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ATV's monthly conversation with County Board members on the major issues discussed at March's Board meeting.
A
B
You
know,
Arlington
is,
is
known
as
a
community
that
has
very
much
embraced
cycling
as
a
transportation
option,
and
one
of
the
ways
in
which
that's
manifest
is
that
we
have
an
element
of
our
master
transportation
plan
which
includes
bicycles,
and
so
you
know
one
we're
sending
a
very
clear
signal
that
this
is
not
just
about
recreation.
This
is
not
just
about.
You
know,
people
who
may
choose
cycling
as
an
advocation.
B
So
again,
with
our
staff,
they've
worked
with
the
community
on
coming
up
with
an
important
update
to
the
bicycle
plan,
to
identify
areas
where
we
need
to
prioritize
new
connections,
improve
existing
connections
and
and
and
look
at
ways
of
designing
roads
so
that
they
can
be
safer
for
cars,
pedestrians,
bicyclists
alike.
Now,.
B
A
C
C
Then
that
gets
people
out
of
their
cars
and
off
the
roads.
So
it's
we're
really
seeing
that
the
the
the
the
rapid
increase
in
the
number
of
people
who
are
choosing
to
bike,
and
so
this
is
really
our
way
of
saying
we're.
Gonna,
take
this
element
of
our
master
transportation
plan.
We're
gonna
update
it
to
make
sure
that
we
are
not
just
looking
at.
How
do
we
accommodate
where
we
are
today?
C
But
how
are
we
going
to
accommodate
future
growth,
continue
to
use
and
encourage
that
continued
shifting
of
folks
to
to
biking
and
it
can
be
for
recreational
purposes?
It
could
be
to
get
to
work
to
do
your
daily
errands.
So
it's
all
it's
kind
of
all
of
the
above
all
of
those
different
reasons,
all
different
age
groups,
folks
of
all
different
abilities-
you
don't
even
you
don't
have
to
be-
you
know,
wearing
spandex
and
having
a
serious
bike
to
be
a
biker
in
Arlington
right.
C
You
can
you
don't
even
have
to
be
a
full
time,
but
you
can
use
Capital
Bikeshare,
so
you
can
just
you
know,
an
occasional
biker,
but
every
time
someone
makes
a
choice
to
bike
somewhere.
They
are
choosing
not
to
not
to
use
a
car
up
potentially,
and
so
that's
a
win
that
makes
the
overall
transportation
network
function
better.
So
this
is
really
just
our
way
of
saying:
hey
we're
gonna
we're
gonna
plan
for
the
future,
and
it
is
it's.
A
B
B
You're
absolutely
right,
I
mean
you
know
when
we
last
did
this.
There
really
wasn't
Capital
Bikeshare.
So
really
the
only
the
only
part
of
a
bicycle
plan
was
to
look
at
those
people
who
owned
personal
bicycle
and
who
were
willing
to
use
it.
Now
we
have
people
who
don't
even
have
to
own
it
and
they
can
do
Capital
Bikeshare.
There
are
dhoklas
systems
of
electric
bikes,
even
I,
guess
the
Dhokla
system
of
non
electric
bikes.
That
market
has
gone
away,
but
we've
got
the
electric
bikes
and
we've
also
got
scooters.
Who
knows
what
else.
B
So
we
have
to
all
of
this
has
gone
into
the
thinking
for
the
current
update,
how
to
make
sure
all
of
these
various
uses
contribute
to
the
goals
that
that
Eric
talked
about
solving
that
first
last
mile
problem
giving
people
the
option
to
not
have
a
single
occupancy
vehicle
as
their
method,
their
primary
method
of
travel.
You
know
the
more
the
more
options
that
we
have,
the
more
you
you
reduce
the
need
for
people
to
make.
B
A
C
Truth
is
that
the
one
thing
that
is
a
constant
and
that
this
plan
is
focused
on
is
the
connectivity
of
the
network
and
making
sure
you
have
your
trails
and
your
bike
lanes
and
all
that
infrastructure
all
connects
and
goes
from
where
you
want
to
go
to
where
you
want
to
where
you
are
to
where
you
want
to
get
to,
and
so
so
it's
really
we're
building
in
the
future.
Here.