Trail Deterioration

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  • March 17, 2015 at 8:01 pm #1026016
    mstone
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    Really, can you prove that wasn’t caused by bikes? Maybe fat bikes?

    March 17, 2015 at 8:37 pm #1026019
    peterw_diy
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    Worst part is that it seems to be the city’s own trucks destroying that trail to access material stockpiles that could be located elsewhere.

    March 17, 2015 at 8:43 pm #1026021
    Terpfan
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    Given the condition of several roads I endure, I would not expect them to fix this anytime soon. But yah, vehicles on the MUPs do not help.

    March 18, 2015 at 1:40 pm #1026057
    scorchedearth
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    @peterw_diy 111527 wrote:

    Worst part is that it seems to be the city’s own trucks destroying that trail to access material stockpiles that could be located elsewhere.

    The APD and other Alexandria City staff find it perfectly acceptable to drive their cars and sometimes, backhoes on the trails. When asked about what they were going to do to repair the damage they had caused, no answer was forthcoming.

    March 18, 2015 at 3:19 pm #1026072
    peterw_diy
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    On Twitter, the Alexandria parks department promised repairs but didn’t respond to questions about moving the supplies or beefing up the trail: https://twitter.com/kidicalmassalx/status/559055555373699072

    March 18, 2015 at 3:28 pm #1026074
    scorchedearth
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    @peterw_diy 111580 wrote:

    On Twitter, the Alexandria parks department promised repairs but didn’t respond to questions about moving the supplies or beefing up the trail: https://twitter.com/kidicalmassalx/status/559055555373699072

    About two months ago, my wife was commuting to work using the Holmes Run Trail to get to the dirt path leading to Wheeler Ave through Tarleton Park. She happened to find a city staff member driving a backhoe along that dirt path. There was no construction going on anywhere along the trail that she could see so the only conclusion she could reach was that the person using the backhoe decided to take the ‘shortcut.’ We were appalled at this wanton disregard for city facilities on the part of staff.

    To add to this, I regularly see tire tracks on the grassy areas of Tarleton Park and other parts of the Holmes Run Greenway.

    March 18, 2015 at 4:04 pm #1026076
    chris_s
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    @peterw_diy 111580 wrote:

    On Twitter, the Alexandria parks department promised repairs but didn’t respond to questions about moving the supplies or beefing up the trail: https://twitter.com/kidicalmassalx/status/559055555373699072

    Props to @kidicalmassalx for getting a much better picture than mine as well.

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