Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Countywide Dialogue on Transportation meeting tonight
There are 200 unfunded projects that the county is considering for funding from approximately $1.2 Billion over six years. This is a rare time in which there is real money for building a bicycle infrastructure.
Below is a list of unfunded bike projects in the Lee and Mt. Vernon Districts. Are these the highest priority projects in those two districts? How do they match with the Bicycle Master Plan project list or the FABB top 14 project list? What projects are not on this list? Are there other lower cost projects that could help provide a safe, connected bicycle network in those districts? If not on this list and not on the funded projects list, ask that a project be added. Examples of a low cost projects include: installing way finding signage on the existing bicycle network; providing bicycle parking throughout the districts. What about bike lanes Huntington Ave and Fort Hunt Road; a better crossing of GW Parkway at Belle View Blvd?
Bicycle projects in Lee and Mt Vernon Districts:
| 97 | Pedestrian/Bicycle | Browne Academy Paved Trail | Construct trail at Browne Academy from Edgehill Ct to Dewey Dr | Lee | $400,000 | 1.1 | No |
| 109 | Bicycle | Cinderbed Rd bikeway | Three miles of bikeway, extending from Fairfax Co Pkwy near Telegraph Rd to the south side of franconia-Springfield Metorail station. The souther segment could include on-road facility on Cinderbed Rd. | Lee | $4,000,000 | 0.7 | Yes |
| 123 | Bicycle | Franconia-Springfield Metrorail station/VRE enhanced bicycle parking (Barry Road Area) | Install overed bicycle parking tro accommodate at least thirty bicycles. Improvements to the access driveway pavement and lighting and security may also be provided. | Lee | $130,000 | N/A | No |
| 138 | Pedestrian/Bicycle | INOVA Center Medical Education Campus | Enhance bicycle and pedestrian access from the medical education campus located off Metropolitan Center Dr in Springfield to the Franconia-Springfield Metrorail station and nearby activity centers. | Lee | $210,000 | N/A | No |
| 182 | Pedestrian/Bicycle | Van Dorn St pedestrian and bicycle access improvements | Improve existing trail extending from Oakwood Rd (ramp underpass) to the Alexandria City Line. | Lee | $500,000 | N/A | Yes |
| 154 | Pedestrian/Bicycle | Mt Vernon Memorial Hwy (PHNST) | Complete mission segments of PHNST from southeast of Route 1 near Washington's Mill Historic State Park to Grist Mill Park (southeast of Old Mill Rd). New ped/bike bridge over Dogue Creek. | Mt Vernon | $6,500,000 | 0.6 | Yes |
Comments:
Looking at the list of projects, the most bang for buck for bikes (i.e., those covering the longest stretches of road) seem to me to be:
156 Old Dominion Drive Shoulders/Bike Lanes
158 Old Keene Mill Bike Shoulders
185 Wesmoreland St On-Road Bike Lanes
200 Great Falls St Bicycles "Facility" (lanes, sharrows, etc)
Plus I voted for #86, the I-495 walkway overpass along US-50 because there is otherwise no way to get there except by car.
156 Old Dominion Drive Shoulders/Bike Lanes
158 Old Keene Mill Bike Shoulders
185 Wesmoreland St On-Road Bike Lanes
200 Great Falls St Bicycles "Facility" (lanes, sharrows, etc)
Plus I voted for #86, the I-495 walkway overpass along US-50 because there is otherwise no way to get there except by car.
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