Bike‑advocates urge concrete changes on Mosby/Lee roundabout: bike box, clearer crossings

During public comment and committee Q&A, bike‑and‑ped advocates pressed the design team for clearer accommodations where the proposed two‑way cycle track on Mosby meets the Lee Street viaduct and the roundabout approaches. Emily Schreier, policy and planning manager at Bike Walk RVA (Speaker 16), said bike infrastructure succeeds only when users can quickly understand how to move through the space and recommended specific design changes.

"We recommend adding at least a bike box in that space that will just provide additional waiting area, and kind of free up space also for eastbound cyclists coming off the bridge and make that turn a little safer," Schreier said. She also suggested the team evaluate whether a two‑way cycle track is the safest, noting that some NACTO guidance recommends one‑way bike lanes on each side approaching roundabouts to reduce conflict points.

Applicants and traffic engineers responded that the current geometry and existing high AM peak volumes require some movements to avoid queueing that would extend into mid‑block crossings. The applicant's traffic engineer, Chris Daley (Speaker 10), said the design team balanced queueing risks and crossing exposure and said entry speeds would be constrained by roundabout geometry. The committee asked staff and the applicants to look at additional protective measures (pedestrian hybrid beacons, speed tables, visibility enhancements) as conditions of any approval or future design work.