Here's a video of the signal in action, and some additional photos:
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Newly-activated Bethesda traffic signal gets the green light (Video/photos)
Here's a video of the signal in action, and some additional photos:
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This is the kind of in-depth reporting you just don't get other places
5:24: You're right - this important public safety story has been covered here from beginning to end.
Glad they put a light in here!
Yes it has and thank you Robert. You are a true public servant
Who can afford 7001? Not me :( ... Why am I so poor?
Really would be great for more affordable housing to come in to the area but with land prices so high it's probably cost prohibitive for developers to do so.
I look jealously at the young crowds packing areas like H Street and Arlington...
So how is Dyer a "public servant" for "reporting" on a new traffic light that everyone driving along that street can plainly see?
6:40 AM: Because he is getting us the information we want to hear not the press releases Bethesda Now and Bethesda Magazine continually regurgitate to please their county masters
Dyer's Shill -
You missed my point entirely. You don't need "a county press release" to see that the lights are operational.
Riemer's shill -
You mean like how drivers didn't need the 2-week notice that Woodmont Avenue was reopening, as standard traffic pattern change protocols call for? Finding out something has changed when you're right on top of it doesn't make the road safer for anyone.
Just out of curiosity, which in your opinion would have been better. The road was ready to reopen. Delay the opening by 2 weeks to provide public notice or just open it?
Granted of course the reopening was already delayed by a long while. But for whatever reason they decided it was ready and just opened it without further delay it seems.
They all have their place and value. Robert's man on the street approach is very informative, I find.
Robert is the only man among them.
Arlington is in no way better than Silver Spring or Bethesda. So, I'm not jealous over here in MoCo.
If you've lived here for awhile, then you know this is new light and traffic pattern is a big deal. (Robert is a life long resident, so he probably understands this.)
If you didn't spend your childhood going to Bruce's or utilized Strosniders over the years, etc then you probably don't get it.
If you haven't waiting during the holiday shoppping season while police directed traffic at that entrance, you probably don't get it.
Dyer's Shill @ 10:15 AM - "Robert is the only man among them."
LOL, what is that supposed to mean?
Tough to see this light coming north on Arlington Rd.
Sure it would be nice if we had notice but we all drive in new places all the time and we are fine as long as we are paying attention.
What's the protocol say as the requirement and penalty?
A lot drivers are still surprised that there's a crosswalk across Bethesda Avenue where the new garage is.
Hopefully there's no pedestrian collisions, but I've seen close calls.
Flynn, I think they knew the timeline close enough. Unless people believe that the inspections required to open a structure of that size, and an entirely new roadway, were completed in a few hours one fine morning, there's no reason they should have violated the standard protocols for traffic pattern changes.
Dyer whines about anonymous skeptics but he sure is protective of his anonymous shill.
I'm not sure I agree at all. They tried to meet the original timeline and failed, hence the "opening" signs that didn't actually come to fruition. So it stayed closed a long while longer and suddenly opened.
But instead of us just guessing at it, maybe you are in a better position to ask them for their rationale directly? Thanks Dyer.
I get why some think anonymous commenters are your shills - they defend your honor and perspectives. But why do you think the other anonymous folks are Riemer shills? Most have said nothing pro-Riemer and just talk about you. So how does it become a Riemer shill thing? What's the connection?
6:08: Readers belong here. The real question is, why are you trolling on a post about a traffic signal? It's embarrassing.
This stretch of Arlington Road has needed a traffic light for many, many years with all the jaywalkers trying to do their best 50 yard dash instead of walking to the light at Bradley Blvd. Also, it will slow down all the BMW, Audi, and Mercedes nascar drivers flying around the bend in that road. Thank You for the excellent updates Robert!
Um, Arlington Road is four 10-foot lanes, or 40 feet wide. That's a 13-yard dash.
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