps a four way stop light cycle for cyclists/peds? – now that would be awesome!).

Carve a cycletrack out of the Custis Memorial Parkway (near the Marriott) and leave the sidewalk to the peds.

Fix the underpass of eternal darkness along the Custis trail (by Bon Air Park). Also, that intersection needs a sign telling cyclists to turn left and go under the bridge if they wish to go to DC and not straight.

Remove/relocate road grates from any bike lanes in the county. Very dangerous!

Remove bollard collards!

Make sure all intersections have bike sensors.

[Steve O]

– Offutt proposal (or similar) to fix Lynn/Lee conflicts

– Bike traffic signal on E-bound W&OD at Columbia Pike. Should have been included in project B-8.

– Remove all bollards and replace with signage/markings or other non-hazardous indicators.

– N. side of I-66 trail extension from Quantico to Sycamore

– W&OD trail over Sycamore at EFC Metro

– Actual comfortable, safe way to travel E-bound along Rte 50 between Geo. Mason and Glebe

– Underpass under Shirlington Road connecting 4-mile run trail into Jennie Dean park and then across 4MR onto the trail (should have been built when they did the big project)

[chris_s]

Lots of great ideas guys, keep ’em coming!

[KLizotte]

Repave the Custis (where it hasn’t been done recently) or at least get rid of the moguls.

Same goes for the sidewalk down to the Intersection of Doom.

Fix the “bump” where the bridge meets the trail on Four Mile Run near Shirlington (the trail is sinking again).

Institute cycling classes for all students in elementary school (or perhaps middle school?) if not already offered.

Expand Cabi!

Install bicycle boulevard along/aside Columbia Pike.

Flatten Rosslyn hill. Same goes for Walter Reed :rolleyes:

Install speed bumps/humps everywhere!!!

Eliminate most on street parking.

[chris_s]

S’more…

5th St N Bike Boulevard between Quincy and Irving
Bike Connection between the 5th St N dead end and the N Quincy Street Bike Lanes.
HAWK signal at Washington Blvd & 3rd Street North
Pershing Drive road diet & bike lanes between Washington Blvd & Garfield
23rd Street South Road Diet & Cycle Track between Eads and Crystal Drive

[chris_s]

@Subby 92070 wrote:

In Rosslyn, move Custis Trail off of the sidewalk.

This is in the works. By the end of 2016 the Custis in Rosslyn should be a 16′ wide asphalt trail with a 6′ planted buffer keeping it away from the street from Lynn Street to Oak Street.

[dasgeh]

@chris_s 92156 wrote:

This is in the works. By the end of 2016 the Custis in Rosslyn should be a 16′ wide asphalt trail with a 6′ planted buffer keeping it away from the street from Lynn Street to Oak Street.

Nope, this isn’t what we (ok, at least I) want. We need true mode separation on this stretch, and it’s sad that we’re not getting it with this opportunity. Take the lane from cars, put in a nice, planted curb, leave most of it as asphalt at that level for bikes. Leave the current trail as is for peds.

[chris_s]

@KLizotte 92104 wrote:

Install dedicated green and red turn arrows at the intersection of S Walter Reed and S Four Mile Run. Better yet, install an underpass for the W&OD through there.

Am I correct in thinking that the main conflict point here is people turning from 4MR Dr onto Walter Reed through the trail crossing?

@KLizotte 92104 wrote:

Install a cycletrack or wide bike lanes along Army Navy Drive.

Approved and funded. Completion tentatively expected in 2018.

@KLizotte 92104 wrote:

Install additional bike racks in Shirlington (esp in front of Cap City!).

Have you tried requesting some racks with this form? I’ve had good luck.

@KLizotte 92104 wrote:

Improve the crossings from the four mile run trail at S Shirlington Road. Cars don’t see/ignore the ped flashing lights at the southern crossing and routinely stop in the crosswalk for the lights. Fix the lights at the northern crossing (at the start of the W&OD) so that cars cannot cross the crosswalks when there are cyclists/peds present (perhaps a four way stop light cycle for cyclists/peds? – now that would be awesome!).

I 100% get the issue at the southern crossing. Can you give me more detail on the issues at the northern? Which street are you trying to cross and where are the problematic cars coming from? You crossing 4MR Dr vs cars turning left from Shirlington Rd onto 4MR Dr?

@KLizotte 92104 wrote:

Remove/relocate road grates from any bike lanes in the county. Very dangerous!

Agreed, do you have any specific examples of remaining grates?

@KLizotte 92104 wrote:

Remove bollard collards!

Agreed, do you have any specific examples of remaining collars?

[chris_s]

@Steve O 92113 wrote:

Underpass under Shirlington Road connecting 4-mile run trail into Jennie Dean park and then across 4MR onto the trail (should have been built when they did the big project)

I agree and think we have another good shot at it when they rebuild the Shirlington Rd bridge in a couple of years or as part of the upcoming planning for the Shirlington Crescent / Jennie Dean Park.

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