I-66/Theodore Roosevelt Bridge Trail Closure

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April 26, 2013 at 2:30 pm #968376

Drewdane
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@dasgeh 50189 wrote:

Drewdane had a very good point…

Wait – what?

April 26, 2013 at 2:41 pm #968378

GuyContinental
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@TwoWheelsDC 50196 wrote:

This also highlights the need to connect the EB side’s “sidewalk to nowhere” to the MVT. The EB side would actually be my preferred route, since it would be a more direct shot to my office on the DC side of the river.

http://goo.gl/maps/KiXPa

Ha! I’d never noticed that:

http://goo.gl/maps/uMyBV

Wide, wonderful sidewalk to… nowhere

April 26, 2013 at 4:39 pm #968396

brendan
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@GuyContinental 50275 wrote:

Ha! I’d never noticed that:

http://goo.gl/maps/uMyBV

Wide, wonderful sidewalk to… nowhere

Funny, but if it’s possible to get there by mistake, a serious safety issue for lost pedestrians, such as the one headed that way in the picture.

Brendan

April 26, 2013 at 5:07 pm #968398

ShawnoftheDread
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@brendan 50293 wrote:

Funny, but if it’s possible to get there by mistake, a serious safety issue for lost pedestrians, such as the one headed that way in the picture.

Brendan

This is the other end of that sidewalk, and the first real opportunity to leave it the path before getting to the bridge.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Roosevelt+Bridge&ll=38.891472,-77.052791&spn=20.444441,28.256836&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&hq=Roosevelt+Bridge&t=m&layer=c&cbll=38.891472,-77.052791&panoid=mUJecX7YhjgWF2e1j1L79A&cbp=12,290.05,,0,4.27&hnear=Washington,+District+of+Columbia&z=5

April 26, 2013 at 5:15 pm #968400

dasgeh
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@brendan 50293 wrote:

Funny, but if it’s possible to get there by mistake, a serious safety issue for lost pedestrians, such as the one headed that way in the picture.

Brendan

Yes, it’s horrible. It should have a sign. It doesn’t.

April 26, 2013 at 5:25 pm #968402

brendan
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@ShawnoftheDread 50295 wrote:

This is the other end of that sidewalk, and the first real opportunity to leave it the path before getting to the bridge.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Roosevelt+Bridge&ll=38.891472,-77.052791&spn=20.444441,28.256836&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&hq=Roosevelt+Bridge&t=m&layer=c&cbll=38.891472,-77.052791&panoid=mUJecX7YhjgWF2e1j1L79A&cbp=12,290.05,,0,4.27&hnear=Washington,+District+of+Columbia&z=5

Oh, I see. No problem then. That A-frame Traffic Barrier makes it clear not to go that way…

Brendan

April 26, 2013 at 5:33 pm #968405

DismalScientist
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The southside sidewalk is a nice pleasant stroll. Just a quick fording of the GW parkway to Roosevelt bridge ramp on foot. It’s a lot better than that northside sidewalk with all those damn speeding cyclists.:rolleyes:

April 26, 2013 at 6:41 pm #968409

eminva
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Why you all insist on bringing up horrible, horrible memories of my very first day in Washington, DC at the tender age of 20 is beyond me.

By the way, I do know the most direct, as the crow flies, way to get from the Kennedy Center to the Iwo Jima Memorial. Unfortunately, my classmate and I were not crows.

Liz

May 1, 2013 at 4:13 pm #968838

Drewdane
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Just in case, please point out to Pepco that May 17 would be the absolutely worst possible day of the year for this.

May 1, 2013 at 4:24 pm #968839

rcannon100
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For more fun, the TR will be closed this Sunday for the making of the new Super-Tim movie

http://www.arlnow.com/2013/05/01/movie-shoot-to-close-roosevelt-bridge/

May 1, 2013 at 4:38 pm #968841

jopamora
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Are Cap’n America and Bucky gonna ride bikes?

May 1, 2013 at 5:10 pm #968849

consularrider
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@rcannon100 50786 wrote:

For more fun, the TR will be closed this Sunday for the making of the new Super-Tim movie

http://www.arlnow.com/2013/05/01/movie-shoot-to-close-roosevelt-bridge/

But heaven forbid we do anything to encourage cycling, like give permits for BikeDC! Still 😡 about that even though I doubt I’ll be back on the bike by then!

May 2, 2013 at 3:47 pm #968985

Tim Kelley
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FYI–this work is slated to begin the week of 5/13.

However, there is good news! Pepco is willing to stop work on 5/17 in order to accommodate cyclists on Bike to Work Day.

May 2, 2013 at 3:48 pm #968986

dasgeh
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@Tim Kelley 50940 wrote:

FYI–this work is slated to begin the week of 5/13.

However, there is good news! Pepco is willing to stop work on 5/17 in order to accommodate cyclists on Bike to Work Day.

That’s Bike to Work Week at at least 2 employers in Foggy Bottom. (The Fed and State). We have lots of people who flex on Fridays, so we try to do the whole week. It would be great if they can wait a week. Or at least pledge to not start until 10am.

May 2, 2013 at 4:54 pm #969001

dbb
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@Tim Kelley 50940 wrote:

FYI–this work is slated to begin the week of 5/13.

However, there is good news! Pepco is willing to stop work on 5/17 in order to accommodate cyclists on Bike to Work Day.

Tim uses his amazing powers to change the ways of a major corporation. We are in the presence of greatness!

Seriously, thanks for the help.
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