[aclement65@hotmail.com]

@chris_s 125514 wrote:

AUDREY CLEMENT
http://audreyclement.com/

Ms. Clement did not respond, despite multiple emails.

That’s outrageous! I never even received the questionnaire!!!!!!

Here are my responses.

1. Do you ride a bike? If so, tell us about your riding.
I’ve been riding a bike all my life. I do not own a car. I commute exclusively by Metro, bike and rental car.

2. What do you see as the role of cycling in Arlington?
Cycling is my principal mode of transportation. Need I say more?

3. What should the county do, if anything, to get more people to bike?
Encourage SOV users to get out of their cars.

4. How would you approach the decision making process on a project like the Washington Blvd Trail which puts two Arlington priorities at odds? (In this case cycling infrastructure and tree canopy)
It’s absurd to suppose that constructing a bike trail would require elimination of 100 or more mature trees.

5. Many board members have been supportive of cycling, but few are true champions. Would you be a supportive board member or a champion?
I’m not a recreational biker or a competitive biker. I am a bike COMMUTER.

6. Under what circumstances, if any, would you support removing parking to install bike infrastructure?
I’m not a big fan of BikeShare if that’s what you’re referring to. BikeShare bikes are obsolete. The program discourages helmet use, and the stands are obtrusive. Instead I support bike on Metro and/or folding bikes with little or no bike infrastructure.

7. Do you support “road diets” as Arlington has done in the past on Shirlington Drive and is installing on Wilson Blvd this summer which remove travel lanes on streets to provide accommodations for other modes of travel like bicycles?
It depends on how much traffic there is on the roadway.

8. If elected, what do you hope to have accomplished to make Arlington a better place for cycling by the end of your first term?
I want to promote the mandatory use of helmets by bikers on streets. I also want to encourage prosecution of hit and run drivers.

9. Is there anything else you would like to share with the Arlington cycling community?
I think it’s unjust to deny a candidate an opportunity to respond to a questionnaire and then claim that the candidate refused to respond.

[aclement65@hotmail.com]

I presume that I’m one of the two new candidates referred to below. I never received the candidate questionnaire.

Audrey Clement

@chris_s 125511 wrote:

On Tuesday November 3rd, Arlington voters will elect two new members of the Arlington County Board.

The deadline to register to be eligible to vote for the Nov. 3 election is Tuesday, Oct. 13. You can register to vote online.

Out of town on November 3rd? Vote absentee in-person:
In-person absentee voting runs through Sat October 31 at
Courthouse Plaza
2100 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 320
Arlington, VA 22201

M-F, Sep 18-Oct 30, 8am-5pm, except as follows:
Thu Oct 22 & 29: 8am-7pm
Sat Oct 24 & 31: 8:30am-5pm

How do these candidates stand on cycling issues? Glad you asked. I sent the same questionnaire that I used in the Democratic Primary two the two new candidates. In addition I offered the two Democrats an opportunity to update their primary responses if they desired. Their responses:

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