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Finally, this area is not located within a municipality. The only municipalities in Virginia are independent cities; contrary to popular belief, Arlington is not one of them.
I'm well-aware of that—probably considerably more so than you are (have you passed the Virginia bar exam that includes a section on local government law?)—but it was the convenient term to use in the context of this thread.
I still don't understand why you automatically assume that municipalities want to make roads better for "all users."
That's the whole idea behind "complete streets"
I'm pretty sure he knows that. What he's questioning is your assumption that municipalities actually want that.
Thank you. That's exactly the point. Of course, I think kernals12 knows that and is just deliberately being obtuse.
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* DCA traffic seems to largely originate from the Parkway...I think we could safely eliminate the trumpet interchange at Route 1 and create a regular signal there (also eliminate the slip ramp to Crystal Dr).
I'm not sure that would be a great option. That light would be pretty close to the two existing lights at 23d and 27th Streets, and under normal (i.e., non-pandemic) circumstances the northbound traffic is very heavy through there in the mornings, such that another light might really gum up the works. (I haven't been that way as often during the afternoons because when I worked downtown, I seldom left work early enough to be in the peak part of rush hour, and so I can't comment as readily about that time of day.) The elevated road has to be there due to the railroad tracks to the east (unless you eliminate that road altogether), so I wonder whether lowering it to create a traffic light would be more trouble and expense than it's worth.
I haven't heard anything more about the new pedestrian/bike bridge they were to build between the area near the VRE stop and the airport as part of the Amazon package.