Bike portion of Draft Transportation Management Plan (TMP) for BRAC-133 at Mark Center

[CW Dillon]

John,
Since the building is still being built, it may have been more correct for
USACE to write that, "plans include for availability of showers on site...",
etc.  Of much more concern, is that with all the extra traffic coming in and
out of the Mark Center, how will cyclists cross Seminary or Beauregard
safely?  When last I checked with the Pentagon Athletic Center staff, they
knew nothing about real plans to have an annex at the new facility
(unofficial).

Also, since everybody knows that even the most dedicated cyclist will need
to *occasionally* drive a car, what are they doing to make it possible for
bike commuters to park, from time to time?  It is irresponsible to say that
since x number of employees will bike to work, that the road network
can accommodate x number fewer cars.  That only dismisses the problem of
having no REAL public transportation plan available.

-Clarence




On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 4:23 PM, John Broughton <johnbroughton at comcast.net>wrote:

> The US Army Corps of Engineers has provided the City with a Draft
> Transportation Management Plan (TMP) for BRAC-133 at Mark Center.  Comments
> regarding the Draft TMP should be sent to
> andrea.wilkinson at alexandriava.gov by June 11, 2010.
> The general information page, including a link to the TMP, is here:
> http://alexandriava.gov/BRAC
> Someone more knowledgeable than me might want to comment on the portion of
> the plan related to bikes. Are estimates reasonable?  Are facilities
> sufficient? For example (p. 118), "44 showers are available on  site, with
> eight in the Fitness Center, and 36 designated bicyclist shower rooms in the
> lower level,  complete with lockers". Are these unisex showers are split
> between men and women (and if split, in what ratio)?
> -- John Broughton
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