Arlington leaders will likely seek regional funding for a major pedestrian/bicycle connector trail in Crystal City.
County Board members on Saturday (Dec. 14) are expected to request $8 million from the pool of $25 million to $30 million that will be available next year from tolling on I-395 and I-95.
The Arlington County government has just unveiled an updated map showing roadway conditions for bicyclists.
Should a similar effort be undertaken to gauge the quality of sidewalks across the county?
With earlier sunsets ahead, two Arlington County organizations are distributing free bike lights, reflective vests and other safety gear this week.
Representatives from BikeArlington and WalkArlington be handing out gear from 4-6 p.m. at “Lighten Up, Arlington!” events on the following dates.
The Arlington government’s updated “bike-comfort map” will rely more on available data to help bicyclists get where they want to go.
With five levels of color coding, numerical scores for each stretch of road and more prominent notices of hills, the new design builds on previous evaluations of all major roads in Arlington.
Battery-powered bikes are helping to propel Capital Bikeshare to record passenger totals in Arlington and across the D.C. area.
In August, ridership on e-bikes for the first time exceeded that of traditional (pedal-only) bicycles in the county and across Capital Bikeshare’s service area, members of the county’s Bicycle Advisory Committee were told Oct. 7.
In advance of an annual bicycling fundraiser for cancer research next month, a 14-mile training ride is scheduled to happen in Arlington this weekend.
The ride in preparation for the BellRinger — which raises funds for Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center — is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. this Sunday, Sept. 8. Starting at Trek Bicycle in Ballston, the route heads west toward Fairfax before returning to 3924 Wilson Blvd.
After a few months of construction, three intersections of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail in Falls Church have new all-way stops.
These stops are now in place at the intersections of Little Falls Street, N. Oak Street and N. Spring Street. They were added in a collaboration with NOVA Parks to increase safety, according to an email announcement from the city.
Arlington County is collecting feedback on a narrow walking and bicycling path along Arlington Blvd near Rosslyn.
The portion of the Arlington Blvd Trail between Dark Star Park and the N. Rhodes Street overpass is currently only a few feet wide in some places, sandwiched between Arlington Blvd and N. Fairfax Drive. A project page describes the trial as “an important bike connection” that is “surrounded by a frequent-trafficked road and a highway where vehicles drive at high speeds.”
A local high school student is hoping police can catch a man he says stole his bike in Pentagon City.
The alleged theft, on May 8 near Amazon’s HQ2, was caught on a surveillance camera and shared with ARLnow. The victim is a senior at Washington-Liberty High School.
A set of upgrades to an I-395 interchange and trails near Long Bridge Park are officially complete.
Officials from Arlington County, the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority hosted a ribbon cutting today (Thursday) for the Boundary Channel Drive Interchange project.
The annual return of the Armed Forces Cycling Classic will prompt extensive road closures in Crystal City and Clarendon this weekend.
Sections of Crystal Drive and other Crystal City roads will be closed on Saturday, according to a news release:
Top cycling teams from around the country and abroad are coming to Arlington next week for the 26th Armed Forces Cycling Classic.
The races begin at 7 a.m. on Saturday, June 1 with the non-competitive Challenge Ride in Crystal City, open to hobbyists, serious competitors and Corporate Challenge teams alike. Following that is the women’s pro/amateur Crystal Cup race at 10:25 a.m. and the men’s Crystal Cup at noon.
