tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post8170556417914657512..comments2023-06-30T03:37:24.439-04:00Comments on Arlington Yupette: Epidemic of Streetcar-Related Injuries ContinuesArlington Yupettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00238598782969327427noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-19760775423703341452012-12-31T15:48:34.167-05:002012-12-31T15:48:34.167-05:00That's the plan...infill the neighborhoods wit...That's the plan...infill the neighborhoods with 5 story condo and apartment buildings then close the streets to provide 'open space'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-61833447546920658452012-12-29T19:42:12.253-05:002012-12-29T19:42:12.253-05:00Zimmerman and other CB members will be long out of...Zimmerman and other CB members will be long out of Arlington before streets are closed in their neighborhoods to provide "open space", which will largely be used by residents of infill development along arterials like Columbia Pike.Doug Parknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-40917292645319975692012-12-29T18:26:33.958-05:002012-12-29T18:26:33.958-05:00We are headed for another year when the County Boa...We are headed for another year when the County Board of Urbanization, aka County Board of Resegregation through Gentrification, approves site plans for another 3,000 new parking spaces and another $3 million to promote a 'car free diet'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-16541083140752656952012-12-29T12:24:49.516-05:002012-12-29T12:24:49.516-05:00"Transportation Planning" is an oxymoron..."Transportation Planning" is an oxymoron in Arlington.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-39321246780999383122012-12-29T12:17:37.586-05:002012-12-29T12:17:37.586-05:00Don't ya know, Arlington's decision makers...Don't ya know, Arlington's decision makers (who live in Fairfax County) all drive to 2100 Clarendon Blvd. one-to-a-vehicle, talking on their cell phones to Joe Reit in New York while they are driving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-66931802938782506392012-12-28T19:15:20.691-05:002012-12-28T19:15:20.691-05:00Put Clifton VA resident Barbara Donnellan's fa...Put Clifton VA resident Barbara Donnellan's fat a$$ on bicycle. I'll ride one to work if she does.Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-15223701328479747332012-12-28T18:56:25.465-05:002012-12-28T18:56:25.465-05:00"Achtung Arlington Sheeple, Reitsfuhrer Zimme..."Achtung Arlington Sheeple, Reitsfuhrer Zimmerman has decreed that commencing January 1, 2013 Arlington Residents who belong to organizations that receive Reitsorganisation funds will ride everywhere in Arlington on bicycles to free up scarce parking spaces and traffic lanes for non-residents who make critical transportation decisions for the Reit".Frau Intanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-23633370423103503972012-12-28T09:07:27.691-05:002012-12-28T09:07:27.691-05:00Can't say they weren't warned about street...Can't say they weren't warned about streetcar tracks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-61195482812848471962012-12-27T11:23:45.140-05:002012-12-27T11:23:45.140-05:00Biketards are total Urban Village Idiots. Like the...Biketards are total Urban Village Idiots. Like the corrupt local media they trade silence for $$$$.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-7655684914042775822012-12-27T11:18:15.979-05:002012-12-27T11:18:15.979-05:00Who's going to pay for all the accidents and i...Who's going to pay for all the accidents and injuries?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-89006815648021824362012-12-27T11:14:40.131-05:002012-12-27T11:14:40.131-05:00Not only an epidemic of streetcar accidents in San...Not only an epidemic of streetcar accidents in San Diego but a plague of ambulance chasing lawyers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-84858453378099462282012-12-27T10:46:40.132-05:002012-12-27T10:46:40.132-05:00So Arlington is doing more or less what Portland d...So Arlington is doing more or less what Portland did five years ago?<br /><br />I have to ask where will the upscale people come from to occupy ten thousand new expensive apartments and condos on the Pike?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-30274782010676711182012-12-27T10:32:03.061-05:002012-12-27T10:32:03.061-05:00Portland received $75 million from the Federal Tra...Portland received $75 million from the Federal Transit Administration for the East Side Loop streetcar system. The Portland transit agencies do not pretend the East Side Loop streetcar system is anything other than Development Oriented Transit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-29112107596291825652012-12-27T10:16:06.029-05:002012-12-27T10:16:06.029-05:00What is starting to happen in Portland is bus serv...What is starting to happen in Portland is bus service is being degraded so commuters will take streetcars instead of buses. The streetcars are too slow and now they are being pitched as a convenience for seniors and people who work at home during non-rush hours.Visit Portlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-48402684300483341022012-12-27T10:10:47.987-05:002012-12-27T10:10:47.987-05:00Speaking of Portland, streetcar ridership is down ...Speaking of Portland, streetcar ridership is down again this year. The newest part of the system, the Eastside Loop, is a low speed gentrification gimme to developers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-80099903793985148512012-12-27T09:55:37.319-05:002012-12-27T09:55:37.319-05:00Hey, it stopped raining. Everybody bike to work ag...Hey, it stopped raining. Everybody bike to work again today, don't clog the streets and roads for non-residents who make the County's transportation 'planning' decisions.Brosnan Holzheimernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-33530124458261635532012-12-26T21:10:43.526-05:002012-12-26T21:10:43.526-05:00Yupette, don't forget to mention the Zimmerman...Yupette, don't forget to mention the Zimmerman Biketard Coalition, which only cares about its FY 2014 County Board stipend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-31216919695451101862012-12-26T21:02:25.439-05:002012-12-26T21:02:25.439-05:00There are some pretty graphic copyrighted news pho...There are some pretty graphic copyrighted news photos by the Bike Portland news blog of recent serious injuries involving bicyclists and streetcar tracks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-31878079802576857872012-12-26T12:16:37.709-05:002012-12-26T12:16:37.709-05:00Chris Zimmerman appears to only care about his emp...Chris Zimmerman appears to only care about his employer, AECOM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com