W&OD at Columbia Pike

[consularrider]

@dbb 210639 wrote:

Not sure when this was completed, but the fact that a cyclist can roll right up to the beg button heading up the W&OD at Columbia Pike is way cool!

Thanks Arlington Parks and Rec and DES

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I thought you weren’t supposed to have to push “beg” button in Arlington anymore?

[Judd]

@consularrider 210645 wrote:

I thought you weren’t supposed to have to push “beg” button in Arlington anymore?

That one didn’t have to be pushed pre-pandemic. The push button does activate the audio features for individuals with visual impairments though.

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[Steve O]

@Judd 210646 wrote:

That one didn’t have to be pushed pre-pandemic. The push button does activate the audio features for individuals with visual impairments though.

That’s correct. The BAC lobbied for a some time to put this intersection on “full recall,” which means that the walk signal comes on every cycle without the need to push any buttons.

[mstone]

wait, people are happy that there’s a post in the path?

[ChristoB50]

@mstone 210653 wrote:

wait, people are happy that there’s a post in the path?

😎 It is a nice improvement I think. Lots of people can pile up here waiting for the crossing. They widened the trail a bit (orange area shown) so the new edge is inline with the preexisting post; used to be the trail edge lined up with the decorative brick line in the sidewalk.
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[Judd]

Checked it out Sunday morning. This is a big improvement. I used to ride this daily when I lived down the street. This area can have lots of people moving at different speeds bunched up together. The placement of the pole on the trail edge didn’t feel problematic.

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[Judd]

@Steve O 210647 wrote:

That’s correct. The BAC lobbied for a some time to put this intersection on “full recall,” which means that the walk signal comes on every cycle without the need to push any buttons.

Thank you! Many of the dangers I experience are related to signal decisions. My death is likely to occur at the intersection of Route 1 and Slaters Lane which has three permissive car turn options while the crosswalk is lit.

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[huskerdont]

Personally, I don’t think the pole placement is bad, but they probably should have done a touch better with the painting. Still not terrible, and better say than on East Basin Drive, where carelessly following the white line would take you right into the curb.

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8799032,-77.0359904,3a,75y,48.96h,87.88t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s7I3xKFaPliy14gxZrZ4i8A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en

And please to not be talking about your death on a bike please.

[Henry]

I used the post as a de factor “Biker Bar“. There was a desire line in the dirt where people did that before it was paved, so, yes, this is an upgrade.

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