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@Judd 166144 wrote:

I’m surprised you were going that way. Crossing the Parkway on that side of the bridge is scary.

Scary as hell. Twice was enough to make me think “there must be some other option”.

I don’t normally ride in DC and when I do, I don’t typically head west from Memorial Bridge, so it was only recently that I ever tried it.

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@DismalScientist 166139 wrote:

I note that these studies compare PBLs with no bike infrastructure, not choice of infrastructure.

From the last study in the list:

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Thanks everybody! It appears all of the options suck, but your suggestions suck less than what I was doing!

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@DismalScientist 166136 wrote:

Good luck with that. As far as I can tell, we are an ignored constituency. Something about the powers that be wanting to kill off Isabella with right hooks…

Yep, that’s it.

After New York City installed a protected bike lane on Columbus Avenue, bicycling increased 56 percent on weekdays, crashes decreased 34 percent, speeding decreased, sidewalk riding decreased, traffic flow remained similar, and commercial loading hours/space increased 475 percent.
New York City Department of Transportation, 2011

Streets with protected bike lanes saw 28 percent fewer injuries per mile than comparable streets with no bike infrastructure. People were also 2.5 times more likely to bike on the protected lanes than in general travel lanes.
Lusk, A., et al., 2010 – Risk of injury for bicycling on cycle tracks versus in the street, Injury Prevention, December 1, 2010

Streets with protected bike lanes saw 90 percent fewer injuries per mile than those with no bike infrastructure.
Teschke, K., et al., 2012 – Route Infrastructure and the Risk of Injuries to Bicyclists: A Case-Crossover Study

96 percent of people using protected bike lanes believe they increased safety on the street.
Monsere, C., et al., 2014 – Lessons from the Green Lanes (National Institute for Transportation and Communities)

Protected bike lanes reduce bike-related non-intersection injuries by about 75 percent compared to comparable crossings without infrastructure.
Harris et al, 2013 – Comparing the effects of infrastructure on bicycling injury at intersections and non-intersections using a case?crossover design.” Injury Prevention”

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From an Arlington County Email Update:

After portions of Army Navy Drive were repaved this summer, new street markings are scheduled to be installed within the next two weeks between Joyce Street and the bridge connecting to the Army Navy Country Club.

The new markings will include a protected bicycle lane in the northbound direction and a buffered bike lane in the southbound direction. New crossings to provide access to transit will be installed as well.

In the sections where the protected bike lane will be marked, the current bicycle lane will be flipped to the inside – against the curb. The parking lane will be between the bicycle lane and the vehicle travel lane.

Both the protected lane and the buffered bike lane will enhance bicycle safety and connectivity in the area, and will also serve to narrow the relatively wide street and calm vehicle speeds.

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Sad I’m going to be out of town. This is a great idea for a ride!

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@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.

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@scoot 165976 wrote:

Who should be contacted to get this fixed?

The fastest option is Streetlight & Traffic Signal Hotline 703-228-6511

But if you hate the phone, the report a problem app will work as will emailing des@arlingtonva.us

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@scoot 163905 wrote:

I’m enjoying the new cameras at 50 and Fillmore. The last few times I’ve ridden through there late at night (always southbound), the traffic signals for 50 have turned yellow immediately as I cross the first stop line (at the service road).

Next up – 50 & Irving. (can’t wait!)

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*whistles past*

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If you live in the Providence District of Fairfax County, you may want to have some words with Supervisor Smyth.

http://bluevirginia.us/2017/09/i-66-multi-use-trail-design-our-only-chance-to-do-this-right-will-poor-local-leadership-nimbyism-screw-it-up

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@DrP 165939 wrote:

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

Arlington is currently without a Bike-Ped Manager.

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@lordofthemark 165856 wrote:

Not sure what the status of this is.

I think this might actually be on the next Arlington BAC meeting agenda. Stay tuned.

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@dasgeh 165777 wrote:

4) Totally fine that you posted here, but for these sorts of things, we normally start a new post. We often start new posts. Except when (1) we see a friend (One-Eighth Sighting); (2) something interesting happens in the morning (My Morning Commute); (3) something interesting happens in the evening (My Evening Commute); (4) we see a sale (Saw This Deal, Thought Someone Might Like It); (5) we see/are part of a near miss (Missed Connection); (6) when we take ride pictures (Post your ride pics) [Did I miss anything?]

When we have a positive interaction with another road/trail user (Found Connection).

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@dasgeh 165735 wrote:

It’s unclear: are they putting in the obviously needed curb cut at the top of the hill to get to the Case Bridge. Riding a bakfiets, curb-hopping is impossible, and you have to get on the side walk about a mile away.

Unless something has changed since the EA, YES they are putting a curb ramp right at the end of the case bridge sidewalk.

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