#JustinsTrafficJam

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There’s a study in ALXNow today about a woman on Taylor Run Parkway whose car has been hit several times by passing cars. People in the street have asked the city to widen the parking lanes do there would be a buffer. This takes only some new painted lines. Nothing has happened


Rather than solve a real problem like this one, the City is painting lines, installing lane blocks and white pylons on a road where no one parks.


Talked about mixed priorities.

#taylorrunnotseminary

Those are not in conflict.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lurking here but , practically, the bike lanes are not for bikes but to appease 16 wealthy homeowners on Seminary Road, the Episcopalian Diocese, the Jewish synagogue, and Inova Alexandria hospital. The road is now narrowed so that traffic backs up rather than flows on the road.

So, they're for the people who live there, vs. the people who want to drive through there fast on the way to somewhere else?

Incorrect. A large number who lived on the connecting roads were against the road diet. Most (not all) homeowners on Seminary, who predominately live in mansions set back from Seminary, were in favor of it.

And many who lived on connecting roads were in favor.

Its also interesting that people on Seminary are seen as less important because they live in "mansions" while others in the City are less important because they live in condos or apts. We are all your neighbors, people. Please try to treat us all and all our lives with respect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lurking here but , practically, the bike lanes are not for bikes but to appease 16 wealthy homeowners on Seminary Road, the Episcopalian Diocese, the Jewish synagogue, and Inova Alexandria hospital. The road is now narrowed so that traffic backs up rather than flows on the road.

So, they're for the people who live there, vs. the people who want to drive through there fast on the way to somewhere else?

You do know that there are thousands and thousands of people that live on roads directly connected to that particular stretch of Seminary, right? They are now held hostage by this. If you're OK with that than you're a dick.

No one is held hostage. Those people can go anywhere they want. 165 hours out of 168 a week, without delay. For about 3 to 4 hours a week (tops - its arguable when the delays actually start and stop) they do so with a few minutes delay - of course there were also delays under the old configuration. And T&ES may be able to tweak it to reduce even those delays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There’s a study in ALXNow today about a woman on Taylor Run Parkway whose car has been hit several times by passing cars. People in the street have asked the city to widen the parking lanes do there would be a buffer. This takes only some new painted lines. Nothing has happened

Rather than solve a real problem like this one, the City is painting lines, installing lane blocks and white pylons on a road where no one parks.


Talked about mixed priorities.

#taylorrunnotseminary

Why not #taylorrunandseminary?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lurking here but , practically, the bike lanes are not for bikes but to appease 16 wealthy homeowners on Seminary Road, the Episcopalian Diocese, the Jewish synagogue, and Inova Alexandria hospital. The road is now narrowed so that traffic backs up rather than flows on the road.

So, they're for the people who live there, vs. the people who want to drive through there fast on the way to somewhere else?

Incorrect. A large number who lived on the connecting roads were against the road diet. Most (not all) homeowners on Seminary, who predominately live in mansions set back from Seminary, were in favor of it.

And many who lived on connecting roads were in favor.

Its also interesting that people on Seminary are seen as less important because they live in "mansions" while others in the City are less important because they live in condos or apts. We are all your neighbors, people. Please try to treat us all and all our lives with respect.

Are you in ARHA housing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s a study in ALXNow today about a woman on Taylor Run Parkway whose car has been hit several times by passing cars. People in the street have asked the city to widen the parking lanes do there would be a buffer. This takes only some new painted lines. Nothing has happened


Rather than solve a real problem like this one, the City is painting lines, installing lane blocks and white pylons on a road where no one parks.


Talked about mixed priorities.

#taylorrunnotseminary

Those are not in conflict.

I live in Clover and want to know why leaves were cleaned from the Seminary Rd. bike lanes while our neighborhood is in the second week of waiting for leaves to be picked up after the City missed several scheduled dates.

#bikelanesbeforestreets

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s a study in ALXNow today about a woman on Taylor Run Parkway whose car has been hit several times by passing cars. People in the street have asked the city to widen the parking lanes do there would be a buffer. This takes only some new painted lines. Nothing has happened

Rather than solve a real problem like this one, the City is painting lines, installing lane blocks and white pylons on a road where no one parks.


Talked about mixed priorities.

#taylorrunnotseminary

Why not #taylorrunandseminary?

Cos the rich people on Seminary Road got what they wanted but did not need.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s a study in ALXNow today about a woman on Taylor Run Parkway whose car has been hit several times by passing cars. People in the street have asked the city to widen the parking lanes do there would be a buffer. This takes only some new painted lines. Nothing has happened

Rather than solve a real problem like this one, the City is painting lines, installing lane blocks and white pylons on a road where no one parks.


Talked about mixed priorities.

#taylorrunnotseminary

Why not #taylorrunandseminary?

Cos the rich people on Seminary Road got what they wanted but did not need.

Who says they didn't need it?

And again, why not both?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s a study in ALXNow today about a woman on Taylor Run Parkway whose car has been hit several times by passing cars. People in the street have asked the city to widen the parking lanes do there would be a buffer. This takes only some new painted lines. Nothing has happened


Rather than solve a real problem like this one, the City is painting lines, installing lane blocks and white pylons on a road where no one parks.


Talked about mixed priorities.

#taylorrunnotseminary

Those are not in conflict.

I live in Clover and want to know why leaves were cleaned from the Seminary Rd. bike lanes while our neighborhood is in the second week of waiting for leaves to be picked up after the City missed several scheduled dates.

#bikelanesbeforestreets

Presumably there are a gazillion roads without bike lanes where the leaves have also been picked up. Why focus on Seminary Rd?

Also, on roads with bike lanes, bike lanes are part of the road.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s a study in ALXNow today about a woman on Taylor Run Parkway whose car has been hit several times by passing cars. People in the street have asked the city to widen the parking lanes do there would be a buffer. This takes only some new painted lines. Nothing has happened


Rather than solve a real problem like this one, the City is painting lines, installing lane blocks and white pylons on a road where no one parks.


Talked about mixed priorities.

#taylorrunnotseminary

Those are not in conflict.

I live in Clover and want to know why leaves were cleaned from the Seminary Rd. bike lanes while our neighborhood is in the second week of waiting for leaves to be picked up after the City missed several scheduled dates.

#bikelanesbeforestreets

Presumably there are a gazillion roads without bike lanes where the leaves have also been picked up. Why focus on Seminary Rd?

Also, on roads with bike lanes, bike lanes are part of the road.

Because Seminary Road doesn’t have parking lanes and no one uses the bike lanes. We cannot park in front of our houses because leaves have been piled up for three weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s a study in ALXNow today about a woman on Taylor Run Parkway whose car has been hit several times by passing cars. People in the street have asked the city to widen the parking lanes do there would be a buffer. This takes only some new painted lines. Nothing has happened


Rather than solve a real problem like this one, the City is painting lines, installing lane blocks and white pylons on a road where no one parks.


Talked about mixed priorities.

#taylorrunnotseminary

Those are not in conflict.

I live in Clover and want to know why leaves were cleaned from the Seminary Rd. bike lanes while our neighborhood is in the second week of waiting for leaves to be picked up after the City missed several scheduled dates.

#bikelanesbeforestreets

Presumably there are a gazillion roads without bike lanes where the leaves have also been picked up. Why focus on Seminary Rd?

Also, on roads with bike lanes, bike lanes are part of the road.

Because Seminary Road doesn’t have parking lanes and no one uses the bike lanes. We cannot park in front of our houses because leaves have been piled up for three weeks.

Is your street the only one that hasn't had leaf pick-up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lurking here but , practically, the bike lanes are not for bikes but to appease 16 wealthy homeowners on Seminary Road, the Episcopalian Diocese, the Jewish synagogue, and Inova Alexandria hospital. The road is now narrowed so that traffic backs up rather than flows on the road.

Beth El came out against the road diet, so that is in correct. INOVA deferred to the fire department but expressed significant concerns with the road diet, particularly for west bound travel, so that is incorrect as well.

Do you have a citation for the Beth El position?

It will be interesting to see what INOVA has to say now that the road has changed - from what I have heard emergency vehicles traverse it every day, with less problem than on four lane roads without center turn lanes.

They wrote a letter to council. I don’t have it but you can probably FOIA it for no cost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lurking here but , practically, the bike lanes are not for bikes but to appease 16 wealthy homeowners on Seminary Road, the Episcopalian Diocese, the Jewish synagogue, and Inova Alexandria hospital. The road is now narrowed so that traffic backs up rather than flows on the road.

So, they're for the people who live there, vs. the people who want to drive through there fast on the way to somewhere else?

Incorrect. A large number who lived on the connecting roads were against the road diet. Most (not all) homeowners on Seminary, who predominately live in mansions set back from Seminary, were in favor of it.

And many who lived on connecting roads were in favor.

Its also interesting that people on Seminary are seen as less important because they live in "mansions" while others in the City are less important because they live in condos or apts. We are all your neighbors, people. Please try to treat us all and all our lives with respect.

No one thinks those who live in condos are less important. Most of those againt the road diet told the city to spend the funds on the west end of Seminary where people have died. That’s where the apartments are. The SHA did not have apartment dwellers on the board because the apartment HOAs refused to allow them to join. You do know that rumor was started by a former SHA board member on BPAC who (1) had no problem with that until Seminary Road arose and (2) started the rumor even though he knew the board was working to fix the problem. The mansion owners have huge plots of land with driveways that turnaround and appeasing them gives the perception, once again, that those father west in Alexandria do not matter.

VHS voted for Alternative 4, developed by the SHA board. It had 4 lanes. They did an about face before the city council hearing. Also their residents are mostly temporary students - they predominantly reside on campus. The impact of Seminary on those residents is not long term.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s a study in ALXNow today about a woman on Taylor Run Parkway whose car has been hit several times by passing cars. People in the street have asked the city to widen the parking lanes do there would be a buffer. This takes only some new painted lines. Nothing has happened

Rather than solve a real problem like this one, the City is painting lines, installing lane blocks and white pylons on a road where no one parks.


Talked about mixed priorities.

#taylorrunnotseminary

Why not #taylorrunandseminary?

Ask the city not us. They did not make it a priority. Don’t blame those that are frustrated by the city’s inaction. Residents have been fighting this issues for years. A cyclist was also nearly killed on that street about 4 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lurking here but , practically, the bike lanes are not for bikes but to appease 16 wealthy homeowners on Seminary Road, the Episcopalian Diocese, the Jewish synagogue, and Inova Alexandria hospital. The road is now narrowed so that traffic backs up rather than flows on the road.

So, they're for the people who live there, vs. the people who want to drive through there fast on the way to somewhere else?

Incorrect. A large number who lived on the connecting roads were against the road diet. Most (not all) homeowners on Seminary, who predominately live in mansions set back from Seminary, were in favor of it.

And many who lived on connecting roads were in favor.

Its also interesting that people on Seminary are seen as less important because they live in "mansions" while others in the City are less important because they live in condos or apts. We are all your neighbors, people. Please try to treat us all and all our lives with respect.

Many and most are not the same.