Random Thoughts/Questions on MUP Signage

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@consularrider 17702 wrote:

3. The new MVT route with the Humpback Bridge has reduced the trail length somewhat. Shouldn’t mile posts 16 and 17 be moved accordingly?

Personally, I don’t think it’s worth the cost until they need to be replaced. It’s not that big a change. I think more posts would need to be replaced, too.

@consularrider 17702 wrote:

4. Which trail does the section from Lynn St to the Roosevelt Island parking lot belong to, the Custis or the MVT?

I always thought the MVT ended at the parking lot. The NPS map, which currently appears to be unavailable from the MVT page, shows the MVT ending at the Roosevelt Bridge. (I’ve got a copy of the graphic.)

[JustinW]

Another random thought – with the profusion of smartphone-carrying riders out there, would it help to put QR codes on all wayfinding signs? The codes could generate a “you are here” map on the user’s phone, complete with a list of what’s coming along the trail (in whichever direction they are going) as well as a “how to find _____ from where you are now”.

[americancyclo]

@consularrider 17702 wrote:

4. Which trail does the section from Lynn St to the Roosevelt Island parking lot belong to, the Custis or the MVT?

According to Google, the Custis ends at Lynn St.
According to Strava, the Custis extends across Lynn St. to the western edge of the bridge over the GWMP (but that makes it 4.5 miles).
According to NPS, The Mt Vernon northern terminus is Theodore Roosevelt Island, and the trail itself is 18 miles. (google maps the trail to be 17.7 miles from the mt vernon parking lot to lynn st.)

[mstone]

@JustinW 17708 wrote:

Another random thought – with the profusion of smartphone-carrying riders out there, would it help to put QR codes on all wayfinding signs? The codes could generate a “you are here” map on the user’s phone, complete with a list of what’s coming along the trail (in whichever direction they are going) as well as a “how to find _____ from where you are now”.

By the time that was implemented everyone would already have google maps, and qr codes would have been replaced by the next big thing.

[DismalScientist]

John Marshall trail refers to the bike route going up Ohio and John Marshall Drive, straight across Washington Blvd and past Lee Highway. (I think).
McKinley extended into Fairfax County south of Wilson is also called John Marshall Drive.

[MCL1981]

I agree re-doing the mile posts through the entire trail to accommodate a few feet difference is not worth it. But as a nerd, I love the idea of putting QR codes on the trail. Not needed at every MP. But they would be great at various POI’s. The nature people could put in nature stuff. The NPS can put in information about where the trail goes from here, distances, etc. It can bring up the weather. Hell, someone can capitalize on this and sell advertising rights for when people look up the POI’s. Ice Cream, one mile! I think is overall brilliant.

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