Take Action for a Better Arlington

The Langston Boulevard Area Plan calls for transforming the "predominantly car-oriented, strip commercial and residential, 4.5-mile-long corridor into a green, mixed-use main street that provides safe and multimodal access" through a number of important transportation improvements such as protected bike lanes.  As part of moving forward on implementation, the County is kicking off an intersection study for Areas 2 and 3 (roughly Lexington to Quincy) to turn the plan recommendations into actual designed improvements that can be implemented as Capital Projects or through redevelopment.

Learn more about the study & how we can make sure Langston's transformation continues to move forward at an upcoming virtual meeting.

The intersection of Lorcom Lane and Vacation Lane, near Dorothy Hamm Middle School, is a problematic intersection with drivers often failing to yield to pedestrians and drivers regularly exceed the speed limit. In response to many resident concerns, the County look at possible solutions.  With several options off the table due to failing to meet federal warrants and local guidelines (4-way stop, traffic signal, HAWK signal, RRFB), the county dug deeper into its toolbox and is proposing a tabletop intersection.  When properly implemented, this safety intervention raises the entire intersection to sidewalk level, so cars must slow down as if they go through the intersection, similar to how cars have to slow down when crossing the sidewalk to enter a driveway because of the vertical angle of the driveway apron. This is a great treatment when properly implemented.  We support the project but have concerns about implementation.