‘Road diet’ proposed for Annandale Road
The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is proposing a “road diet” for Annandale Road in Mason District.
Annandale Road currently has two traffic lanes in each direction. Under the road diet plan, there would be one lane in each direction, a center turn lane, and bike lanes in both directions.
FCDOT invites the community to a virtual meeting on reconfiguring Annandale Road on Monday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. Access the meeting on Microsoft Teams here.
According to the Federal Highway Administration, a road diet can improve safety, calm traffic, and provide better mobility and access for all road users.
Having a dedicated left-turn lane would reduce rear-end and left-turn crashes, and pedestrians would have fewer lanes to cross.
There we go again with the bike lanes nonsense again.
mark def some fat diabetic that hates exercise why are you so pressed about a bike lane lol
No need to make these types of comments. Most are for or against – I am all for the introduction of bike lanes and rightsizing this stretch of Annandale Road.
The lanes today are too wide, cause speeding, and is hostile to pedestrians
UGH. The road was widened to four lanes for a reason. Lets call this what it is: stealing lanes from cars to further the folly of bike lanes on roads in a futile attempt to get people out of their cars.
This plan takes away lanes from motorists to give bicyclists about 500 yards of a bike lane. A short bike lane like that is not very useful. This plan like most road diets only creates more traffic congestion without providing anything useful to bicyclists.
Come on Marks! At least 2 or 3 bikes per day will use this!
I say lets make Fairfax County refund 1% of the property tax charged any residents in which their area has bike lanes if at least 50 bike riders day don’t use the bike lanes – PER DAY…In about 100 days I get all my property tax back from these useless ideas.
Not nonsense. Get on a bike and help improve your health and reduce the cost of your medical bills.
Go ahead stick to your killing machines and watch what happens to your grandchildren when there is no longer any air to breathe. They are certain to thank grandpa for being so myopic.
Sounds great but the weather around here sucks, I commute quite a distance, I have several children I chauffeur around, and I’m over 12 years old.
I do agree with you on vaccines though. I received my 11th jab just the other day!
I ride all the time, but avoid major automobile arteries as much as possible. Some roads need to remain for automobiles. Take your time machine back to the late 60’s when the original predictions of the earth’s demise were made – END OF THE WORLD BY 1980 BECAUSE OF OVERPOPULATION! You’ll fit right in. Mark is correct – useless. My grandchildren, if I am so blessed, will be just fine.
I guess climate change is nonsense too?
“No one will use sidewalks on Sleepy Hollow!!!”
This is such BS. We need two lanes for traffic. That road gets busy. We do not need bike lanes there. Didn’t a pedestrian get hit there not too long ago!?! Maybe address safety for people crossing the streets in annandale instead!!!
What a waste of money. I’ve been hit by a car while riding a bicycle SIX times. Bicycle lanes on that stretch of road is foolish. Lanes have their place on some roads but that’s not one of them.
I wish people would stop telling others what to do, as in, “Get on a bike…” and then begin referencing your family as if they have permission to do so. Rude and offensive name calling.
While proper bike lanes are important for safety reasons, however that section of Annandale Road needs the two lanes to facilitate traffic at 236. A single lane during rush hour will increase commute time.
Another stupid BofS idea. I almost never see a bike in one of the new bike lanes in Annandale. Most distances to shop, etc. are too far for biking. Many people have bad knees, backs or are older and cannot bike long distances. There are hundreds or thousands of cars on these roads. They should take precedence. Put bike lanes on the wider roads. Reducing lanes just causes more traffic jams. Somebody needs to vote these people out of office before they ruin our county.
We need walkable cities like yesterday
I travel that stretch of road daily I’ve only seen one or two bikes weekly. Better rethink this
This will be a nightmare at rush hour. There’s bike routes posted through the neighborhoods off Annandale…that’s a much safer option for those that prefer biking (plus more pedaling = healthier!) Also developers will eventually win and there will be apartments and more housing built in the area…reducing travel lanes does not seem smart. As much as people would hate it, adding some stoplights to major intersections would help to manage traffic flow (like Wayne dr where there’s been multiple wrecks and an elementary school that creates a lot of traffic).
Also for all the people saying to bike instead of drive…where are you biking to?! Merrifield? 495? Like what’s off Annandale that you need to bike to? (Btw I live off Annandale Rd and I very rarely see anyone on a bike…)
This is an eminently sensible plan that is well supported by well over a decade of successful traffic engineering practice throughout the U.S. Providing a dedicated left-turn lane will reduce rear-end crashes while not increasing congestion or motorist delays (because left-turning motorists will no longer stop directly in the path of straight-through traffic) and the bike lanes, even when unused, will improve pedestrian comfort and safety (by providing a wider buffer between the sidewalk and motor vehicle traffic). Furthermore, by coordinating this change with scheduled roadway resurfacing, the cost to the taxpayer is practically zero.
Earth to angry motorists: “You own a vehicle, but you don’t own the road”.
Driving cars pay the bulk of the taxes to buy and build that road. Not one dollar comes from a bike tax. Sorry but motorist do pay for and own the roads. Even when we all benefit from having roads.