@sjclaeys 13293 wrote:
I am at a loss on what to do about this situation. My emails to Arlington County have gone unanswered and Bike Arlington does not seem to care. How do we get across the message that supporting cycling is more than painting sharrows, having nice websites and handing out knickknacks at Bike to Work Day? It means having every County office and department recognize the needs of cyclists and the impact of the County’s activities on cyclists.
@rcannon100 13297 wrote:
I am curious whether the Arlington Bike Advisory Committee has addressed this issue?
And no, shutting down the Custis trail during rush hour is not the same as shutting down any other road — shutting down the Custis Trail during rush hour is like shutting down I-66 during rush hour. It is not done. And the Arlington County Board has acknowledge that it is not suppose to be done.
I think the next step would be for us to self organize, and try to meet with member of the Arlington County Board.
@sjclaeys 13298 wrote:
I believe that the next Arlington Bike Advisory Committee meeting is February 6.
I understand your frustrations. As a member of the BikeArlington team, our responsibilities include the outreach and education aspects of the County bike programming. When it comes to trail work and other on the ground issues, those are handled by other departments who we have no control over. I’ve passed along complaints to my contact in the Parks and Rec department who heads up this project and I’ve passed along the response above. I’ve continued to pass along this thread as it grows and am currently waiting to hear back again. I’ll keep you in the loop if I hear anything.
rcannon100 and sjclaeys, if you don’t already, I highly encourage both of you to attend the next Arlington Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting and get involved with that group!
