September 2017 Road & Trail Conditions

[chris_s]

@DrP 165939 wrote:

Bike-Ped Manager: Please let us know status!!

Arlington is currently without a Bike-Ped Manager.

[Judd]

@ginacico 165930 wrote:

What’s going on with Army Navy Drive? The bike lanes (all except a small segment near the underpass to the country club) disappeared awhile ago when the stripes were ground away. Just this week the surface was chip-sealed.

Are the bike lanes coming back?

Army Navy Drive is being Microsurfaced. Shirlington Drive was also recently done. You can read more about the process and see the map of roads being done in 2017 here: https://transportation.arlingtonva.us/streets/street-maintenance/

The page contains contact information for Alex Portillo. Might be worthwhile to give him a poke about how long the bike lane markings have been removed. They were also ground away for two or three weeks before work was done on Shirlington Dr. I haven’t been that way in a bit to see if the new markings are in place since the surfacing was done.

[vern]

Microsurfacing sucks as it regards riding a bike. It leaves the road surface rough and jolting if rolling with skinny tires. Shirlington Road used to be a fun, fast ride north to south, but now, not so much.

[Judd]

@vern 165949 wrote:

Microsurfacing sucks as it regards riding a bike. It leaves the road surface rough and jolting if rolling with skinny tires. Shirlington Road used to be a fun, fast ride north to south, but now, not so much.

It does leave the road surface rougher. I am almost always rolling on 32s on these roads so it doesn’t feel much different to me. The speedster bike has 25s and I haven’t noticed too much difference when I ride on 6th Street South, but then again, according to the Trek marketing team, that bike was designed with input from Fabian Cancellara for the cobblestones of Belgium. Haven’t ridden the 25s on Shirlington Rd yet.

[ginacico]

My neighborhood streets were slurry sealed (same stuff only not as thick) as part of the same project. I don’t object to the surface, in that it beats cracks and potholes.

But I would like to see the bike lanes put back. I sent Alex Portillo a quick note asking for info and a timeline.

[Sunyata]

@Judd 165945 wrote:

They were also ground away for two or three weeks before work was done on Shirlington Dr. I haven’t been that way in a bit to see if the new markings are in place since the surfacing was done.

They have not been put back yet.

[dasgeh]

@TwoWheelsDC 165832 wrote:

Yep! Now the difference in the same road crossing from Arlington into Fairfax is that much more pronounced; the bike lane ends, the sidewalk ends, the lots almost double in size…oh, and the street signs turn blue!

I’m going to need to get a picture…

[dasgeh]

@DrP 165939 wrote:

Bike-Ped Manager: Please let us know status!!

Feel free to ask dleach@arlingtonva.us both your question and when he expects to POST THE JOB OPENING for the bike-ped manager.

[Judd]

@Judd 165754 wrote:

There’s still construction going on.

jfel,

I go this way every day on my commute and the trail is difficult to find once you connect to Rotary Road unless you know it’s there. Basically, where the road starts to turn right, you want to hang a left on to the sidewalk like you’re going to the 9/11 Memorial. It feels weird to do, because of the bad pavement there and the feeling like you’re about to salmon into oncoming traffic. (You’re not really, but it feels that way.)

If you’d like, I’d be happy to ride in with you any morning this week or on the weekend if you want to test ride beforehand. I’m in the Penrose area and could meet you there. I’ll probably also try to con you into going coffee club though.

Here’s my ride in this morning if looking at the map helps:
https://www.strava.com/activities/1200912296

I am happy to report that jfel successfully completed her first bike commute this morning. The coffee club seed has been planted. We also ran into Chris Slatt.

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[chris_s]

@Judd 165979 wrote:

We also ran into Chris Slatt.

Glad I was able to help demonstrate the social advantages of cycling as a mode of transport.

[jfel]

@Judd 165979 wrote:

I am happy to report that jfel successfully completed her first bike commute this morning. The coffee club seed has been planted. We also ran into Chris Slatt.

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Judd, thank you so much (again) for showing me the ropes. What an awesome route to take, I love it and super excited to keep this up! Def count me in for coffee.

[Judd]

@chris_s 165980 wrote:

Glad I was able to help demonstrate the social advantages of cycling as a mode of transport.

The timing was amazing as we were talking about coffee club and bike friends right before running into you.

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