Anonymous wrote:If cyclists would simply do THREE things, I would happily cede them a dedicated lane everywhere:

1) stop at red lights and wait until green to proceed, just like cars do.

2) stop at stop signs.

3) don’t shoal through traffic (that’s where traffic is temporarily caught behind a slow biker, gets an opportunity to pass the biker, does so, and then at the next red light, the biker weaves through the line of stopped cars to the front of the line, and runs the red light, forcing everyone formerly trapped behind them to be trapped yet again, over and over. This has the effect of slowing ALL traffic on the road down to the speed of the biker.)

If they’d quit doing those three things, people would stop hating them.

Anonymous wrote:Look around you. The "car lobby" has literally designed almost ALL transit infrastructure for cars. I think you can spare a few feet for bike lanes.

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious about the use of the word "lobby" in the title, which suggests some sort of organized effort to influence policymakers because it would financially benefit a private enterprise or industry.

Since "Big Bike" is not a thing, I believe the word OP was looking for is "democracy."

People who wanted a road diet turned out, organized their neighbors, and attended meetings. That's exactly how the process is meant to work.

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Anonymous wrote:The bike lobby obtained signatures from people who are not even Alexandria residents and accept financial support from Lyft and scooter companies, which is so disingenuous, sketchy and really wrong.

The city received financial grants for every bike lane it puts in. Justin Wilson who is always glued to his phone and posts about every minor part of his day has been dead silent on his decision.

We’ve been trying to get speed bumps here in Rosemont to help with speeding traffic that has gotten exponentially worse since those bike lanes were put in on King. City won’t listen to us for years. But bike lobby asks in a matter of months for a street to be reconfigured and no problem they get it, over objection of neighbors and objection of the city’s own transportation board. Disgusting.

1. The 1200 signatures on the pro Option 3 petition were all from Alexandria residents. The petition had addresses. Ask CM Jackson (who voted to keep 4 lanes) if there are any non residents on that petition. They were collected in large part by one individual who does not ride a bike.

2. The pro change side did not receive a penny from any scooter company. ONE scooter company (Lime) asked their users in the City to support Option 3. Which seems reasonable, since scooter riders would be able to use bike lanes and would benefit from them (and this would get them off the sidewalk)

3. I do not know what you are talking about in terms of grants. Citation please?

4. Anyone checking traffic on Google can easily see that traffic in Rosemont is generall fine most of the time. Except for one intersection which is beyond the point where the King Street bike lanes end.

5. It took a year and half to do this, and its a very short section of road. And the Transportation Commission supported it - the Traffic and Parking Board was split.

Anonymous wrote:Mayor bikes. Mayor is sole actual official in Alexandria. Mayor wanted a slaughterhouse? Got it. Mayor wants scooters? Got it. Mayor wants people to loose their jobs because they can no longer commute by and bus service on Seminary and Braddock is being reduced? Got it. This is all about whatever the Mayor wants. Mini-Trump.

Anonymous wrote:The Mayor bikes. The Alexandria police department does NOT enforce traffic laws against bike riders. The plan that was adopted is for the sole benefit of bike riders. This is on top of everything else that the Mayor has done to the City, especially to the West End. Voters are simply infuriated.

Anonymous wrote:The Mayor bikes. The Alexandria police department does NOT enforce traffic laws against bike riders. The plan that was adopted is for the sole benefit of bike riders. This is on top of everything else that the Mayor has done to the City, especially to the West End. Voters are simply infuriated.

Anonymous wrote:^ yep. The amount of bikes that just do whatever in the world they want on the road far exceeds the percentage of drivers doing that.

Anonymous wrote:The bike lobby obtained signatures from people who are not even Alexandria residents and accept financial support from Lyft and scooter companies, which is so disingenuous, sketchy and really wrong.

The city received financial grants for every bike lane it puts in. Justin Wilson who is always glued to his phone and posts about every minor part of his day has been dead silent on his decision.

We’ve been trying to get speed bumps here in Rosemont to help with speeding traffic that has gotten exponentially worse since those bike lanes were put in on King. City won’t listen to us for years. But bike lobby asks in a matter of months for a street to be reconfigured and no problem they get it, over objection of neighbors and objection of the city’s own transportation board. Disgusting.

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I drive two hours on secondary roads and surface streets five days a week. I see hundreds of cars at intersections each day, and I rarely see anyone run s red light that isn’t more than half a second into the red from yellow. Red light cameras have dramatically reduced red light running. Likewise for speeding, with speed cameras almost everywhere now.

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Well, why shouldn’t they try? If it leads to nightmare congestion, the pressure will be so high they’ll have to change it back.

I really don’t think there is a bike lobby.

There most definitely is, there are several. They have official names, but we like to call them the Velo Fascists.

They already did this road diet idea on Route 7 in the west end and on King. Didn't work. Traffic is so much worse. I want to move, but it isn't so easy.

Anonymous wrote:The City Council voted 4-3, even over the advice of their own Transportation Board and the objections of many residents, to administer the road diet on Seminary and take away two lanes of traffic for the bike lobby. Justin Wilson is oddly quiet on the matter online. I am so done with the city caving to the Bike Lobby giving them whatever they want.