[Brent]

This morning I got 16.9!

[Brent]

I commute the Custis trail to Rosslyn, then across the Key Bridge and through DC…My average is almost always 14 something. Lots of slowdowns and stops though. I second what americancyclo said.

[Brent]

I like your ideas. Being an old railway does make it easy to label “stations” on the W&OD. I would also probably include major road intersections where you’re likely to find amenities such as convenience stores.

I think the icon idea for amenities next to the station names is a fantastic idea. That could also help define where some of the dots are placed. Road intersections with a convenience store, for example, might get a dot and icon; as well as places like Smith Switch station (I think that’s it…I just rode the trail this weekend, but I don’t know the names of any places), with water fountains, etc.. I dunno, I’m just throwing out ideas…

[Brent]

You’re right about keeping it as simple as possible. I think the most important pieces of info to a cyclist would be water, restrooms, and bike shops (for repairs).

How are you deciding where to put the dots along the trails? Some of them are obvious, like where trail and major road intersections happen, but others don’t really have anything notable (I’m not familiar with the whole trail, so I might be wrong).

[Brent]

I think it’s a fantastic idea! Make sure you put icons at the different stops to indicate restrooms, water, bike shops, etc.

What program are you using? I’ve always used Inkscape to produce the SVG, and hand edited the xml to fine tune things.

[Brent]

Man, that REALLY sucks! I ride that every morning!

I’d love to hear the conclusion to this. I too am in IT and have my laptop set to phone home as well. I don’t have a team of IT guys, but it’s something!

Good luck, I hope you can catch the bastards!

[Brent]

I’ve seen him a few times. He’s always waves a little thank you when I announce myself before passing him.

I usually see him just east of Glebe Rd.

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