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Current CC resident here.
@Peter Smith: CC is among one of the most bike friendly parts of the area. I know this because I regularly bike to work. We have a direct access to the Mount Vernon Trail and most of the major roads have either marked bike lanes or are wide enough for bike access. As others have mentioned, we were the first to get bike-sharing. Furthermore we have our own cycling race, bike shop, and a lot of people here bike for pleasure or commuting. Perhaps instead of 'suspecting' you should have a look.

The withdrawl of military use presents some opportunities for the CC area. First and foremost we need a hospital in eastern Arlington. The nearest public hospital with emergency service is five miles away. This was a major issue on 9/11 and I'm surprised it has never been adequately redressed.
Second, with the nearest grocery stores more than a mile away (Pentagon City and Potomac Row) but plenty of fast food restaurants, CC qualifies as a Food Desert. What I envision is a permament Farmer's Market located near the metro station at 18th St and Crystal Drive - let's give Eastern Market some competition.
Finally, pedestrian access across US1 needs to be addressed. This isn't an issue with 12th, 15th, and 18th Streets as these are pedestrian friendly underpasses (wider sidewalks at 12th and 15th would be nice). The big problems are the 20th and 23rd St intersections. 20th St could be addressed in the short term with a pedestrian overhead crosswalk. 23rd and US1, however, is badly botched. The Plan proposes a traffic circle with underpass at 26th and US1 (similar to Conn Ave @ Dupont Circle), I'd build it at 23rd street instead.

by Smoke_Jaguar4 on Sep 16, 2010 11:02 pm • link • report