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Vision Zero is largely rhetorical and aspirational, therefore “strive” is perfect. But I am glad they’ve deemed traffic deaths and severe injuries are not “acceptable.” Glad that’s settled…

Example: new Lubber Run Center. Lots of new parking, lots of new traffic. But DES is going to wait for it to open and *then* do a “study,” and who knows how long to actually do any implementation. The intersection of Park Dr. and George Mason is already a cluster…can’t wait to see what it’s like when the shiny new Lubber Run Center opens. (One of the design options contemplated closing Park Dr. between 3rd St. and George Mason. That didn’t make the first cut.) The sight lines are horrible, and the 30-mph limit on George Mason is a joke.

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Perhaps it should be re-named “Frozen Seatposts.” That’s a common “reward” for riding in the rain constantly.

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Perhaps it should be re-named “Frozen Seatposts.” That’s a common “reward” for riding in the rain constantly.

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Does the county a) have engineering standards for trails other than the basics like width, or b) simply fail to enforce them during inspections or plan review?

Poor engineering of cycle paths seems to be a nearly universal phenomenon, starting with a lack of proper slope, no provisions for drainage, and poor sub-base compaction (hence the dips and depressions that fill with water). And they wonder why the asphalt pavement fails prematurely under the negligible loading imposed by bicycles. Apparently civil engineering is a lost art where cycle trails are concerned.

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Lampposts have “sacrificial” bases that are designed to snap off if they are struck by a vehicle. Another example of how street furniture is designed around the needs of drivers in heavy vehicles.

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College German. [Google translate delenda est…] Anyway, Eis here is a modifier (more precisely a “determiner”) of “Laufmaschinen.” In these compound words the determiners don’t decline or express number, only the base word maschine. In your case the -en suffix forms the plural, but eis (or lauf for that matter) wouldn’t change.

We all have hobbies, and one of mine appears to be pedantry… :p

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@arlcxrider 196972 wrote:

Done. Via the portal: https://topics.arlingtonva.us/reportproblem/

Update on the missing bollards on Pershing. The bollard replacement was completed on Tuesday, Jan. 28. So, it took 7 business days. Not bad, IMHO.

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Maiden name = Dandridge. First husband’s name = Custis.

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The piano bench by the poop-plant “art fence.”

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An “ice running machine” would be eislaufmaschine. Eisenlaufmaschine is “iron running machine.”

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@Nadine 197492 wrote:

So now that it’s partly sunny and almost 50° are you more tempted to ride? [emoji3][emoji2186][emoji106]

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Kind of disappointed the weather hasn’t been crappier during FS (so far.) Only one “iffy” ride in fresh snow (on the 18th).

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@chris_s 197618 wrote:

Typically US governments are required by law to hire the lowest bid contractor. This helps avoid corruption, but also often forces them to hire a company they are pretty confident is going to screw it up, cut corners, or go out of business mid-project. We need a better system.

They’re required to hire the lowest bid qualified contractor. And in many of these cases, deficiencies or ambiguities (“errors and omissions”) in the contract documents lead to problems, in other words the owner doesn’t have clean hands either. Of course Metro is not going to admit that, especially if there are pending claims and counter-claims.

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Dang, I’m jealous. All I got was a day-old muffin (at the office) left over from yesterday’s meeting… Early bird does get the worm…and an incentive to ride a little faster…

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OK, when it’s raining and 40 degrees on Saturday, I’ll lie back on the couch and “let the miles come to me.” I’ll let you know how that works.

Fausto Coppi’s advice was “ride the bike.” Somehow, I think there was way more to it than that.

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@accordioneur 197275 wrote:

When I rode by yesterday morning there were both cement and concrete trucks idling in the Vulcan Materials driveway. You may be wrong about one or another individual truck, but you are correct in the aggregate.

The ready-mix plant is one of the last remaining legacies of the W&OD. All this stuff (ingredients of portland cement concrete) used to arrive by rail–and there was an at-grade crossing of Shirley Highway. That must have been exciting.

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