Comments on: Air Rights Building off the table http://www.silverspringtrails.org/?p=1768 About building a network of trails in lower Montgomery County. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:31:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ed http://www.silverspringtrails.org/?p=1768&cpage=1#comment-13681 Ed Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:54:49 +0000 http://www.silverspringtrails.org/?p=1768#comment-13681 I too believe it is unnecessary and way too expensive to put the bike trail through the tunnel next or above the purple line. It is perfectly safe, and good for local business, to run the trail up Bethesda Avenue across Wiscon and through Elm Street Park back to the trail. The trail is not a limited access highway. Rather it is good for trail users to stop and see the city as they go through it. I too believe it is unnecessary and way too expensive to put the bike trail through the tunnel next or above the purple line. It is perfectly safe, and good for local business, to run the trail up Bethesda Avenue across Wiscon and through Elm Street Park back to the trail. The trail is not a limited access highway. Rather it is good for trail users to stop and see the city as they go through it.

]]> By: admin http://www.silverspringtrails.org/?p=1768&cpage=1#comment-13667 admin Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:07:54 +0000 http://www.silverspringtrails.org/?p=1768#comment-13667 @ Cavan: I agree Bethesda businesses in the area will benefit overall if trail users are passing by along Bethesda Avenue, but JBG is not happy with this plan, see http://www.silverspringtrails.org/?p=1708 JBG is seeking to build a hotel at the north east corner of Woodmont and Bethesda Avenues, and their hotel driveway would have to cross the trail. Motorists pulling out onto Bethesda Avenue would have to deal with the heavy trail traffic coming from both sides, and also watch for motor vehicle traffic on Bethesda Ave. Motorists might feel they need to pull across the trail and block it so they can see the street traffic. I'm not sure what we can do to reduce this conflict, other than keep street furniture at bay and keep landscaping limited to low shrubs and grass in this area for good sight lines from the driveway, so motorists don't feel they need to pull out and block the trail to see the street traffic. @ Cavan:

I agree Bethesda businesses in the area will benefit overall if trail users are passing by along Bethesda Avenue, but JBG is not happy with this plan, see
http://www.silverspringtrails.org/?p=1708

JBG is seeking to build a hotel at the north east corner of Woodmont and Bethesda Avenues, and their hotel driveway would have to cross the trail. Motorists pulling out onto Bethesda Avenue would have to deal with the heavy trail traffic coming from both sides, and also watch for motor vehicle traffic on Bethesda Ave. Motorists might feel they need to pull across the trail and block it so they can see the street traffic.

I’m not sure what we can do to reduce this conflict, other than keep street furniture at bay and keep landscaping limited to low shrubs and grass in this area for good sight lines from the driveway, so motorists don’t feel they need to pull out and block the trail to see the street traffic.

]]> By: Cavan http://www.silverspringtrails.org/?p=1768&cpage=1#comment-13665 Cavan Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:19:52 +0000 http://www.silverspringtrails.org/?p=1768#comment-13665 The at-grade crossing and trail along the side of Bethesda Avenue will sure be good for the businesses there... The at-grade crossing and trail along the side of Bethesda Avenue will sure be good for the businesses there…

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