Glebe Rd (Alexandria) Bike Lanes

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    lordofthemark
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    Rode this yesterday. As DZ bike lanes go, it was not the worst I have been in, nor was it the best. At least yesterday afternoon when I rode there was no parking turnover, but OTOH there was also hardly any traffic in the general travel lane. The climb is enough for me to go noticeably slower than I do on a flat. The sharrows are painted on the downhill side, for you sharrows fans. It occurred to me that it would be better to have kept the parking on the north side instead of the south side, and so have the bike lane be adjacent to the curb, thus not in a DZ. I assume they did not do that because A. The demand for parking is greater on the south side, more driveways on the north side, etc B. Because since you cannot include gutter space in the bike lane, but you can included it in the parking zone, it saves road space the way they have configured it.

    #1055437
    GovernorSilver
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    We rode on Commonwealth this past Friday evening. Looks like new asphalt was installed on the circle next to Four Mile Run Park Trail.

    #1055442
    Arlingtonrider
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    I really wish a bike lane could be added to South Glebe between Mt. Vernon Avenue and Route 1 – especially before the planned year-long closure of the adjacent part of Four Mile Run Trail. No such plan is in the works, though, as far as I know.

    #1055443
    lordofthemark
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    @Arlingtonrider 143261 wrote:

    I really wish a bike lane could be added to South Glebe between Mt. Vernon Avenue and Route 1 – especially before the planned year-long closure of the adjacent part of Four Mile Run Trail. No such plan is in the works, though, as far as I know.

    Last I heard, at a BPAC meeting a few months ago, the planned closure is now expected to be only a few months. I think I heard that right. I am planning to go to tonight’s meeting (after missing a couple) so if there is a mention, I will report back here.

    #1055455
    lordofthemark
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    Oops, my mistake. Tonight I heard they still expect it to take the better part of a year. But that was from City staff (in the context of some improvements on the City side )maybe better if someone from Arlington could update.

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    chris_s
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    @lordofthemark 143277 wrote:

    Oops, my mistake. Tonight I heard they still expect it to take the better part of a year. But that was from City staff (in the context of some improvements on the City side )maybe better if someone from Arlington could update.

    Mt Vernon Ave >> Eads is going to be closed for about a year.
    Eads >> Route 1 for about 3 months.

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    #1055497
    GovernorSilver
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    @GovernorSilver 143255 wrote:

    We rode on Commonwealth this past Friday evening. Looks like new asphalt was installed on the circle next to Four Mile Run Park Trail.

    I was wrong. Rode through the circle again yesterday evening. Road looked as beat up as ever.

    I must have been hallucinating from heat exhaustion or something Friday evening.

    Bummed that the sweet Eads -> 4 Mile Run Trail -> Shirlington route will be going away for a year in the near future.

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