tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post2147018481125194657..comments2023-06-30T03:37:24.439-04:00Comments on Arlington Yupette: Greens, Parents, Ask for a Comprehensive Bicycle, Pedestrian, Skateboard, Motor Vehicle Safety ProgramArlington Yupettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00238598782969327427noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-4184160722335063662012-02-15T10:55:18.092-05:002012-02-15T10:55:18.092-05:00County Government can't implement a comprehens...County Government can't implement a comprehensive safety program for bicycles because that would offend the free range biketards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-3863582210153130872012-02-15T09:41:29.567-05:002012-02-15T09:41:29.567-05:00FYI, you can purchase an almost new orange or yell...FYI, you can purchase an almost new orange or yellow T-shirt at a thrift store for $1.98. A designer orange or yellow polo shirt (e.g., Tommy Hilfiger) for $4.98. I bought several sized XXL, fit over my gray polatec coat. So, drivers can see me when I try to navigate the potholed streets in my neighborhood.F Y Inoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-72489514869561555092012-02-15T08:33:49.849-05:002012-02-15T08:33:49.849-05:00People, take a look at yesterday afternoon's C...People, take a look at yesterday afternoon's County Board meeting. MAYBE one lane on the 14th Street Bridge for dedicated bus service. Rest of the transportation improvement money is going to be spent on ...you guessed it...bicycles.22201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-15401765284246146522012-02-14T11:49:56.139-05:002012-02-14T11:49:56.139-05:00I also will not bicycle anywhere in Arlington AND ...I also will not bicycle anywhere in Arlington AND Alexandria until the streets are repaved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-45538695766797273482012-02-14T11:47:37.132-05:002012-02-14T11:47:37.132-05:00I blame the County Board - especially Fisette - fo...I blame the County Board - especially Fisette - for embracing 'free range Yuppieism' over the past 15 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-44611547415387658492012-02-14T11:24:34.236-05:002012-02-14T11:24:34.236-05:00A bicyclist who was not wearing a helmet and was d...A bicyclist who was not wearing a helmet and was dressed in black from head to toe was hit and seriously injured by a bus on South Glebe Road this morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-91191605981927251102012-02-14T09:41:15.138-05:002012-02-14T09:41:15.138-05:00A Rosslyn-area Yuppie was held up by two black mal...A Rosslyn-area Yuppie was held up by two black males last night, one armed with a handgun. They stole an i-phone and $400. Apparently both got away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-68423724639610382402012-02-14T09:38:33.654-05:002012-02-14T09:38:33.654-05:00Someone mentioned that the street lighting in Arli...Someone mentioned that the street lighting in Arlington would be an embarrassment to a village in India. When new street lighting is installed the new lighting puts more light onto trees and buildings than onto the street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-65786172729266257572012-02-14T09:35:22.370-05:002012-02-14T09:35:22.370-05:00I will not bicycle anywhere in Arlington. The stre...I will not bicycle anywhere in Arlington. The streets are in poor condition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-69644348490377361852012-02-13T17:59:53.456-05:002012-02-13T17:59:53.456-05:00You heard THIS first on this blog: Time for Zimmer...You heard THIS first on this blog: Time for Zimmerman to resign / retire from the County Board. What we've become after 15 years of Chris Zimmerman on the County Board is one Arlington residential suburban community after another becoming a $$$mart Growth 'redevelopment opportunity' for people who don't live here.ACDC VIPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-35914691419803029022012-02-13T07:51:41.077-05:002012-02-13T07:51:41.077-05:00Time for Doug Scott to retire for good. You saw it...Time for Doug Scott to retire for good. You saw it here first.another fed up Democratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-39001152924518250792012-02-13T07:46:19.120-05:002012-02-13T07:46:19.120-05:00When the economy starts significantly improving th...When the economy starts significantly improving the real journalists who staff the blogs are going back to real journalism; so the local for-profit blogs are only going to become more insipid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-69348212005976451592012-02-13T07:37:35.795-05:002012-02-13T07:37:35.795-05:00Want to know what happened when a bicyclist ran a ...Want to know what happened when a bicyclist ran a stop light and hit the left rear of my Honda Civic? I was automatically at fault for driving a motor vehicle below the speed limit. And that was not on a so-called shared lane which the bicyclists claim they "own" .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-41899186021026588542012-02-13T07:01:58.126-05:002012-02-13T07:01:58.126-05:00Anyone else notice that the only armed robbery sus...Anyone else notice that the only armed robbery suspects who are apprehended are juveniles and (occasionally) an adult who did not display a weapon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-31854287506562374732012-02-13T06:56:57.657-05:002012-02-13T06:56:57.657-05:00Have you noticed Arlington's paid blogs are po...Have you noticed Arlington's paid blogs are posting almost nothing about basic needs; almost everything is about food, recreation, and entertainment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-31265542451435536872012-02-13T06:51:03.800-05:002012-02-13T06:51:03.800-05:00Arlington police, fire, and EMS spend huge amounts...Arlington police, fire, and EMS spend huge amounts of time being social workers to dysfunctional adults, many of whom are drug abusers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-16624448788353204012012-02-13T06:47:36.540-05:002012-02-13T06:47:36.540-05:00Arlington police have zero interest in bicycle, pe...Arlington police have zero interest in bicycle, pedestrian, skateboard safety. What they are doing is going overboard about enforcing motor vehicle laws for 4-wheel vehicles. It has reached the point where they are responding to false hit-and-run reports. That is, a driver backs into a concrete barrier in a parking lot, suffers minor damage to his or her vehicle, drives home, and calls the police, reporting the accident as a hit-and-run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-83834524514154425552012-02-13T06:30:52.888-05:002012-02-13T06:30:52.888-05:00Ted, I am anticipating a terrible spring-summer-fa...Ted, I am anticipating a terrible spring-summer-fall. Arlington's suburban streets were never designed for what they are becoming - linear parks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-39886470322327339502012-02-12T19:15:08.363-05:002012-02-12T19:15:08.363-05:00The entire police department are on-the-job-retire...The entire police department are on-the-job-retirees, as the recent epidemic of unsolved armed robberies proves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-82749141524369163652012-02-12T19:10:50.923-05:002012-02-12T19:10:50.923-05:00How have we reached the point where elected offici...How have we reached the point where elected officials and their hired and appointed employees made driving a 4-wheeled vehicle an increasingly miserable experience while bicyclists can do as they please on streets, roads, trails?Tednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-31886124573364588812012-02-12T12:30:31.907-05:002012-02-12T12:30:31.907-05:00What would have happened yesterday if 100 working ...What would have happened yesterday if 100 working class Arlington residents had attended the County Board meeting and demanded the County construct $100 million of affordable condos, co-ops and apartments in Arlington rather than spend $100 million more for Long Bridge Park?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-71277122767761533482012-02-12T12:23:32.746-05:002012-02-12T12:23:32.746-05:00Agreed.Agreed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-20535432857655278852012-02-12T10:25:00.183-05:002012-02-12T10:25:00.183-05:00The quality of suburban life here is being ruined ...The quality of suburban life here is being ruined by Zimmerman and the other three who are locked into "Smart Growth" gentrification to the exclusion of anything else related to planning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-80866020439277878442012-02-11T15:28:14.583-05:002012-02-11T15:28:14.583-05:00No, after TWO billion dollars worth of unnecessary...No, after TWO billion dollars worth of unnecessary transportation, sports, entertainment, and recreation projects are constructed.fed up Demnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-54657050836327195312012-02-11T11:41:05.601-05:002012-02-11T11:41:05.601-05:00Did you see this morning's County Board meetin...Did you see this morning's County Board meeting? Priority is spending $100 million more on Long Bridge Park.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com