VDOT asking for input about curb cuts

[Kbikeva]

I wasn’t sure what part of the forum this falls into. Good curb cuts are cyclists’ friends too…please share! Note response date is Aug 31. This is as I received it from a friend at Easter Seals:

NEVER MIND — VDOT withdrew the survey. Apparently it got out without proper vetting.

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[mstone]

It’s mostly getting to the point where curb cuts are entirely focused on accesibility and are cyclist-hostile. USDOT now says that returned curbs are preferable to flares.

(The design on the right rather than the design on the left.)
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So if VDOT does any work on curb cuts, expect it to end up looking like a little maze rather than anything you might want to bike on.

[Terpfan]

My first suggestion would be mandating them where sidewalks end. Rt 1 is littered with sidewalks to nowhere that have no curb cuts. There is one down right before Ft. Belvoir next to a hotel. It’s a good 9″ off the ground and abruptly stops for absolutely no reason. Of course, I’ve raised the issue of an entirely missing pedestrian, let alone cyclist, infrastructure on Rt 1 in this stretch from 495 to Ft. Belvoir, but it’s made no difference I’m afraid.

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