December 3rd: Extend the Shirlington Connector? Or something else?

[Steve O]

@Judd 149867 wrote:

There were also a lot of pieces of infrastructure that I was not aware of since it’s tucked behind a bunch of buildings.

Including this invisible steel bollard

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[Judd]

@Steve O 149907 wrote:

Including this invisible steel bollard

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Do you have a google maps location for that one? I don’t recall seeing that particular invisible bollard when I meandered around yesterday.

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[EasyRider]

I’m sorry I missed this; I live at the top of Superman Hill. Did anyone suggest/is it feasible for the current Four Mile Run Trail to have an spur behind the Exxon on Shirlington Road? It would give a more direct route to the W&OD trailhead and the bike lane on Shirlington Road, though it is private property.[ATTACH=CONFIG]12905[/ATTACH]

[Tim Kelley]

@EasyRider 149939 wrote:

I’m sorry I missed this; I live at the top of Superman Hill. Did anyone suggest/is it feasible for the current Four Mile Run Trail to have an spur behind the Exxon on Shirlington Road? It would give a more direct route to the W&OD trailhead and the bike lane on Shirlington Road, though it is private property.[ATTACH=CONFIG]12905[/ATTACH]

We heard something even better:

Bridges! Flyover bridges along that route making the connection above grade!

[chris_s]

Local residents have scoffed at the notion of a road diet on Arlington Mill Drive…

[DrP]

@Tim Kelley 149940 wrote:

We heard something even better:

Bridges! Flyover bridges along that route making the connection above grade!

Flyover bridge wouldn’t be bad. Just make sure that it doesn’t connect directly to the W&OD start since there are many people who stay on 4MRT to avoid all the crossings (and that useless hill at the start) and that would add crossings to be able to get back over to that very nice and friendly path.

[DrP]

@chris_s 149944 wrote:

Local residents have scoffed at the notion of a road diet on Arlington Mill Drive…

That is not typical. I am frequently along Arlington Mill Drive around that time and there are always cars in one direction or the other. Or worse (in terms of ability to cause harm, although not that I have ever seen such harm), county vehicles leaving the site. They all head out at once.

[Steve O]

@Judd 149911 wrote:

I don’t recall seeing that particular invisible bollard when I meandered around yesterday.

umm…it’s invisible.:rolleyes:

[Judd]

@Steve O 149953 wrote:

umm…it’s invisible.:rolleyes:

I knew you’d get the joke. If it’s not concrete filled, I might know a guy.

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[Judd]

@DrP 149946 wrote:

That is not typical. I am frequently along Arlington Mill Drive around that time and there are always cars in one direction or the other. Or worse (in terms of ability to cause harm, although not that I have ever seen such harm), county vehicles leaving the site. They all head out at once.

My experience is limited to the 7 am on a Wednesday timeframe. I haven’t ever seen much traffic there at that time. I’m sure it’s a different story when a movie lets out.

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[chris_s]

The consultants are dreaming big.

[mstone]

I like the bulb-outs for the gawkers. That’s one trendy new design feature that gets two thumbs up.

[scoot]

@chris_s 150018 wrote:

The consultants are dreaming big.

Great stuff. Any chance the trail spur from the eastern part of 4MR to the W&OD trailhead could be re-routed between the Exxon and the cement plant, to eliminate conflicts with vehicles entering and exiting Exxon?

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