Glebe Rd (Alexandria) Bike Lanes
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July 18, 2016 at 5:28 pm #1055436
lordofthemark
ParticipantRode 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.
July 18, 2016 at 5:52 pm #1055437GovernorSilver
ParticipantWe rode on Commonwealth this past Friday evening. Looks like new asphalt was installed on the circle next to Four Mile Run Park Trail.
July 18, 2016 at 7:23 pm #1055442Arlingtonrider
ParticipantI 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.
July 18, 2016 at 7:29 pm #1055443lordofthemark
Participant@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.
July 19, 2016 at 1:11 am #1055455lordofthemark
ParticipantOops, 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.
July 19, 2016 at 1:31 pm #1055473chris_s
Participant@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.July 19, 2016 at 9:51 pm #1055497GovernorSilver
Participant@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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