tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post2528423262290480801..comments2023-09-16T04:58:07.261-04:00Comments on the Annandale Blog: Intersection improvements proposed to relieve congestion on Braddock RoadAnnandale Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-45401498577403594012017-08-01T13:39:11.431-04:002017-08-01T13:39:11.431-04:00We all make choices where we live and how we get t...We all make choices where we live and how we get to work.<br /><br />This is about 2 times of the day during 5 days of the week. Saw NOTHING about controlling flow on select roads for select times of the day as I have experienced in other communities that employ that successfully - these proposed changes are all or nothing and ignore current technology and imagination.<br /><br />Doing nothing (to the intersections) may still be a viable option - have we even considered the impact of self-driving cars if we are so worried about 2014-2040?<br /><br />Why should Braddock District take the brunt if the county cannot widen Braddock and it narrows once west of Guiney (who is taking on that end of the line???)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-76176378102280845082017-02-10T16:36:56.449-05:002017-02-10T16:36:56.449-05:00More info here, this is good, thanks Ellie. The me...More info here, this is good, thanks Ellie. The meat of their recommendations are on slide 28-45 , and I feel like you can't tell what they were getting on about on those more important slides - must have been in the audio or something. Adam Goldbarghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03940970270491817344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-38280111635684782512017-02-10T13:39:08.768-05:002017-02-10T13:39:08.768-05:00Details on the recommendations are now online.
htt...Details on the recommendations are now online.<br />http://www.slideshare.net/fairfaxcounty/braddock-road-multimodal-studyguinea-road-to-i495-community-meeting-no-3-feb-6-2017Annandale Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-3861117270544776152017-02-08T11:59:56.670-05:002017-02-08T11:59:56.670-05:00How many people on the planning crew actually live...How many people on the planning crew actually live in this area and will be affected by the changes? Would they make the same changes if they were so affected? Did any residents of the affected housing developments have a say in any of the planning? How many of the planners of this project also worked on the plans for the fiasco that the left turn onto Danbury Forest turned out to be? Will this be a repeat of that incredulous plan? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-31651286577124636582017-02-07T22:01:15.394-05:002017-02-07T22:01:15.394-05:00Use the neighborhood streets! Are you kidding me? ...Use the neighborhood streets! Are you kidding me? Try making a left out of your driveway onto Wakefield Chapel Road at rush hour. The volume of traffic, the excess speed of the traffic, the blind spots. It can take minutes....up to 5....to make such a turn! Fixing Braddock Road is not what's needed. I'm sure the people on Guiena Road want to see more traffic. Lets do a traffic survey of that before we even think of pushing more traffic onto cut through streets and adding more traffic to neighborhood with families living there, children playing, bike riders, runners, and walkers. Why don't you just ruin my/our property values to get traffic moving from Guinea Road to the Beltway. And U-turns are a solution for left hand turns. Maybe we should test New Jersey's left turn solution! That would work wonderful I'm sure.<br /><br />It also sounds like the Northern Virginia Planning Commission needs to do more work to look at the growth of the larger community and figure out a larger plan to keep traffic moving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-80067454468283934122017-02-07T15:19:48.523-05:002017-02-07T15:19:48.523-05:00Whoa, big concern with plan to add that additional...Whoa, big concern with plan to add that additional turn lane on eastbound Braddock onto northbound Ravensworth Rd where they plan to add an additional thru lane for a short distance and then eliminate it. This forces a merge near Heritage Drive. Seems dangerous for traffic exiting Heritage trying to go north on Ravensworth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-20352064574460223542017-02-07T14:22:42.778-05:002017-02-07T14:22:42.778-05:00A transit center at Kings Park Shopping Center--it...A transit center at Kings Park Shopping Center--it is difficult to imagine how that would do anything other than make traffic and safety FAR worse. Further, the defeats the purpose entirely of the intersection upgrades. Gridlock caused by numerous buses entering and leaving Braddock Road is a guarantee. Further, this would place a bus station virtually right in the middle of 3 neighborhoods. We must be vigilant on this point. Not being a "done deed" sounds code for a done deed. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726045887400594133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-39445393323808479942017-02-07T13:39:35.518-05:002017-02-07T13:39:35.518-05:00I agree, past "improvements" have failed...I agree, past "improvements" have failed miserably, is there a projected cost for make changes if these changes also fail? And what is the projected increased time of commute for anyone who can no longer make a left turn out of the their neighborhood? Would also really like to see the analysis of just how u-turns are faster and safer. ART-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383000159366047658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-2996953513604589402017-02-07T12:27:50.500-05:002017-02-07T12:27:50.500-05:00I'd be thrilled if they would get VDOT to put ...I'd be thrilled if they would get VDOT to put down some lane line reflectors on parts of Braddock Road. Maybe it's my old eyes. However, after dark,the lane lines along stretches like Kings Park to the Beltway become difficult to follow, especially when it's raining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-41416156964802804002017-02-07T11:37:06.808-05:002017-02-07T11:37:06.808-05:00The traffic planners are encouraging U Turns on Br...The traffic planners are encouraging U Turns on Braddock Road?<br />Are you kidding me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-48915021770884241532017-02-07T11:27:49.110-05:002017-02-07T11:27:49.110-05:00When they made alterations to lanes on Braddock Ro...When they made alterations to lanes on Braddock Road last spring it failed miserably and actually had to be undone just a few months later. The "improvement" backed-up westbound Braddock Road traffic onto the beltway. How much was wasted on that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com