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On the article VDOT Removes Homeless Encampment
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On the article 'At Least I Know Where I'll Sleep Tonight' — Homeless Vet Gets Apartment
Mark Blacknell
8:18 am on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
ReplyGreat story. Thanks to A-SPAN and St. George's for what they do.
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On the article On Tap: Projects to Make Arlington Even More Bicycle-Friendly
Mark Blacknell
8:38 am on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Thanks, Chris. I'll be looking at the bike boulevards (again) later this year. I think that's another area where there's a declining return on extended input.
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On the article Legally Blind Couple Takes to Bikes, Skis
Mark Blacknell
8:34 am on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
ReplyGreat story. I'll be sure to say hello when I see them on the trails.
(Also, ignore "Peter" & "Barry" & and all of the other voices that emanate from one rather obsessed fellow. You could post a story about butterflies riding bicycles under baby turtles in hangliders, and Jim would find a way to turn it back into one of his standard whines.)
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On the article Arlington Budget Hearing: 'Let's Not Fairfax Arlington'
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On the article Arlington Nonprofit Phoenix Bikes Hosts Bike Show Thursday
Mark Blacknell
10:11 am on Wednesday, March 20, 2013
ReplyThis is a great organization that puts on an excellent event. I urge anyone who's even slightly curious to check it out on Thursday.
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On the article Gay Marriage in Virginia: Speaking for God -- And Man
Mark Blacknell
12:08 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
ReplyThis is the Arlington Patch, right? Pretty sure we're clearly settled on the side of decency and equality, here. The rest of Virginia will catch up, eventually.
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On the article Police: Man, 21, Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in Christmas Eve Pedestrian Crash
Mark Blacknell
6:35 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
ReplyWould love to learn more about the facts in this case. It's important that bad drivers face serious consequences when their actions kill people.
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On the article Bill Would Make Texting While Driving a More Serious Offense in Virginia
Mark Blacknell
2:31 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
ReplyI'd like to see using a cellphone - texting or calling - while driving made an offense. People are clearly challenged enough by driving. Adding in cellphones just makes it worse.
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On the article Clarendon Cycles: Getting the Right-of-Way Right
Mark Blacknell
7:16 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
ReplyGood ideas, Rob. Might run out of paper making a list of authorities from whom cooperation would be required, though . . .
Yoeun - I'm tired of inconsiderate cyclists, too. What I'm trying to do here is actually reduce conflict/injury, instead of just ineffectively wagging my finger at those who blow the intersection.
Geof, cyclists on Lee Highway have the ROW, of course. But even if you were able to coax all of the Custis users off the Custis and into the road, that only addresses westbound motion.
I'm not much of a fan of sign overload, either, but in this particular case, the signs there are quite ineffective. You'd never notice the "Watch for Bikes Crossing" sign unless you were looking for it, and the stop sign facing eastbound cyclists is absurd (both in placement and size).
Mark Blacknell
10:13 am on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
That's just sad. VDOT should spend its time and resources dealing with something that actually (and regularly) hurts people at that intersection - the piss poor design of the pedestrian crossing at Lee/Lynn.