There was a work crew working on the Wilson Boulevard underpass as I pedaled past this morning. Fingers crossed that the repair to the caved in cement will be done soon.
There was a work crew working on the Wilson Boulevard underpass as I pedaled past this morning. Fingers crossed that the repair to the caved in cement will be done soon.
I seriously doubt it will be done any time soon. According to DPR staff at Monday's BAC meeting, they are still in the process of getting engineers out there to figure out how to fix it and what the price tag will be. Then they'll have to find the money. They also seem not to have considered putting up a "dismount and walk bikes" sign and leaving a segment open. Or putting up signage for drivers on Wilson about the detour. All around, not a great performance.Quote:
Originally Posted by TimV
All the streets damaged by the storm were repaired within a week. All the playgrounds were fixed within 6 weeks.
If it's going to be awhile to get the underpass fixed, then serious consideration should be put into painting a crosswalk at Manchester where the curb cuts are and putting either a "stop for pedestrians" sign or a 3-way stop between Wilson and Manchester. There are other mid-block crossings on Wilson so this wouldn't be unprecedented, though a temporary 3-way stop would be much safer for everyone going through the intersection.Quote:
Originally Posted by dasgeh
Not that this really bothers me, but why did they put the traffic light at that location on Wilson rather than just at the intersection with Manchester. BTW, this would not be a "mid-block" crossing of Wilson and there is an implied crosswalk at Manchester.
The detour was discussed at the BAC. Arlington staff seemed not hopeful that anything would change. I recommend writing powers that be -- countymanager and countyboard <at> arlingtonva.usQuote:
Originally Posted by zsionakides
I'd guess it was meant for access to the tennis courts and park on the rose garden side and not anticipated as a detour. It could also be a matter of traffic having time to slow and stop and/or sight lines when turning from Manchester, which has no light.Quote:
Originally Posted by DismalScientist
I remember when it was first installed, we discussed it at the BAC and we never got a good answer for why they selected that location. It is inconvenient whether you want to cross at Manchester (the Wilson underpass bypass) or at Bon Air Park/Lexington St. It just seems like a totally stupid location.Quote:
Originally Posted by DismalScientist
A painted crosswalk like at Lexington would be better than nothing. I lumberjacked the orange cones out of the way this morning. You're welcome.
Arlington Co. has created a situation where it is way safer to just roll through the tunnel.
Imagine the traffic-calming effect if the cones were lumberjacked onto the lane lines between the vehicle lanes where the crossing SHOULD be at Manchester.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve O
The light wasn't ever really designed to let pedestrians cross. It was a speed-control measure. It turns red automatically when you roll down that hill too fast. I think that's why it is in that location, to give enough room to catch speeding cars from the west before they blow through.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve O
Passed thru out and back today. Work crew was just doing brush work in the trees.
Speaking of this location, They also sure do need to fix that collection of root bumps on the trail just east of the detour. As is common, they dealt with them a couple of years ago, but they're back big time.
Regarding root bumps, won a victory this week after dogged (8-week!) campaign with NPS. Extremely hazardous and huge root bumps on the MVT, right at the mirror, where the concrete meets the asphalt behind the power plant, finally fixed. Bumps were at the bottom of a hill (southbound) and a blind curve (hence the mirror there).
Last week I was northbound there, and nearly got hit head on by a southbound guy who hit the bumps and lost control of his bike. He missed me by a couple of inches and crashed into the fence (he was just scratched and bruised, his bike fared worse).
Duly reported all to NPS, perhaps that was what finally got them to do the fix. They also fixed some bad bumps on the straightaway just to the south as well. Bottomline: sometimes persistence pays off, other times sadly, it takes an accident.
To whom did you persist? Methinks we need to focus a new persistence on getting the root heaves on the TR Bridge ramp shaved again.
GW Memorial Parkway HQ: (703) 289-2500Quote:
Originally Posted by dasgeh
Rangers (Arlington Cemetery Office):
Brent O’Neill (Supervisory Park Ranger); (202) 438-6614
Jeff Long, Seasonal Ranger (Apr-Oct); (703) 235-1530
Perhaps, although that does not explain why it could not have been installed at N. Lexington.Quote:
Originally Posted by baiskeli
Sometimes neighbors oppose lights at neighborhood streets because more people use the street if there's a light.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve O
It's possible they wanted to control speed coming down the hill from the opposite direction too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve O
All I know is it wasn't really about pedestrians crossing, but about speed control.
All the cones blocking the trail crossing at Manchester were gone this morning. Anyone have intel on what may be going on? (The Pollyanna in me is hoping that means they’re installing a temporary crossing there, but...)
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Interesting. "Someone" lumberjacked about half of them out of the way and over to the detour sign a few days ago. I sent an email last week to the County (including the County Board) making some suggestions for improving safety here. The response said that the staff was "keeping the Board informed on how they are handling (it)"Quote:
Originally Posted by smb9600
Aha! It was still a little dark when I was going through there so didn’t see down them. I wonder what would happen if they were lumberjacked to form a led crossing at Manchester? [emoji2368]Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve O
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