[Lincolnparkdc] Fwd: Observations on Advisory Bike Lanes.

[Lucia DiVenere]

Very interesting, John, thanks for sharing.

Are you able to also share a way for us to see the non traditional bike
lanes under consideration?

Lucia

On Sun, Nov 1, 2020 at 9:12 AM John Hirschmann <hirschj154 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Since we‘re in the spirit of sharing and I‘m very appreciative of the
> work Lucia shared yesterday, here is another contribution.  What is below
> is what I wrote up regarding how Advisory Bike Lanes were being implemented
> on E Street SE. I never got a response to my query.
>
> That is what is now being proposed for Kentucky Avenue, not traditional
> bike lanes. I’m now also hearing it is also being proposed for at least the
> 100 block of Tenneessee and now 12th Street SE, presumably from East Cap to
> Pennsylvania. At least for Kentucky Ave. it appears to be part of a study
> being supported by US DOT, so that may be impact DC DDOT‘s flexibility to
> modify the plans in response to community input.
>
> I sent this note on October 7, which was a week before DC DDOT revealed
> its detailed plans for Kentucky Avenue pljust before th ANC met the evening
> of October 13.  It asked questions about how it was recently implemented on
> E Street SE.  It’s noteworthy it was done there WITHOUT REMOVING PARKING
> SPACES.
>
> John
>
> John F Hirschmann
> hirschj154 at gmail.com
> Sent from my iPad
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From:* John Hirschmann <hirschj154 at gmail.com>
> *Date:* October 7, 2020 at 11:31:06 EDT
> *To:* Will Handsfield <will.handsfield at dc.gov>
> *Subject:* *Fwd:  Observations on Advisory Bike Lanes.*
>
> Also sent this message.
>
> John F Hirschmann
> hirschj154 at gmail.com
> Sent from my iPad
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From:* John Hirschmann <hirschj154 at gmail.com>
> *Date:* October 7, 2020 at 10:59:02 EDT
> *To:* Kirsten Oldenburg <6b04 at anc.dc.gov>
> *Cc:* Will Hansfield <will.hansfield at dc.gov>, Chander Jayaraman <
> 6b08 at anc.dc.gov>, Steve Holtzman <6B05 at anc.dc.gov>
> *Subject:* *Observations on Advisory Bike Lanes.*
>
> 
>
> As a result of request for comments on adding Advisory Bike Lanes to
> Kentucky Avenue SE, I realized I needed to educate myself.
> 
>  I’m shareing with just you some reactions with you after googling to see
> what is an Advisory Bike I’m going to write up something separately on
> adding Advisory Bike Lanes to Kentucky Avenue, but first I thought I’d
> share with just you some reactions with you after googling to see what is
> an Advisory Bike Lanes.  I had not realized until the exchange of emails
> last Thursday that it was different than traditional bike lanes. Clearly a
> whole lot education of drivers should happen since most people have no idea
> how to behave, where to go, who yields to whom, etc. In fact does any
> relevant legislation been enacted. Presumably relevant if tickets should be
> written, insurance companies need to sort out liability, etc.
>
> I also learned that it is a fairly new phenomenon throughout the country
> and E Street SE, is one of few, if any, other places it has been done in
> DC. Also, most if not all other places it has been done are not nearly as
> developed as the E Street from 12th to 14th SE. So I’m really surprised
> that DC and US DOT agreed  to  put it in those two blocks. I’m also very
> surprised there has been no or very little education  to explain to people
> how it works. See altaplaaning.com  as to how other places have handled
> it.
>
> Those two blocks are anything but residential. Starting at 12th Street
> SE you have a CVS on the SE corner with metered parking on E Street that
> had heavy use pre COVID.  On the other side is Watkins ES and it would have
> school buses lined up every afternoon. Across the street is a church that
> creates
> a huge overflow of parking on Sundays as it appears most of its
> congregation does not live on the hill.
>
> Behind Watkins, you have an improved sports complex which has many
> competitions on it that draw both competitors and spectators from afar who
> need a place to park. It sees competition on it almost every day.
>
> On the 1300 block, the new Safeway just opened which is drawing more
> traffic to those blocks. The 325 units above it just started leasing. The
> entrance to its parking garage is from an alley behind it which you access
> via E Street. It is also how the 53 foot trailers that serve the Safeway
> get to the loading dock.  Shortly after it opened, I saw three of them
> there at one time. The way the loading docks are designed, they have to
> approach from E and exit on D.
>
> Across the street, two other large apartment/town house complexes have
> either just opened or are opening. Again the access to their parking is
> from an alley you access off E Street. So even more traffic is coming.
>
> Was this really a good place to do an  experiment?
>
> John
>
>
>
>
> John F Hirschmann
> hirschj154 at gmail.com
> Sent from my iPad
>
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