May ABAC Meeting – May 7th

[dasgeh]

Bump. This is tonight!

Before the meeting, stop by the Design Workshop for Wilson Blvd between Quinn and Courthouse; 4:30pm-7pm at the Navy League Building (on Wilson Blvd, but very close to 2100 Clarendon Blvd)

[Judd]

My notes from the meeting.

BAC approved a joint letter with PAC recommending establishment of a public process to evaluate establishing a VisionZero project.

Reviewed list of projects that BAC is interested in receiving presentations from County staff.
– Some discussion of how to prioritize
– Trying to ensure early BAC involvement with projects when design plans are changeable
– Discussed trail connection from WOD to 50
– Draft list approved

Capital Improvement Plan Update
– FY proposals expected in week or two
– WMATA funding has changed how local projects are funded
– Makes up about 40% of capital funding for bike projects
– Many projects are funded by Northern Virginia Transportation Authority – jurisdictions get about 30% of the funds to use flexibly and grants for larger projects
– WMATA funding heavily reallocates NVTA funds to WMATA – Impact currently unknown.
– Unknown if Parks funding will be impacted
– Chris Slatt recommended moving to a program model for funding so that capital projects for bicycles are prioritized in the bicycle element and funding is more stable
– Allows opportunity to fund projects when time limited opportunities arise such as during private development

Bike Element Updated
– Progress is being made. Goal to wrap up by end of the year.
– A survey will be published sometime next week to gather public input for the Bicycle Element
– Discussed establishing a quantitative rubric to rank priorities for bike projects
– Reviewed Neighborhood Complete Streets rubric as a possible example
– Discussed items that may make up a rubric and how to measure things like “comfort”

Design Standards for Bike Projects
– Ongoing BAC discussion about establishing design standards for bike projects
– Lots of reasons why designs may not be good, sometimes project timelines are so long that the standards have changed by the time project is finished
– Arlington uses lots of design standards for projects (55 Arlington standards, 28 Virginia standards, 29 Federal standards, 18 NACTO guides, input from 28 neighboring jurisdictions)

W&OD Improvements
– Staff requested input on two changes in response to neighborhood complaints
– 1. Creating markings on Tuckahoe that indicate that the trail is entering the street (near the power substation)
– 2. Separating bike and ped access to the W&OD on Vanderpool (that little stub street near the place where most people access the WOD after riding through Banneker Park)

[sjclaeys]

Thanks Judd! It is good for there to be some transparency so the community knows the outcomes of ABAC meetings. There have not been any meeting notes posted since the May 2017 meeting.

[lordofthemark]

@sjclaeys 178168 wrote:

Thanks Judd! It is good for there to be some transparency so the community knows the outcomes of ABAC meetings. There have not been any meeting notes posted since the May 2017 meeting.

Evidently you guys are not as good at guilting people into taking on the role of secretary as we are ��

[chris_s]

@lordofthemark 178178 wrote:

Evidently you guys are not as good at guilting people into taking on the role of secretary as we are ��

We have approved minutes, it’s getting them on the web site we seem to have difficulty with.

[chris_s]

@lordofthemark 178178 wrote:

Evidently you guys are not as good at guilting people into taking on the role of secretary as we are ��

We have approved minutes, it’s getting them on the web site we seem to have difficulty with.

[dasgeh]

Thanks, Judd! It’s always great to have notes posted for those who can’t be there in person. I’ll follow up with our staff contact (again) about getting things on the website. You can follow up as well by writing des@arlingtonva.us

I just started a thread now on the Capital Improvement Plan, please help us gather the information we need to move forward with proposing a Bike Element Funding program in the new CIP.

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