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@bobco85 47723 wrote:

I’m not sure that construction will begin anytime soon on the Washington Blvd trail due to the opposition from the Penrose neighborhood regarding the number of trees (~180) that will be cut down for the trail (cutting down trees means less of a buffer between the neighborhood and Washington Blvd traffic, and it will also affect the stream running through there).

The County is moving forward with the new plan. Last I checked the plans were about to go into VDOT for final approval. They are still hopeful for construction to begin this year.

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I’m so glad this project is finally making forward progress (in spent a couple years sitting around getting passed over for TIGER funding). It will tie in nicely with the improvements on Hayes St, Clark/Bell St (which MAY end up with a 1-way cycle track), Long Bridge Drive and Crystal Drive.

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I’m in with kid in tow – Sundays are better for us!

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They’re taking out the traffic calming?

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I read threads like this and have to wonder – will there be a day where we feel like we can safely go for a bike ride in the countryside without engaging the internet hive mind and scrutinizing satellite photos for several hours?

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North Arlingtonians will get their own at the Clarendon Metro in the next couple months (probably May).

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Me: Struggling up the Walter Reed Drive Hill on my first bike commute after taking the winter off.
You: Passengers in a red car passing me who yelled “You can do it!” out your open window.

Thanks! I honestly don’t know if I would have stuck it out without the encouragement!

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On the one hand, today was my first bike commute of 2013 (because of the weather)… on the other hand Portland and Minneapolis both have thriving bike culture. Is weather a factor? Definitely, but it’s only one factor.

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I kind of want to hug that sign.

Official sanction for post-sunset use AND anti-ninja rules?

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Not to revive an old thread or anything, but is this potentially your bike ChrisC?

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/bik/3643859155.html

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Additional details in the prior thread.

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Just wanted to highlight that the next to last comment on that Arlnow article claims to be from someone who knows them and indicates that further updates on their status will not be released for various reasons.

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It’s like McDonnell sat down with a bunch of advisers and said “Can you guys come up with something so looney that those Democrats who have been hounding me about fixing transportation funding might actually be tempted to vote against it?”

It almost completely decouples the idea of drivers paying for their roads (which was already partially decoupled) and pays for infrastructure with pretty much the most regressive kind of tax you can levy (sales). If this goes through, driving will increase in Virginia and the working poor will be disproportionately hit paying for it.

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@bobco85 38770 wrote:

I seriously hope that is temporary, otherwise it means that the corner will stick out there and we could lose the bike lane for that section.

Couldn’t dig up a map on my parent’s slow internet connection, but I found a description of the final plan for Quincy once construction is done.

PRE-CONSTRUCTION QUINCY: 56-feet – two 18-foot travel lanes, 5 to 6 foot wide bike lanes in each direction, 8-foot parking lane on the east side of the street. At Wilson Boulevard the street widens to accommodate a left turn lane and a channelized right turn lane.

POST-CONSTRUCTION QUINCY: 49-feet – one 11-foot travel lane in each direction, 5-foot wide bike lanes in each direction, 8-foot parking lane on each side of the street and a 1-foot center stripe. Approaching Wilson Boulevard the street widens to approximately 66-feet to accommodate a left turn lane and a right turn lane. At the intersection of Wilson Boulevard nubs are used to narrow crossing distances.

So the bike lanes will remain, but because they’re narrowing the asininely wide travel lanes everything is shifting around. The narrower travel lanes should make Quincy less of a drag-strip through that section.

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My wish list:

1. Better traffic enforcement for all modes.
2. Safety improvements at Lynn and Lee
3. Bike accommodations the full length of Columbia Pike.
4. The Army Navy Drive Cycle track
5. The Long Bridge Park>>MVT trail connection.

And as long as I’m dreaming…
6. VDOT to recognize and embrace transit, cycling and walking as modes of travel worthy of at least equal footing with the automobile.

Glad I got to type that one so I didn’t have to try to say it with a straight face.

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