Comments for “Little River Turnpike Bicycle Corridor Study”
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Green Spring Gardens has some existing trails. Those trails are begging to be connected to Little River Turnpike through Fairfax County Park properties, and even Autumn Cove Court via an existing right of way.
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Ultimately, some sort of pedestrian bridge is probably needed to get from Edsall Road over to Farrington Avenue/Eisenhower. This would be the final connection to the Van Dorn Metro station.
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Montrose Street can easily be connected to Lincoln Ave. Parts of this connection exist and are paved. This connection could then also be joined to the Turkeycock Run trail system through an existing two-tunnel viaduct under 395. Most of the water already is channeled through one viaduct, the other is eminently viable for a trail connection if only electricity could be added and some trail work could be completed on both ends. This would ultimately support a bicycle friendly connection to the Van Dorn Metro.
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More Indian Run trail possibilities.
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Indian Run stream bed is a possible bypass route for some of the Little River Turnpike traffic. It is already on the approved 2014 Fairfax County Trails and Sidewalks map, and connects mostly Fairfax County Park property. There are selected already-built trail segments below Perry Penny Drive. Ultimately this trail would potentially connect up with the Bren Mar Park on Edsall Road, which would ultimately provide a bicycle-friendly connection from the Mason District Library to the Van Dorn Metro.
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The closest regional bike trail is the Holmes Run trail. There needs to be a way to safely connect to that trail as it provides access to a large part of the metropolitan area. Not sure where the connection should be made - although there are informal connections that allow one to cross Lincolnia - but it would dramatically increase the capacity to commute from Annandale.
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Have something to allow East bound bikes to cross LRTP to go into NVCC
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IMHO, the type of facility that's part of the Pinecrest Villa development (Old Columbia Pike to Braddock road) is a perfect example of what the entire corridor should strive to achieve.
A protected, multi-use path would be great but get the ROW acquisition might be difficult in some spots. However, it seems all the services roads are a completely unnecessary eyesore from a bygone era that could be retrofitted for this type of use.
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EXAMPLE COMMENT: This is a dangerous location for bicyclists because cars do not stop if you're in the crosswalk and they make this turn at high speeds.