Neighborhood-specific road designs?

[Tim Kelley]

A couple of the Arlington County planners/engineers read this board. I’ll direct their attention to this thread.

[dasgeh]

@Tim Kelley 8863 wrote:

A couple of the Arlington County planners/engineers read this board. I’ll direct their attention to this thread.

Thanks so much! – Gillian

[Tim Kelley]

I passed this along and this is response I get back:

“Those signs were put up a few years ago as a traffic calming measure before our current traffic calming procedures and manual were in place. There is plenty of room on the street for bicycles though. I’ll check it out to make sure but it looks like a good spot for “Do not enter except bicycles”.”

Sounds hopeful!

[dasgeh]

Hooray! Thanks

I also noted that the newest ARL bike map designates this section of 3rd Street as an On-Street Bicycle Route. As currently signed, bikes couldn’t use it as shown on the map. (in either direction).

Thanks again

[Tim Kelley]

We’ll be reprinting the map later this winter–I’ll make a note to look into it.

Any other map suggestions?

[Arlingtonrider]

A map suggestion —

The trail at the DC end of the George Mason Bridge isn’t shown correctly on the main part of most recent map that I have, although it is correct in the inset. Looking at the full new map (which might not be the newest) it appears that you would have to make an immediate left or right right where the bridge ends. I have one of the old 2009 maps as well, and the large version of that map shows the route correctly.

Update: I just picked up one of the newest maps (the ones with 2011 on the front), and saw that this has already been corrected.

[dasgeh]

@Tim Kelley 8882 wrote:

We’ll be reprinting the map later this winter–I’ll make a note to look into it.

Any other map suggestions?

Thanks. Though I really hope the roads get the “bikes except” and the map can remain the same.

[dasgeh]

@Tim Kelley 8879 wrote:

I passed this along and this is response I get back:

“Those signs were put up a few years ago as a traffic calming measure before our current traffic calming procedures and manual were in place. There is plenty of room on the street for bicycles though. I’ll check it out to make sure but it looks like a good spot for “Do not enter except bicycles”.”

Sounds hopeful!

Yesterday, I noticed the signs were changed. Thank you so much! Score one for responsive local government!

(Seriously, please pass my thanks over to the appropriate people in the County)

[Tim Kelley]

@dasgeh 9444 wrote:

(Seriously, please pass my thanks over to the appropriate people in the County)

I will certainly do so!

[dasgeh]

I have another candidate for “Do Not Enter Except Bicycles”: North Lynnbrook Drive

It’s a tiny little street, between 13th and 14th St N. but it’s a great way to make the hill from Kirkwood to Hayes Park / Cherrydale more bearable. Can we let the bikes through?

Thanks!

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