Acting before the fact

While I make clear my sentiments about speed bumps vs. re-engineering of streets, I still like the point of this comic. Don't forget to involve yourself in the DC Pedestrian Master Plan process.

Of course, also check out the Arlington County Master Transportation Plan, and note its completeness, with these elements...

Master Transportation Plan Overview 2nd Draft
MTP Glossary 2nd Draft (203 Kb )
Complete Findings of On line survey (55 Kb )
Elements

Parking and Curbspace Management 2nd draft (651 Kb ) On-street parking and curbspace are two of Arlington County’s most valuable resources. The supply of curbspace is essentially fixed – at the same time that growth and urbanization are placing new demands on the limited supply. This document provides a master plan for proactively managing the County’s parking resources. It also recommends actions which follow-up on the County’s 2003 Parking Symposium.

Bicycle Element 2nd Draft This is the central planning and policy document that guides development of bikeways and bicycle transportation programs throughout the County.
Bicycle Appendices 2nd Draft (904 Kb )Appendices to the Bicycle Element above.
Bikeway Network Map (2.4 Mb )Existing and recommended routes.(Colors match current bike map).

Transit Element 2nd Draft (2.23 Mb )This document includes recommendations to maximize the potential of the existing transit system− including the development of incremental improvements to enhance local transit service, and to address needed improvements in regional service.
Transit Modal Plan Appendix A (19 Kb )This document details Metro funding
Transit Appendix B-Specialized Services 2nd Draft (321 Kb )This document includes paratransit and senior transit services.

Transportation Demand Element (TDM) 2nd Draft (1 Mb ) Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Element provides a master plan for proactively managing the travel demand generated by residents, employees, and visitors to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of all elements of Arlington’s transportation network.TDM strategies typically include: managing parking and pricing; marketing transit and providing commuter subsidies; promoting walking, bicycling and ridesharing; and encouraging telework and flexible work strategies.

Streets Element 2nd Draft (3.2 Mb ) Arlington has an extensive network of streets and highways that includes federal interstates and parkways, state primary and secondary highways, arterials, and local residential streets. These facilities serve and connect the neighborhoods and urban village centers within Arlington and provide connections to the surrounding cities andcounties. Since Arlington is at the core of the metropolitan region, these streets also provide passage to and through Arlington for the many people that live and work all around it.Managing streets using this holistic point of view is a complex and often highly charged task. The purpose of the Streets Element of the Master Transportation Plan is to provide a framework for addressing and managing these often conflicting street uses.
Streets Appendix A 2nd Draft (677 Kb ) Street funding.
Streets Appendix B 2nd Draft (128 Kb ) New Streets as Adopted by MTP Amendments.

Pedestrian Element 2nd Draft (1.4 Mb ) This document provides a master plan for accommodating pedestrian travel throughout the County and updates the Arlington County Pedestrian Transportation Plan adopted in 1997.
Pedestrian Appendix A (188Kb ) This document both consolidates existing County policy and establishes new policy for pedestrian accommodation in the transportation network and pedestrian facility design.

Arlingtonians can comment on the Second Draft Revisions by February 9, 2007 to: Ritch Viola (Click Here)

DC Needs a complete and comprehensive, Master Transportation Plan as well!



Curtis by Ray Billingsley, 1/20/2007. © King Features Syndicate.

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