Arlington to Yards Park

[dasgeh]

In summary, the main policy/infrastructure changes that would have made the trip better:

1) DC thinking about bikes when they put up crowd control barriers
2) Arlington getting the path along 50 finished (in the ST, the connection under Courthouse Road; LT, the trail on the South/East side of 50)
3) Opening the Henry Gate at Fort Myer to peds and bikes (ok, we wouldn’t have needed 3 if we had 2)
4) A rational bike connection between Maine Ave and Water St
5) A rational bike connection to the Case Bridge
6) Maintenance of the ART by the Titantic Memorial (wait! we didn’t see that!)
7) Signs! Signs! Signs!

[DaveK]

@dasgeh 62013 wrote:

Once we got to the Lincoln side, there were barriers for crowd control at the March … For someone in a wheelchair… I have no idea what they would have done.

I came through there after my morning ride about 11:30 and I watched two Park Police officers lifting a poor guy in a wheelchair over the curb and on to the grass.

[jrenaut]

We go to Yards Park all the time. It’s a much easier ride for us – there are bike lanes almost the entire trip from Columbia Heights. I don’t think there are currently any bathrooms besides the portapotties. There’s a PotBelly a block away, and pretty soon there are going to be a bunch of restaurants, though I think most are not open yet.

As for the birthday parties – we were there on Sunday and ran into a friend of my older daughter – she was there for not one but two simultaneous parties.

[dasgeh]

@jrenaut 62020 wrote:

I don’t think there are currently any bathrooms besides the portapotties.

Of course, we bring our own potty…

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(Yes, we’re in the midst of potty training, and yes, we’ve pulled over to the side of the trail and used it)

[lordofthemark]

You basically took the alternative (in DC) to my commute (which I’ve done thrice so far) I do Water street (the fish market is quiet friday AM, and not always THAT bad friday PM and if it is I take the sidewalk – Maine Ave on weekdays does not appeal to me) and then I head east on the Eye Street bike lane – since Eye is in miserable shape I’ve been thinking of doing to the riverwalk to to P to Potomac and then N street instead.

[lordofthemark]

@dasgeh 62016 wrote:

4) A rational bike connection between Maine Ave and Water St

from the FAQ for the Wharf development

How are potential bicycle and pedestrian conflicts on Maine Avenue going to be managed?
The bicycle path along Maine Avenue will be separated from the primary pedestrian sidewalk by a low-impact development (LID) planting zone or café zone. Potential crossing points are highlighted and designed to the highest safety standards to protect both pedestrians and cyclists.

[dasgeh]

@lordofthemark 62066 wrote:

I’ve been thinking of doing to the riverwalk to to P to Potomac and then N street instead.

Do it! Though the first few times, be wary of the pavement on the ART wherever there’s a tree — many of the bad spots are over humps — the humps don’t seem too bad, and they hide the bad spots…

[Mikey]

I would not recommend the anacostia river trail/ P street after dark, but on a nice sunny Saturday morning it is nicely shaded and pretty much free of traffic. Crime in that section of town is a little bit higher, but the Warf redevelopment/ DC United stadium should help.

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