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[lordofthemark]

@dasgeh 188787 wrote:

At the Wharf, the sidewalks are narrow and blocked with a bunch of stuff. I get why people walking with larger loads, or (e.g.) joggers who just want to get past everyone would take the PBL over the sidewalk.

Eh. There are about a thousand places in Alexandria where I would love to have a sidewalk as good as the sidewalk (not the PBL) at the Wharf. Its not super wide, and in the past there were obstructions, but its perfectly walkable.

And I have little problem with the joggers or the folks schlepping wheeled luggage – the joggers in particular are usually going in the right direction, are going at a pace that is not too painful for a rider to slow to, and actually know what “passing on your left” means. Its the folks STANDING in the PBL smoking or looking at their phone, standing in line for the bus, or walking fairly aimlessly along and across the PBL that make riding challenging.

Yes wider sidewalks will help. I suppose it will be interesting to see just how much.

Note also, at least at the Wharf, the sidewalk level location of the PBL presents visibility issues for vehicles going across the PBL from the Wharf to Maine that would I think be lessened with an in street PBL instead. But perhaps much wider sidewalks will mitigate that.

[chris_s]

The online survey is up now if you would like to share your feedback.

Here are some thoughts from Sustainable Mobility for Arlington County, if you have other thoughts please share them so we can all crib ideas from each other.

1) 19th Street needs protected bike lanes in both directions from Ft Myer Drive to Lynn St. The Rosslyn Sector Plan calls for a new connection to the Mt Vernon Trail at the far east end of 19th Street. It is vital that a first-class bike facility exist on 19th Street to get people to and from that new trail connection.

2) Wilson Blvd needs protected bike lanes from Oak St to Arlington Ridge Road. This is the main East-West route through Rosslyn and an extremely stressful street to bike on. Additionally, significant pick-up and drop-off occurs which would lead to frequent conflicts for unprotected bike lanes.

3) If Ft Myer Drive and Lynn street’s protected bike lanes are, as proposed, at sidewalk level then the design must be bold and clear that this area is for bikes. It must be unmistakable and obvious using multiple visual and tactile indicators so as to avoid pedestrian conflicts.

4) Any planning for this area, including this study, must reinforce that either grade separation or re-routing I-66 traffic entirely, are the ultimate fix for the Intersection of Doom.

5) The ultimate design should feature “protected intersection” designs anywhere a protected bike lane intersects with another bicycle facility.

Project Page with background information
Meeting Display Boards
Ft Myer Drive concept renderings, including what the sidewalk-level 1-way PBL might look like
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Deadline: April 3rd

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