Silver Spring to Georgetown

[Crickey7]

I did it for a year at one point. It was the most direct, fastest route from downtown to Forest Glen. The hills are not particularly steep, and it’s pleasant scenery.

It’s also 2 lanes of enraged suburbanites trying to race out of downtown at the maximum possible speed, no shoulder and no parking lane. I got bumped at speed more than once.

[Steve O]

@secstate 166268 wrote:

Finally, you could take the 14th St bike lane and 15th St cycletrack to P Street and head into Georgetown from there. Lots of options!

I have found R St. to be pretty fast for going across town east to west. I haven’t ridden it during rush hour, but one night, coming home from Sarah Bee’s, I hit every single light green from the MBT to Connecticut. It took like 6 minutes or something (I should search for that Strava record).

[secstate]

@Crickey7 166326 wrote:

It’s also 2 lanes of enraged suburbanites trying to race out of downtown at the maximum possible speed, no shoulder and no parking lane. I got bumped at speed more than once.

I live near that awful intersection of 16th, Eastern, Colesville Rd, and North Portal. It is constant drama.

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