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  • February 18, 2014 at 3:36 am #993916
    rpiretti
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    Thanks much!

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    February 18, 2014 at 5:45 am #993918
    KLizotte
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    Good seeing you today Dana and many thanks for your report and pics. I don’t know why I didn’t think to do a commute recon. Duh! Given that I will be working late and carrying my work laptop I’m gonna have to pass on bike commuting tomorrow. Sigh.

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    February 18, 2014 at 1:45 pm #993922
    TwoWheelsDC
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    I foolishly assumed that the roads in Fairfax would be better cleared after almost a week…but the plowing crews didn’t even plow 123 all the way to the fog line, even though there’s plenty of room to clear both the road AND the shoulder, so I had the pleasure of riding in the lane on a 45mph major commuter thoroughfare, boxed in by a wall of snow on my right. Great way to start the day!

    February 18, 2014 at 2:00 pm #993925
    americancyclo
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    At least you didn’t get hit by the overhanging ice chunk on Gallows!

    February 18, 2014 at 2:21 pm #993932
    jrenaut
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    I can not believe that the PA Ave cycletrack is completely blocked RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE WILSON BUILDING. You know, that place where the DC Council works. And it’s not even blocked due to not bothering to plow. It was actively blocked by plowing space for cars, then left that way.

    February 18, 2014 at 2:24 pm #993934
    Phatboing
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    @americancyclo 77581 wrote:

    At least you didn’t get hit by the overhanging ice chunk on Gallows!

    There was an overhanging chunk?

    Gallows is slushy, and there are at least two spots where the snow bank nudges you into traffic. Unsettling, at best.

    February 18, 2014 at 2:34 pm #993936
    Steve O
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    ARLINGTON CUSTIS REPORT – Feb. 18

    Rode the Custis from its beginning at WOD to Rosslyn. Thin dusting of snow is hiding the slick spots underneath (also making them slightly less slick). However, it’s all rideable, although I’d be more nervous on a road bike. Saw about 8-10 tracks of other riders. None showed evidence of falling.

    Be most careful at
    – Glebe overpass and then the section before the top of the first sister
    – Go slow on the switchback of doom
    – Watch out for giant pile of snow pushed from Lyon Village parking lot onto trail
    – Hills past Spout run overpass
    – Shady parts of Rosslyn luge

    Good luck.

    February 18, 2014 at 2:38 pm #993937
    DaveK
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    @jrenaut 77588 wrote:

    I can not believe that the PA Ave cycletrack is completely blocked RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE WILSON BUILDING. You know, that place where the DC Council works. And it’s not even blocked due to not bothering to plow. It was actively blocked by plowing space for cars, then left that way.

    I can absolutely believe this. Can’t you?

    February 18, 2014 at 2:45 pm #993940
    jrenaut
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    @DaveK 77593 wrote:

    I can absolutely believe this. Can’t you?

    Ahh, I guess. I’m just so [expletive deleted][expletive deleted] angry. I want to go back there with a shovel and relocate all the snow into the councilmembers parkings spaces (Not that it would do any good, they’ll just park illegally somewhere as usual).

    February 18, 2014 at 2:56 pm #993942
    dasgeh
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    @Steve O 77592 wrote:

    – Watch out for giant pile of snow pushed from Lyon Village parking lot onto trail

    Please say that someone will approach Lyon Village about NOT DOING THIS. Part of me wants that to be with a ticket for a big fat fine, but my inner-Dirt wants it to be a pleasant overture…

    From the bus window, I saw a cyclist dismount to walk his bike along the TR Bridge sidepath. His bike was bouncing along as he pushed, so I imagine it was necessary. Roads in the District are fine.

    February 18, 2014 at 3:20 pm #993945
    americancyclo
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    @Phatboing 77590 wrote:

    There was an overhanging chunk?

    Yesterday afternoon I saw a big chunk of ice hanging over the bike lane southbound between Idylwood and the W&OD. Hopefully it’s gone, but if it did fall, it would most definitely force you in to the lane. be safe out there!

    February 18, 2014 at 3:22 pm #993946
    Steve O
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    @dasgeh 77598 wrote:

    Please say that someone will approach Lyon Village about NOT DOING THIS.

    I had that thought as well and may see if I can figure out who and how. Maybe BikeArlington has contacts there because of Big Wheel Bikes?
    Or maybe we could contact them to contact their management.
    The pile does not cross the entire trail; there is still space to get by without dismounting.

    February 18, 2014 at 3:29 pm #993947
    Tim Kelley
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    @Steve O 77602 wrote:

    I had that thought as well and may see if I can figure out who and how. Maybe BikeArlington has contacts there because of Big Wheel Bikes?
    Or maybe we could contact them to contact their management.
    The pile does not cross the entire trail; there is still space to get by without dismounting.

    If someone wants to get in touch with them, I’ll see about getting contact info for the property manager of the strip center. I believe that the Capital Bikeshare program manager was in touch with them about getting a bikeshare station installed there, but was ultimately turned down because the landlord of the property didn’t want one.

    February 18, 2014 at 3:33 pm #993949
    Phatboing
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    @Dirt 77558 wrote:

    Because it couldn’t climb over the 4′ wall of ice to get onto the W&OD at Gallows Road!!!!

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    New blog entry to go with that: http://lovemycommute.blogspot.com/2014/02/crosswalks-and-snow-on-w-trail.html

    Thanks Arlington for being AWESOME about plowing. Keep it up!!!! Y’all are leading the pack.

    Love,

    Dirt

    How do we get Fairfax county (or the NVRPA?) to plow trails here, too? The NVRPA’s “skiers” argument is a buncha hooey, because if that were the case, the entire W&OD should remain un-plowed, right? Or is Arlington County trampling all over the rights of the XC skiers?

    (to be fair, I did see one skier on Thursday morning. First one in four years.)

    February 18, 2014 at 3:48 pm #993952
    Tim Kelley
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    @Steve O 77602 wrote:

    I had that thought as well and may see if I can figure out who and how. Maybe BikeArlington has contacts there because of Big Wheel Bikes?
    Or maybe we could contact them to contact their management.
    The pile does not cross the entire trail; there is still space to get by without dismounting.

    Here’s the info:

    Chris Jones or Marguerite O’Rourke: 301-767-2800

    http://www.bmcproperty.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=68

    Please report back and let us know what you hear!!

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