Infrastructure Repairs in Arlington
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January 8, 2014 at 3:11 pm #990510
Justin Antos
ParticipantAt W&OD mile 0, crossing S Shirlington Road and Four Mile Run Dr. The beg-button for the HAWK signal doesn’t seem to work (last I checked).
Also, 50 feet away, how about a big Leading Pedestrian Interval for the stoplights controlling the intersection of S. Shirlington and Four Mile Run Dr? I’ve seen alot of near-hooks there from drivers who don’t appear to believe they need to yield to the crosswalk. Light phasing changes, or signs, might go a long way.
January 8, 2014 at 8:52 pm #990604Kolohe
ParticipantAt the corner of South Glebe Road and Potomac Ave, make a better way of exiting the Cabi station to the north along Potomac Ave. (as illustrated here:http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?6209-Crystal-City-Above-Ground&p=69894#post69894) The ped signal call button that exists is way far away from the curb cut and in any case there’s no way to call to cross Potomac (as there’s no ped crossing there). And bikes, even Cabis
are too light to trigger the traffic light.January 8, 2014 at 10:58 pm #990615care free family
ParticipantDid the “No Turn On Red” sign that was proposed for this intersection get approved? If so, has it been installed?
I just saw that the signs have been installed! Yippee!
January 9, 2014 at 9:42 pm #990744ParticipantThese grates: http://goo.gl/maps/wzsyx at Lynn & 19th are a persistent hazard for anyone in the Lynn Street bikelane, and made worse by the bus that is frequently parked there. (because it makes the only path between the traffic and the bus go right over the grove at the edge of the grate).
January 12, 2014 at 3:34 am #990980Guus
ParticipantFix the bike lane on Quincy, north-bound after the crossing with Washington Blvd. For 200 yards the bike lane is discontinued, and then interrupted by 3 parking spots. This forces bicyclist into motor traffic that is accelerating after making the crossing with Washington.
There are sharrows on the road but it’s unsafe.
January 12, 2014 at 2:59 pm #990986ebubar
Participant@rcannon100 73914 wrote:
Place a CABI station at N Glebe Rd and Lee Hwy. There are multiple commercial establishments in that neighborhood including the Lee-Heights Shopping Mall, Metro-29 Diner, Thirty Bernies, and Cowboy Cafe. There is also a major housing development about to go online. It is also a very reasonable bicycle distance to the ballston area with safe routes along Utah street. It would also be a good intermediary point if Marymout U ever decides to get a station (including apt complexes where MU students live).
I like this idea! I’m going to try to work on convincing more folks at MU that they should be biking and this would help with that!
Also, the bike lanes on Military Road when you get around Old north glebe road are abysmal. Potholes, paint completely rubbed off. This seems bad as it’s the best (only?) bike lane connection in that area to connect to Chain Bridge which is “nicely” connected with both the C&O and the Capital Crescent Trail.
January 12, 2014 at 5:47 pm #990989bobco85
Participant@Guus 74505 wrote:
Fix the bike lane on Quincy, north-bound after the crossing with Washington Blvd. For 200 yards the bike lane is discontinued, and then interrupted by 3 parking spots. This forces bicyclist into motor traffic that is accelerating after making the crossing with Washington.
There are sharrows on the road but it’s unsafe.
I think the intersection of Quincy/Washington Blvd should have a bike box for northbound traffic to avoid this merge problem.
January 13, 2014 at 2:33 pm #991014consularrider
Participant@bobco85 74514 wrote:
I think the intersection of Quincy/Washington Blvd should have a bike box for northbound traffic to avoid this merge problem.
That intersection also badly needs left turn arrows for all four directions, there are left turn lanes, but no turn arrows and turning traffic backs up frequently during the day and I’ve seen way too many drivers trying to squeeze that turn in in front of an oncoming cyclist.
January 13, 2014 at 2:41 pm #991016Participant@ebubar 74511 wrote:
I like this idea! I’m going to try to work on convincing more folks at MU that they should be biking and this would help with that!
Also, the bike lanes on Military Road when you get around Old north glebe road are abysmal. Potholes, paint completely rubbed off. This seems bad as it’s the best (only?) bike lane connection in that area to connect to Chain Bridge which is “nicely” connected with both the C&O and the Capital Crescent Trail.
What I would like to see Arlington do is give streets with bike lanes or sharrows and designated bike route streets priority in the 2014 repaving plan. Some examples are Military, Williamsburg, 16th St N (from George Mason to Patrick Henry), 13th St N, and Key Blvd. Also, the repaving needs to be of a higher quality than what we got on several recently (Nelly Custis, Patrick Henry, and Fairfax in EFC are examples). There should be no paving seam in the middle of the bike lane because that creates a potential fall issue if you let your attention lapse. Those seams also deteriorate faster than the rest of the asphalt.
January 13, 2014 at 3:01 pm #991020dasgeh
Participant@Guus 74505 wrote:
Fix the bike lane on Quincy, north-bound after the crossing with Washington Blvd. For 200 yards the bike lane is discontinued, and then interrupted by 3 parking spots. This forces bicyclist into motor traffic that is accelerating after making the crossing with Washington.
There are sharrows on the road but it’s unsafe.
I love this idea, and think we should put it on the list, but I think it will take a little more political will and a loss of parking spaces to make it happen. I know that folks from W-L would be supportive. Maybe an ABAC letter that we can try to get APS’s SRTS to sign onto ?
Also on Quincy on the bridge just north of W-L, in the northbound bike lanes, there’s a grate in the bike lane. There’s plenty of space, so the lane could just be restriped to avoid the grate.
@consularrider 74541 wrote:
What I would like to see Arlington do is give streets with bike lanes or sharrows and designated bike route streets priority in the 2014 repaving plan. Some examples are Military, Williamsburg, 16th St N (from George Mason to Patrick Henry), 13th St N, and Key Blvd. Also, the repaving needs to be of a higher quality than what we got on several recently (Nelly Custis, Patrick Henry, and Fairfax in EFC are examples). There should be no paving seem in the middle of the bike lane because that creates a potential fall issue if you let your attention lapse. Those seems also deteriorate faster than the rest of the asphalt.
Love this idea. I think it’s beyond the scope of this fixes list, but would support an ABAC letter to this effect.
January 22, 2014 at 9:17 pm #991807PotomacCyclist
ParticipantSmooth out the transition between trail and bridge at a couple different locations. There is a slight break where the trail ends and the bridge begins. It would only require a small amount of asphalt to smooth over these transitions, instead of having a speed bump that can cause tire damage.
MVT bridge over the GW Parkway on-ramp, next to Reagan National Airport
Ramp between 14th St. Bridge (George Mason) and the MVT
If NPS has control over these sections, maybe the County and the ABAC can coordinate with NPS to get these easy fixes done.
January 22, 2014 at 11:00 pm #991810Arlingtonrider
ParticipantThere’s another one on FMR trail near the I-395 underpass as well. They fix it from time to time, but every couple of years it starts separating again. It’s about time for another smoothing out there as well.
March 12, 2014 at 7:12 am #995648ParticipantBetter signage and/or street map for cyclists (and pedestrians) along the trails and side streets between S. Courthouse Rd. and Clarendon.
There is supposed to be a new trail this year along Washington Blvd., from Towers Park-Columbia Pike to the intersection of Washington Blvd. and S. Courthouse Rd.
From that point, there are existing trails that head off in two directions, bearing NW and N. The NW trail runs almost to the intersection of N. Fillmore and 3rd St. N. It’s possible to continue north toward Clarendon on side streets, but it can be confusing.
The N trail will connect to the new trails/sidewalks that are a part of the 10th St./Rte. 50/Courthouse Rd. interchange VDOT project (scheduled to be completed this summer).
These routes are useful for cyclists traveling between Pentagon City and Clarendon, and Pentagon City and Court House, except that it’s very easy to get lost on the winding trails and side streets. I get turned around almost every time I ride through there (which isn’t that often). I end up riding half a mile in the wrong direction. Sometimes I give up on the trip because the unplanned detours cause me to miss an event.
When the existing Washington Blvd. trail passes Arlington Blvd. (when traveling north), it follows a loop, turning left, then a U-turn, then a bend to the left. There are no signs anywhere indicating destinations such as Court House, Columbia Pike, Pentagon City or Clarendon. Such signs would be helpful. There wouldn’t need to be that many signs. Just enough to keep cyclists from turning around and heading in the wrong direction at that confluence of trails and side streets.
March 12, 2014 at 5:40 pm #995699Participant@PotomacCyclist 79393 wrote:
Better signage and/or street map for cyclists (and pedestrians) along the trails and side streets between S. Courthouse Rd. and Clarendon.
There is supposed to be a new trail this year along Washington Blvd., from Towers Park-Columbia Pike to the intersection of Washington Blvd. and S. Courthouse Rd.
From that point, there are existing trails that head off in two directions, bearing NW and N. The NW trail runs almost to the intersection of N. Fillmore and 3rd St. N. It’s possible to continue north toward Clarendon on side streets, but it can be confusing.
The N trail will connect to the new trails/sidewalks that are a part of the 10th St./Rte. 50/Courthouse Rd. interchange VDOT project (scheduled to be completed this summer).
These routes are useful for cyclists traveling between Pentagon City and Clarendon, and Pentagon City and Court House, except that it’s very easy to get lost on the winding trails and side streets. I get turned around almost every time I ride through there (which isn’t that often). I end up riding half a mile in the wrong direction. Sometimes I give up on the trip because the unplanned detours cause me to miss an event.
When the existing Washington Blvd. trail passes Arlington Blvd. (when traveling north), it follows a loop, turning left, then a U-turn, then a bend to the left. There are no signs anywhere indicating destinations such as Court House, Columbia Pike, Pentagon City or Clarendon. Such signs would be helpful. There wouldn’t need to be that many signs. Just enough to keep cyclists from turning around and heading in the wrong direction at that confluence of trails and side streets.
It would also be helpful to designate some of the side streets between the Fillmore Park trail and Clarendon as a bike route and add appropriate signs. Car traffic is light on most of those streets. It’s difficult to find the trail when riding south from Clarendon.
March 12, 2014 at 5:47 pm #995702Participant@PotomacCyclist 79444 wrote:
It would also be helpful to designate some of the side streets between the Fillmore Park trail and Clarendon as a bike route and add appropriate signs. Car traffic is light on most of those streets. It’s difficult to find the trail when riding south from Clarendon.
That’s why I call it the secret trail! But yes, I agree it should be easier to find.
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