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  • October 18, 2012 at 10:23 am #953779
    mstone
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    I don’t think it’s a cost issue as much as a “they don’t want to use concrete”issue. One of those aesthetic things, like refusing to put in signals where people get run over by cars when using a crosswalk. From the picture at least, it looks like the new “boardwalk” will actually be paved and common sense won over aesthetics. That said, other elements of the pictures are pure fantasy, so I guess it’s an open question.

    October 18, 2012 at 11:57 am #953759
    KelOnWheels
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    If they’re going to have that much boardwalk, could they at least put in a Thrasher’s Fries stand?

    Maybe a frozen custard place too. 😎

    October 18, 2012 at 12:54 pm #953774
    mstone
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    @KelOnWheels 33862 wrote:

    If they’re going to have that much boardwalk, could they at least put in a Thrasher’s Fries stand?

    Maybe a frozen custard place too. 😎

    I feel that greasy fries on the bikeway would have the same effect as banana peels in a hanna-barbera feature.

    October 18, 2012 at 1:18 pm #953768
    dasgeh
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    I vote that this thread should be called “The Trolls are Coming! The Trolls are Coming!” or “Invasion of the Balance-Snatchers”

    October 18, 2012 at 1:26 pm #953769
    KelOnWheels
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    @mstone 33867 wrote:

    I feel that greasy fries on the bikeway would have the same effect as banana peels in a hanna-barbera feature.

    Don’t worry, the malt vinegar cuts right through the grease ;)

    October 18, 2012 at 1:39 pm #953772
    Certifried
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    I tweeted DDOTDC, asking about the new boardwalks, their answer was that they will be heavy duty boardwalk, concrete bridges, and asphalt. I mentioned how slippery the long boardwalk just south of the Bladensburg Waterfront Park is, but got no tweet back. Granted, twitter isn’t the place to bring up in-depth issues probably. But I agree that this is a problem. I’ve ridden that existing section of trail boardwalk a few times now, once when it was quite wet. They’re as slippery as Mark Blacknell’s KOM tactics.

    October 18, 2012 at 1:40 pm #953763
    Tim Kelley
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    certifried;33873 wrote:
    they’re as slippery as mark blacknell’s kom tactics.

    zing!

    October 18, 2012 at 2:08 pm #953766
    Greenbelt
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    I’m not complaining. This route might not be the best in really nasty wet or snowy weather, but it’ll be great 95 percent of the time when it’s dry.

    Of course, after it’s built I might have a suggestion or two…

    October 18, 2012 at 2:23 pm #953760
    KLizotte
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    @Certifried 33873 wrote:

    I tweeted DDOTDC, asking about the new boardwalks, their answer was that they will be heavy duty boardwalk, concrete bridges, and asphalt.

    What is “heavy duty boardwalk”? I presume that means wood?

    October 18, 2012 at 3:13 pm #953747
    RESTONTODC
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    From the drawing, it looks like concrete with black surface.

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    October 18, 2012 at 4:09 pm #953732
    Certifried
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    @KLizotte 33882 wrote:

    What is “heavy duty boardwalk”? I presume that means wood?

    heavy duty wood

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