Comcast

[Bruce Dwyer]

Elizabeth Wright would like COMCAST  help in getting the trail through
Tarleton Park as part of Comcast being good neighbors when they move into
the Wheeler Ave. location.  She strongly prefers the option from the bike
plan to improve the trail to go along the stream and connecting it across
the Northern edge of the playing field to the Holmes Run Trail and believes
the neighbors would be in favor of this.  She would also like the trail to
be crushed stone to lessen the impact of runoff into the stream.  She does
not believe the option to put the trail through directly at the end of
Wheeler is such a good idea.  I said that I thought we could support this
approach.  We put both options in the plan so that the neighborhood could
say what they think would work best.  I also said that I do not have a
problem with the crushed stone.  This would not be the mainline long
distance type trail, but rather a neighborhood connector where short
distances of unpaved trail would work and would also serve as a bicycle
traffic calming devise where there would most likely be multiple uses.

First, any comments on this approach.
Second, is anybody willing to work with Elizabeth on details and drafting a
letter to Comcast or the Planning Commission.  I am short on time.
As a subgroup of the Park Commission, our position needs to be consistent
with the Bike Plan and  be politically correct.  Of course, anybody who feel
strongly about this may jump in on their own.
Thanks

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wright, Elizabeth P" <elizabeth.wright at baesystems.com>
To: "Bruce Dwyer (E-mail)" <ouibike at worldnet.att.net>
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 9:13 AM
Subject: FW: Comcast


> Bruce,
> Any support you can lend, as chair of the bicycle committee, is
appreciated,
> in encouraging Comcast to partner w/ the city in encouraging  bike
> commuting.  I need ideas about connecting w/ the existing Bike Trails.
And
> what is reasonable for an employer to provide employeees to encourage bike
> commuting.  The improvements to the bottom of S Gordon, connecting to the
> trails in lower Tarleton Park, could probably be sold to the neighbors as
a
> win/win situation.  I'll also contact Paul Demaio.  I started w/ the folks
I
> know.  (I hope Paul is as nice as you & Jim.)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Wamsley [mailto:jwams at erols.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 7:24 PM
> To: Wright, Elizabeth P
> Subject: Comcast
>
> At 12:00 PM 8/24/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>
> >>>>
>
> Hi Jim. Now the issue of the moment is Comcast. They are moving into 150 S
> Gordon St where Altantic Video used to be. We are in the process of
> composing a "wish list" we want them to consider, in exchange for us not
> make a big stink and bad media press about them moving into our little
> neighborhood w/ tons of traffic, trucks, etc. Thanks to Donna Fossum on
the
> planning commission, now their application says, customer payments will be
> made at an offsite. This will save over 5,000 customers from driving
through
> our streets a month. Can you imagine???
>
>
> One of the ideas we'd like to propose: have a bike rack for employees that
> might want to commute by bike. What else should be included? A changing
> room? A shower facility? Can you help me out here?
>
> <<<<
>
> The answers to this are on page 47 of the bike plan. Call Paul Demaio at
> 703-838-3800 for more advice. He is the Alexandria TES staff member
> responsible for encouraging commuting by bike.
>
> >>>>
>
> Bike path. I know this area is an area in need of better connections, bike
> wise. (See, I did read that bike transportation plan you gave me.) The
dirt
> road bed off of S Gordon into lower Tarleton Park, should that be left a
> dirt road bed? (This is behind the houses on Vermont Ave & parallels the
> stream.) Once you hit the open area, should there be a paved path that
would
> lead to the existing trail?
>
>  <<<<
>
> The bike committee would back that. Call Bruce Dwyer 703-549-3263 for
help.
> This is not a hot potato yet.
>
> >>>>
>
> The neighborhood would be against a bridge (oh no! NOT another bridge!
just
> kidding) at the end of Wheeler, over that stream. It's not the bridge,
it's
> the location. (de ja vue!) Too many kids hang out in the park after hours
&
> do drugs & God knows what kids do these days. We'd rather have the traffic
> closer to home so we can monitor what goes on in them thar woods . . . If
> we're gonna present our wish list, we might not get what we ask for, but
> we'll never know unless we ask. So, part of the pkg, we want to be
win/win,
> Both for their employees and the hood.
>
> <<<<
>
>
>
> Jim Wamsley
>
> jwams at erols.com
>
>