Washington Blvd repaving thru Westover

[DismalScientist]

The current configuration is much like what used to be in front of the Lutheran Church a few blocks to the west. It will be interesting to see if the county has the balls to propose back-in diagonal parking there. Somehow I doubt we will see a reduction in parking to add space for dedicated bike lanes here (not that I would advocate that).

[TwoWheelsDC]

Seems like the perfect opportunity to turn those crosswalks into speed tables. Also, the speed limit between Longfellow (maybe even Patrick Henry) and McKinley should be lowered to 15mph.

[dasgeh]

@DismalScientist 187733 wrote:

The current configuration is much like what used to be in front of the Lutheran Church a few blocks to the west. It will be interesting to see if the county has the balls to propose back-in diagonal parking there. Somehow I doubt we will see a reduction in parking to add space for dedicated bike lanes here (not that I would advocate that).

Seems like it would be wide enough there to put bike lanes next to the curb, and leave the parking at the same angle, just closer to travel lanes. Yes, the parking cars would impede the travel lane but…

[sjclaeys]

@dasgeh 187738 wrote:

Seems like it would be wide enough there to put bike lanes next to the curb, and leave the parking at the same angle, just closer to travel lanes. Yes, the parking cars would impede the travel lane but…

Wouldn’t that create a gauntlet of passenger doors flying open into the bike lane with no bail out option other than to run into the curb?

[DrP]

@sjclaeys 187744 wrote:

Wouldn’t that create a gauntlet of passenger doors flying open into the bike lane with no bail out option other than to run into the curb?

And loads of pizzas flying into the air as cyclists cruised by while pedestrians didn’t notice. Because they don’t. The don’t on Quincy coming out the stores there and I have sat at the Italian Store window watching countless people not pay attention to much as they raced in and out of their cars and stores. This would be a disaster at this location.

[sjclaeys]

@DrP 187746 wrote:

And loads of pizzas flying into the air as cyclists cruised by while pedestrians didn’t notice. Because they don’t. The don’t on Quincy coming out the stores there and I have sat at the Italian Store window watching countless people not pay attention to much as they raced in and out of their cars and stores. This would be a disaster at this location.

Yeah, but maybe free pizza if you can catch it in the air, or maybe off of the ground if it is still in the box?

[lordofthemark]

What I love about Arlington, especially Westover, it’s such a lovely suburban dystopia, it makes me feel better about Alexandria :rolleyes:

[Erin Potter]

@Henry 187666 wrote:

• Potential Westover Farmer’s Market to have a pop-up opportunity to meet people in the community that might not be able to attend the Open House. Details to come as they are finalized with the Farmer’s Market.

Come discuss over pickles*!
Project staff also will be available at the Westover Farmer’s Market, in the Westover Library Plaza, on Sunday, March 3. Stop by for information about the project and to provide feedback.

*Pickles dependent on my ability to set up for this event and attendance of a particular farmer’s market vendor.

[ChristoB50]

@Erin Potter 187842 wrote:

*Pickles dependent on … a particular farmer’s market vendor.

Mmmm… haven’t been to this market yet, but I’m assuming it MUST be Number 1 Sons… superlative lactic-fermented pickles!! I miss them now that the Crystal City F.M. is closed down.

[dasgeh]

@sjclaeys 187744 wrote:

Wouldn’t that create a gauntlet of passenger doors flying open into the bike lane with no bail out option other than to run into the curb?

Cars park perpendicular to the curb here, so doors open far from the curb/potential bike lane.

And any bike lane to the inside of parallel parking would have a buffer.

[DismalScientist]

Parking is diagonal here. Since back in parking is safer, do you really want cars backing into a space where the back of the space is a bike lane? :rolleyes:

Furthermore, the diagonal parking is not continuous and 3 trees would have to be murdered to make it continuous.

[dasgeh]

@DismalScientist 187851 wrote:

Parking is diagonal here. Since back in parking is safer, do you really want cars backing into a space where the back of the space is a bike lane? :rolleyes:

No. Of course you would need a barrier between parking and the bike lane. But it could be a standard parking barrier

[sjclaeys]

@dasgeh 187844 wrote:

Cars park perpendicular to the curb here, so doors open far from the curb/potential bike lane.

And any bike lane to the inside of parallel parking would have a buffer.

I’m referring to the south side of Washington Blvd (the side of Lost Dog), where cars park parallel to the curb. No buffer in that situation would stop car doors from opening into the bike lane.

[dasgeh]

@sjclaeys 187866 wrote:

I’m referring to the south side of Washington Blvd (the side of Lost Dog), where cars park parallel to the curb. No buffer in that situation would stop car doors from opening into the bike lane.

A buffer that’s a bit wider than the width of a car door would. That’s why they always put in buffers with PBLs. Otherwise every PBL beside parking would have issues.

[dasgeh]

@DismalScientist 187851 wrote:

Furthermore, the diagonal parking is not continuous and 3 trees would have to be murdered to make it continuous.

I forgot about the tree-thingys. They definitely make things more difficult, but I wonder whether there’s an option to use ramps to have a PBL go up onto those…

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