[Lincolnparkdc] bike lanes on Kentucky Ave?

[regina arlotto]

Well technically double parking is illegal whether you are blocking a bike
lane or a vehicle lane, and you can be ticketed for parking or waiting in
either. But I know we all do it, including me when I have a van full of
groceries from our new beautiful Safeway! So the status of that isn't going
to change. But usually if I have to double park for a minute to unload,
I'll block the car lane instead of the bike lane, since it's easier for a
car to go around rather than a bike to be forced into the vehicle lane.

Best,
Gina

On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 2:46 PM Peter Barclay <barclaypj at gmail.com> wrote:

> Gina, this is good news.  Since parking is an issue in the block and we
> oftentimes have to double park (into the bike lanes) to unload or wait for
> spots to open if it is late at night, will that be allowed?
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Peter
>
> On Sep 10, 2020, at 14:25, Sandra Moscoso-Mills <smoscosomills at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> 
> exciting! Thx Dr Wo for letting us know and thanks Gina for the context!
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* lincolnparkdc <lincolnparkdc-bounces at lincolnparkdc.info> on
> behalf of regina arlotto <citymom92 at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 10, 2020 2:11 PM
> *To:* Lincoln Park DC listserve <lincolnparkdc at lincolnparkdc.info>
> *Subject:* Re: [Lincolnparkdc] bike lanes on Kentucky Ave?
>
> Hi All -This is what I sent yesterday to Steve and asked that he share it
> with his list. I hadn't seen it come out yet, but when I saw Tom's email,
> thought I should send it around to you all asap. Please read on for more
> info
>
> For a little more context, this project is for an "advisory" bike lane
> which basically gives bicycles a little more room in the striping design of
> the street. Kentucky Avenue already gets a lot of bike traffic, as many of
> us on this street can attest. The paint markings will make the street seem
> narrower; If two cars are approaching from opposite directions, the two
> cars will drive slowly until they can move more into the middle of the
> street before getting around each other. The idea is for the middle section
> to seem narrower, so that cars will drive more slowly through our
> neighborhood. Wide roads make car drivers think they can go faster than
> they should. A simple paint scheme can be a very effective tool to slow
> traffic without physically narrowing the street.
>
> DDOT has gotten approval to install advisory bike lanes on a few streets
> around town as a trial period to test the concept and see how it works.
> There have been several requests for speed humps on Kentucky, and advisory
> bike lanes are a way to slow speeds on low volume roads without having to
> install speed humps.
>
> There shouldn't be much, if any, space for parking lost. Where the signs
> are already too close to alleys or intersections, they'll just have to be
> moved back a bit. I don't think this is an issue on many blocks. Oh and we
> might also be able to get a few flexiposts at the corner of East Cap and
> Kentucky to tighten the angle to slow down right turning vehicles, which
> has long been a problem.
>
> One advisory bike lane has already been striped on E street SE between
> Potomac and 12th.
>
> Here's an image that helps explain advisory bike lanes and how to operate
> your car in them more clearly:
>
> <image.png>
>
> And here's what they look like on E Street
> <E Street ABL.jpg>
>
>
> As a long time resident on this block who is famous (infamous?) for
> yelling "SLOW DOWN" at drivers on my street, I welcome this change and look
> forward to seeing if it works to slow cars on our street. And full
> disclosure, I do work for DDOT, but this is not one of my projects.
>
> Gina Arlotto
> 123 Kentucky Ave SE
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 1:57 PM Tom Woteki <drwo at woteki.com> wrote:
>
> Dear All:
>
> Has anyone seen or heard about  this notice of intent to install “advisory
> bike lanes” on Ky Ave between E Capitol and 15th SE? It’s not exactly clear
> from the notice what this involves, but it could affect parking as well as
> right-of-way.
>
>
> https://wiki.ddot.dc.gov/display/NOI/20-80-PSD+-+Kentucky+Ave+SE+Advisory+Bike+Lanes
>
> Steve Holtzman, our ANC6B05 rep, is on this list. Perhaps he can comment.
>
> Regards,
> Tom
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