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Heck the Penzance Project (which I believe you’re referring to) will actually eliminate a curb cut on Highland so – hey – one less potential conflict point.

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I’m really pleased with Melissa Bondi’s response and how it calls out actual legitimate pain points like Rosslyn Circle, the need for additional I-395 crossings, etc.

Also, rcannon100 did you contact Audrey Clement’s campaign? She’s the only non-democrat who has declared so far.

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My impression is they’re too busy cycling in the summer – moose-mitt making is their “it’s too cold to bike” activity.

@StopMeansStop 12635 wrote:

Too bad they don’t work on them in the summer. A good time to get ahead.

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My Arlington Infrastructure Wish List:

1. The Hoffman-Boston Connector
2. The new side path down the eastern end of Columbia Pike envisioned as part of the Pike Multimodal Project
3. The Columbia Pike Bicycle Boulevards
4. The Joyce St cycle track
5. A grade separated crossing of Shirlington Drive for the Four Mile Run Trail (perhaps as part of the bridge replacement?)

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@rcannon100 12293 wrote:

I am attempting to get out of ArlCo how you report illegal signs… like those sandwich board signs that block sidewalks. There are new rules…. but you cant find out what the rules are and you cant find out where to report illegal signs.

Sandwich Board signs used to be completely forbidden, now they are allowed under certain circumstances. Here are the new rules. Like all zoning regulations, violations are handled by code enforcement; you can file a complaint via email.

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@Tim Kelley 10790 wrote:

Looks like the link got broken–can you resubmit it?

Fear my Google-fu, here is the survey link.

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@invisiblehand 10166 wrote:

In the old Road 1 and Road 2 courses, there was a section on it. But I’m talking about a real practicum where people show up and do test runs in a controlled environment, instructor tells you what to do to improve, and later everyone does several more test runs. I’d give everyone a week and test the following week then maybe try a wet coarse. (At least back when I was interested 20 years ago, there was driving courses like this.) FWIW, I hardly ever hear of someone practicing full-blown braking … giving the front brake as much as you can where the rear wheel almost lifts off the ground. A little bit of practice goes a long way into improving performance, IME.

We did 90% of what you’re talking about in CCC2 – it was at the parking structure by Washington-Lee high school, they setup a course with tennis balls that’d been cut in half. You start braking here by these tennis balls, you should be stopped before getting to these other tennis balls. Try just your rear brake, now with just your front brake, now try both brakes, now try both brakes as hard as you can and throw all of your weight off the back of the saddle. Do it over and over again until you can stop really, really quickly.

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@acc 10088 wrote:

In other words, work the phrase “Beer and Bikes” into the title and attendance will soar.

This is genius. Seriously, maybe something like Cafe Scientifique?

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@invisiblehand 10047 wrote:

I think a hands-on class about panic braking — i.e., braking in the shortest distance possible — would be worthwhile. For what its worth, my guess is that if you have never practiced it, you probably suck at it … something that is generally true about (almost) everything.

Confident City Cycling 2 covers panic braking as well as emergency turns and rock dodging. That class rocked my world. CCC1 is really, really basic – waste of my time unfortunately – but that’s mostly my fault for not reading the course description carefully.

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@OneEighth 9550 wrote:

Those fixtures aren’t very old. Any word on what caused them to fail?

It looks like vandalism to me – covers ripped off, wires torn out, etc.

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@Tim Kelley 9442 wrote:

FYI–this map has been available since June and was used in gathering public input for Arlington’s upcoming round of expansion. It was very useful for finding out what people liked and disliked!

Back when it was initially released, it would only let you mark areas in the Rosslyn/Ballston Corridor; now you can put them anywhere. Unfortunately the data hasn’t been reset since the restriction was lifted so you have a bunch of spots that were marked on the edge of the old boundary since it was as close as people could get to where they actually wanted the station. A good example is the “2300 Washington Blvd” spot that is basically marked in the middle of a highway interchange – people really wanted to mark down by the DHS building, but that was outside the original R/B pilot area.

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Bicycle Parking Guidelines by the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals seems to be the reference that everyone cites. The 2nd Edition seems to only be available for sale, but the first edition appears to be downloadable for free and address all the essentials.

Publication Homepage
Free 1st Edition PDF

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Isn’t this a block south of the trail?

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I posted a write-up of last night’s public meeting if anyone is interested and couldn’t make it. It sounds like they really need feedback about the lane reduction on Westbound Lee Highway if they’re going to be able to convince VDOT to allow it so send that feedback!

It won’t fix the safety issues at the intersections, but it should make some positive difference there and it’s what they can get out of VDOT at the moment. The tunnel is still on the table, but will require NPS cooperation which has not been forthcoming. Outside of intersection safety, the project is quite lovely. Can you say 16′ wide trail? Also should vastly improve the visibility at the problematic Marriot Driveway.

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In case there are any other new riders like myself who are scrambling to buy warmer clothing, I point to Dirt’s excellent “Layers 101” thread: http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?312-Layers-101

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