[arlcxrider]

Welcome to Arlington. Perhaps the best thing to do is to download the Bike Arlington map. It shows Arlington and a good bit of “downtown” DC.

I ride from Ballston to Union Station quite frequently, and it’s a pretty low stress route. Mixture of trails and quiet(er) streets. I prefer the wide sidewalks on Memorial Bridge over the narrow TR Bridge.

https://www.bikearlington.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bike-Map-2021-FINAL-2.pdf

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@Starduster 225635 wrote:

I guess we should ask, “Why???”

I support greatly restricted motor vehicle traffic here, but I also want to be respectful of the locals who picnic and fish there.

The “why” is self-evident it seems to me, but I agree the “how” has some nuances. Still, it’s only one weekend per year. The golfers, picnickers, and fisherdudes can cope, just like they do for the Fourth of July shutdown that closes off motor vehicle access.

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@Steve O 225630 wrote:

It’s hard to tell from the tweet if this is permanent or temporary.

Extremely short-lived, apparently. Back to normal operations (clockwise) last evening.

I did not go down there to experience the insanity over the weekend. NPS seems to making it up as they go along this year.

I hope there is some after-action reckoning, in light of Sunday’s debacle. The environs need to be completely closed to motorized traffic, with perhaps an exemption for disability placards. There needs to be no expectation that one can drive and find parking. Free shuttle buses should be provided to multiple Metro stations–Smithsonian was completely overwhelmed.

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Effective 3/25 traffic on Ohio Drive will flow counter-clockwise around Hains Point. Claim those KOM/QOMs while you can.

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Thanks for the heads up. I’ve been avoiding the tunnel, especially after the time change when lots of runners come out to play. (I swear the zoo trail was still closed as of last week during my normal commuter transit of the area, about 6-6:30.)

Meeting other traffic on that narrow walkway is a PITA. I’ve also taken the lane–if drivers don’t like it, they can complain to their congresscritter.

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@Steve O 225546 wrote:

The official Coffee Clubs / Freezing Saddles / Rides & Events and bike stuff calendar that is on the home page of freezingsaddles.org. Scroll down.
The calendar is crowd-sourced, so in addition to looking at it, you can add bike-related events to it. Most participants in FS have permission to post. If you don’t, let me know.

OK, I found it. April 11, 6:30 pm, City-State Brewing. But why couldn’t you just answer Randomduck’s question?

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@Steve O 225543 wrote:

Check the calendar

I’m sorry, what calendar?

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@Judd 225203 wrote:

My understanding is that the trail detour will be in place until the end of the project in 3 months. With the bridge opened to vehicles, trail users have a pretty long wait to get the signal.

Disappointing that the project was scheduled in such a way that 4MR trail users will have to navigate a high-volume street crossing for THREE MONTHS.

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Yeah, tight turns on and off a potentially slippery boardwalk. What could possibly go wrong.

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@Janusz 224997 wrote:

Problem went away, four hours later. Odd, 4 people got dropped, then at one point 3 were back in and only I was still out, then finally I am back.

There was some sort of disturbance in the Stravaverse early Saturday afternoon. Rides not uploading, etc. Suspect you got caught up in it.

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TL;DR. These public affairs people must get paid by the word. Or maybe “word salad” is more on the mark.

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I keep getting 502 errors for the Ross Hill Loop PP. Appears to be some sort of glitch in the tabulations.

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@Brendan von Buckingham 224593 wrote:

Tip to ebike riders who barely pass me going up a hill. Stop with the cheerleading. “You can do it.” “Way to go.” Twice in two days. Tell me something I don’t know. I just turned 53 and have been doing this for over 30 years without a motor on my cycle. It’s either condescending or elder abuse. I can’t tell.

I once had an e-bike overtake me on the C&O and the rider called out, “I’m not really faster than you, I’m just on an ebike.” Well, I didn’t think my roadie ego was THAT fragile. LOL.

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There was still a barrier up on the Eads St end last evening (2/19) around 6.

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I rolled by Rosslyn, but didn’t stop. Duty calls…

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