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ACPD to Promote Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety This Week

Published April 25, 2016 at 11:30AM

From 8:30-10:30 a.m. tomorrow, and from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Arlington officers will be participating in a special detail in the Crystal City and Clarendon areas, promoting the campaign and enforcing traffic law violations by motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.

“Approximately 25 percent of the traffic fatalities in the Washington area are pedestrians and bicyclists, with nearly 90 deaths per year,” ACPD notes in a press release (below). “Motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians are reminded to pay attention to one another and always proceed with caution and care for each other’s safety.”

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published April 12, 2016 at 9:20AM

VDOT Holds HOT Lane Meeting — Last night VDOT gave the first formal public presentation of its plan to expand the I-395 HOV lanes and convert them to High Occupancy Toll lanes. The meeting was held at Wakefield High School and addressed issues from toll pricing to transit improvements to sound walls. [WTOP, Fox 5]

Bike-on-Bike Crashes Problematic for the Law — A new article asserts that Arlington County Police normally do not file reports for bike-on-bike crashes. “This is a bike accident. Life happens,” an officer reportedly told a victim after one recent incident. Incomplete or nonexistent police reports have frustrated victims and attorneys seeking legal redress — and led to the hiring of private investigators who try to gather evidence and find witnesses. [Washingtonian]

Around Town

Conte’s Bike Shop Now Open in Virginia Square

By ARLnow.com

Published April 1, 2016 at 4:35PM

Conte's Bike Shop in Virginia Square (file photo)

The new Conte’s Bike Shop in Virginia Square quietly opened for business last week.

The store, at 3449 Wilson Blvd, is awaiting some additional window signage and product inventory before holding its grand opening.

Around Town

Where Do Bike Commuters Live in Arlington?

By ARLnow.com

Published March 21, 2016 at 10:15AM

Using census data Arlington County was able to determine which parts of the county have a higher percentage of bike commuters.

So where do bike commuters live?

Opinion

ARLnow Weekend Discussion

By ARLnow.com

Published March 11, 2016 at 5:00PM

Yesterday, inspired by the Washington City Paper profile of PoPville’s Dan Silverman, who goes on 12-mile walks around the District looking for news, ARLnow.com decided to do all of our reporting and commuting via bike.

(It should be noted that our Borderstan news site — which covers Dupont Circle, Logan Circle, U Street and Columbia Heights — competes for scoops with PoPville.)

Events

Crystal City Parking Garage to Host Bicycle Races Next Month

By Andrew Ramonas

Published February 11, 2016 at 4:30PM

Tandem bicycle riders, fixed-gear aficionados and other cyclists are set to have the chance to race inside a Crystal City parking garage next month.

The “Wednesday Night Spins” indoor race series in the garage at 2345 Crystal Drive is scheduled to kick off March 2 for bicyclists of all abilities, without restrictions on bike types.

Around Town

Big Wheel Bikes on Lee Highway Closed for Renovations

By ARLnow.com

Published January 19, 2016 at 1:20PM | Updated January 19, 2016 at 3:20PM

Big Wheel Bikes at 3119 Lee Highway

(Updated at 3:01 p.m.) Bicycle sales, rental and repair shop Big Wheel Bikes has closed its Arlington location for renovations, according to a notice on the chain’s website. The shop remained open after a fire in September until closing on Dec. 14.

Owner Mike Sendar said the store at 3119 Lee Highway will reopen “in about two weeks” although a hard date has not been set. Sender said customers can expect “new paint, new flooring and a new arrangement.”

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published December 28, 2015 at 9:30AM | Updated December 28, 2015 at 10:30AM

DoD Renews Leases on Crystal City Buildings — In a win for Arlington County’s beleaguered commercial real estate market, the GSA has renewed leases on two buildings with some 912,000 square feet of office space, in Crystal City, for the Department of Defense. [Washington Business Journal]

Church Decided to Sell After Hearing from Residents — While initially skeptical, a majority of the membership of the Arlington Presbyterian Church on Columbia Pike approved a plan to sell the church to an affordable housing developer after hearing the stories of working class residents who said they worked in Arlington but couldn’t afford to live there anymore. [Washington Post]

News

Bicyclists Escort Motorcade of Former Navy SEAL to Arlington National Cemetery

By ARLnow.com

Published December 18, 2015 at 9:25AM | Updated December 19, 2015 at 11:55AM

This morning, dozens of bicyclists helped to escort the motorcade of a former Navy SEAL who was struck and killed by a car while riding his bike in Bethesda this summer.

Tim Holden was a Gulf War vet and retired from the Navy SEALs in 2001. He was killed on Aug. 28, as he was heading to visit his daughter in D.C., when a 22-year-old driver struck him from behind on a hilly stretch of Massachusetts Avenue.

Traffic

Video: Collisions Down at Rosslyn’s ‘Intersection of Doom’

By ARLnow.com

Published December 16, 2015 at 3:45PM

(Updated at 4 p.m.) Once one of Arlington’s top 5 intersections for collisions — particularly those involving pedestrians and cyclists — the “Intersection of Doom” in Rosslyn now isn’t even in the top 25.

Around Town

New Glencarlyn Park Space Along W&OD Trail Now Open

By ARLnow.com

Published December 7, 2015 at 2:45PM

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held for a new addition to Glencarlyn Park, along Columbia Pike and the W&OD Trail, over the weekend.

The new park space, near the Arlington Mill Community Center, includes a “learning loop” for beginning bicyclists, a bike repair station, a bike water bottle filler, a sand play area and a rain garden.

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published December 2, 2015 at 9:15AM | Updated December 2, 2015 at 9:39AM

More Metro Delays — A disabled train outside of the Farragut West Metro station produced big delays for those heading into Virginia via the Orange, Silver and Blue lines this morning. [Twitter]

Local Credit Card Holiday Spending — Arlington residents are charging an average of $718.43 on credit cards for holiday gifts this year, estimates the website Nerd Wallet. While that seems like a high number, collectively those in Arlington buying holiday gifts without using a credit card are missing out on $138,846.46 in rewards points, the website says. [Nerd Wallet]